[Magdalen] Wildlife ID, please

[Marion Thompson]

It was definitely an ermine, the winter coat .  A lovely little creature 
that passed in a flash.  A life first for me.  I continue to marvel at 
its diminutive beauty, so small.  It would take an awful lot of these 
little beauties to make a ceremonial robe ....

This huge tract of land, first expropriated from farmers in the early 
70's for and airport and supporting town and largely fallow since then, 
was given to the developers in return fo, and to protect, some already 
compromised land in a more urban area, will soon see the subdivision 
houses of Seaton spring up like a blight. I hope I have managed to sell 
and be somewhere else before it really gets going.  I can't bear to see 
this lovely, if neglected, area pass away.  Most of the original 
settlers houses have now been emptied of their tenants, a chain across 
the drive telling the sad story..

Marion, a pilgrim
On 11/16/2014 6:22 AM, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
> Marion,
> Try Googling ermine and ferret, at least. If it looks like it might be a Black-footed Ferret (unlikely), contact your local conservation or wildlife organization, because they are trying to conserve them and bring them back in some areas. Getting a photo, if you see it again, would be very helpful for the ID. Phone cams are very handy...
>
>> On Nov 15, 2014, at 11:11 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Definitely sounds like something out of the weasel family.
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 15, 2014 at 11:06 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> There are some white skunks here, but they are much larger than Marion's
>>> description.
>>>
>>>> On Sat, Nov 15, 2014 at 10:48 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Skunks don't move that fast and are rarely mostly white.
>>>>
>>>> On Saturday, November 15, 2014, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
>>>> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> In a message dated 11/15/2014 10:20:48 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>>>>> gracecan at gmail.com <javascript:;> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>> Perhaps  a ferret.>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Try a skunk.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> David Strang.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Grace Cangialosi
>>> Ruckersville, VA
>>>
>>> "There are a lot of amazing people out there to be thankful for--
>>> and a loving God. that's what life is about."
>>>                                                                    Robin
>>> Williams,  1951-2014
>>>