[Magdalen] Wildlife ID, please

[Grace Cangialosi]

How lovely, Marion!! I've never seen one--or a mink, either.

> On Nov 16, 2014, at 7:45 AM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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...
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>>> On Nov 15, 2014, at 11:11 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> 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
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