Curious Pine Marten

[Woody Meristem]

Wonderful photograph. Wish we had those little guys here in Pennsylvania but they were extirpated many, many years ago.

 

[Callie]

Dave ~ Red alert on cute, just wanna adopt him, wish we had them!

 

[Chad Huff]

You're right, those boulders farming him are really special. Nicely done, David.

 

[DRwyoming]

Thanks guys!

 

[Hawkeshead]

What a cheeky , cute little chap. nice capture Dave.

 

[Ralph]

Was out looking for Pikas in a boulder field when this American Pine Marten came poking around through the rocks apparently with the same idea. I liked the way he popped up and was framed by this gap in the boulders.

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Adorable! Great Lighting!

 

[DRwyoming]

Adorable! Great Lighting!

Thanks Ralph!

 

[Yellowboard]

As good as it gets IMO. Could you list the gear you were using?

 

[NatHist.CA]

Wow! Stunning image.

 

[jer]

Wow! Such color on that animal! Timing and technique win again! Thanks for sharing that image.

 

[DRwyoming]

As good as it gets IMO. Could you list the gear you were using?

Thanks!

This was captured with a Nikon D2X and 600mm f/4 AF-S lens.

 

[DRwyoming]

Wow! Stunning image.

Thanks!

 

[Cristobal]

Great capture! She was certainly looking too for pikas!

 

[DRwyoming]

Great capture! She was certainly looking too for pikas!

Thanks Cristobal!

 

[Manglo]

Was out looking for Pikas in a boulder field when this American Pine Marten came poking around through the rocks apparently with the same idea. I liked the way he popped up and was framed by this gap in the boulders.

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So cute. A wonderful capture.

 

[Stevie n]

That sure is QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHY Dave, what a shot!

 

[Gottshotz]

Super shot David---that orange bib against the brown fur is very attractive. --- Is that the final adult colouration for both sexes ? ( haven't seen one of these before , our Pine Martens have a white chest colouration only ! )

 

[Indrajeet Singh]

Excellent image Dave. Beautiful fella!

 

[DRwyoming]

So cute. A wonderful capture.

That sure is QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHY Dave, what a shot!

Super shot David---that orange bib against the brown fur is very attractive. --- Is that the final adult colouration for both sexes ? ( haven't seen one of these before , our Pine Martens have a white chest colouration only ! )

Excellent image Dave. Beautiful fella!

Thanks folks, much appreciated!

Is that the final adult colouration for both sexes ? ( haven't seen one of these before , our Pine Martens have a white chest colouration only ! )

That's my understanding. I don't even know what sex this one was but as I understand it both genders show the orange bib but that's just going from what the field guides say. We call these Pine Martens but apparently they're technically American Martens as they're distinct from their European Cousins.