Still very frozen over at North Cave Wetlands today. During my walk around the reserve these two pelted out of the undergrowth. I think the Rabbit escaped the Stoat. In the interests of transparency I should add that the below image is a composite as the action happened too quickly for me to capture both hunter and hunted in the frame at the same time in any sort of focus!
I'm no David Attenborough, but I thought I would put Stoat and Weasel below for a front view comparison. Both can be brown or gingery brown, but if you see the whole animal the Weasel is the smaller of the two (15-25cm) and only has a short tail. The Stoat is larger (15-30cm) and has the distinctive long black-tipped tail. Looking from the front though the Weasel has a more jagged edge where the white fur blends into the brown whereas the Stoat has a straighter more uniform border between white and brown.
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