Ermine

What caught my eye: The flick of a black-tipped tail zipping in and out from under the garden shed was very entertaining. We watched our nearest neighbor hunting for mice. It ate the first one, but to our surprise, with a dead mouse in its mouth, he plowed nose first into the snow bank by the shed door. A fraction of a second later he pulled back depositing the mouse in his freezer.

Shot On: Nikon Z8, with Nikkor 100-400mm, f/4.5-5.6

Camera Settings: 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/14000 sec, ISO 1,600

Date: November 16, 2024

Location: Back Yard

He must have heard something up there to bother scampering up the wall. It was probably a bird.