Ermine has been out hunting for a few days, and has brought back….. a girlfriend! So we have a herding dog who is nuts for the first ermine/stoat that lives on the deck, and now there are two. At least she’s getting some added exercise running from one side of the room to the other to chase them from inside the house. Luckily they stay hidden when we’re out grilling. To refresh your memories, here’s a photo of the first one. The second one moves too fast to get a photo from inside.
Here’s the one that’s been here a couple of weeks:
Ermine
Let’s hope we don’t have a family on its way pre-winter. I don’t know their schedule for stoat-rearing but an entire family of these critters may be too much for our Zoe. As it is, we have to keep the sliders downstairs closed so they can’t get in. Outside is fine. Inside is a disaster. Cheers, Dee
Cooking with Dee 