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The Stoat and the Rat

By jcorn3
Whilst in a bird hide, I heard a dreadful squealing sound and assumed the Sparrowhawk had made a kill. To my amasement, it was a Stoat, in the midst of a kill. On pressing the shutter for a second shot, the Stoat escaped with the Rat.

Tags: Rats Wildlife and nature Uk mammals Stoats Weasel family

Voters: johnjones, KarenFB, ValSaxby and 22 more


Uploaded:
13 Nov 2012 7:55PM
Camera:
Canon EOS 550D
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Lens:
EF400mm f/5.6L USM
Shutter Speed:
1/250s
Aperture:
f/8.0
ISO:
800
Focal Length:
400.0 mm
Location:
53.470497, -2.496619
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Comments


johnjones 8 England
13 Nov 2012 7:59PM
Wow what a excellent shot.
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KarenFB Plus
11 4.9k 171 England
13 Nov 2012 8:00PM
An amazing capture - right place, right time! Smile
BrianSS 10 395 39 England
13 Nov 2012 8:08PM
Wow what a shot, well done!
mille19 10 11 United Kingdom
13 Nov 2012 8:09PM
Brilliant !!!
luckybry 7 3 Scotland
13 Nov 2012 8:47PM
fantastic gruesome but nature in the raw
EASTFIELD 6 United Kingdom
13 Nov 2012 8:53PM
Very caught, what a moment.well done
fificat100 Plus
6 5 2 Scotland
13 Nov 2012 8:56PM
Yikes! Well caught. Gruesome, but doing what comes naturally.

Lavina
stu8fish 4 United Kingdom
13 Nov 2012 8:58PM
Yea, that`s a killer shot of an awesome predator.
Nice.SmileSmileSmile
ImageProducer 8 United Kingdom
13 Nov 2012 9:34PM
what a great shot.nice to see something different.superb timing.well done.Smile
TonyDy Plus
8 7 3 United Kingdom
13 Nov 2012 9:39PM
Excellent shot, JC, well captured.
Tony
M_squared Plus
6 1 United Kingdom
13 Nov 2012 10:57PM
Great capture. Well done.
Tars 5 United Kingdom
13 Nov 2012 11:11PM
Awesome shot.
neonknight 12 1 United Kingdom
14 Nov 2012 6:17AM
Thats a great shot some people are never lucky enogh to ever see a stoat let alone capture on in the process of a kill great image,John.
podgod 13 513 3 United Kingdom
18 Nov 2012 9:19AM
A difficult thing to see, let alone get such a great shot.

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