Which animal did I just see??

[abigailthespiderinthehat]

Was driving by a small forest area and I had to slow down to avoid running over two very small animals. They were red and long and skinny. Almost like a fluffy pipe cleaner on legs! Any ideas what they could be?

Yes ! I’ll get my coat again.

Feral

Why are you all wearing coats? It’s August! 😁

@KitMarlowesCodpieceOfthigh

Amazing !

faded dont you come round with your weasely words - I’ll get my coat whether I have one or not!
I thank you !

Talking of coats, I saw a mink by the river in Durham on Friday😁

A friend lives in Durham. Last year a dead mink was in the river in her garden..
*that actually wrote out as dead monk!!
Oops!!

They are seriously beautiful. I was once chased off a beach by a really vicious mink. Kept running right at us. Think it must have had young nearby. Felt so stupid clambering across boulders because of a small mammal.

Coat half on . . .

They are absolutely gorgeous, but a bit of a menace😐

@KitMarlowesCodpieceOfthigh

Ha ha ha ha ha.

Oooh I loves a weasel. Or a stoat.

Why are you all wearing coats? It’s August! 😁

I spent the day on the beach in Scotland today - at some points I was in a vest and others i was so cold I was wearing 2 coats. Sun burn and frost bite in one day 😆. OP probably a weasel!

I remember when I first saw a weasel running across the road I thought I’d seen an alien! They ran with an arched back so they looked even crazier.

And what does the pine marten say?

To the bishop ?

I had no idea we had mink in Durham. We do sometimes get a weasel in our garden. Glossy, bouncy wriggly thing. Probably looking for all the field mice and bank voles that we get but still rather cute.

Weezle.

A stoat can be easil..
..y told from a weasel
By the simple fact
that his tail is blacked
and his figure
is slightly the bigger.

My place on Springwatch is secured.

@PickAChew they seem to be re-establishing themselves quite well at the moment😊

Where in Scotland? Red squirrels are only present in a few areas.

Polecat?

Baby Oompa Loompas.

inthewings you should be centre stage ! I particularly admired that ‘y’ business in line 2.

We used to see pine martens from our old house, we should not have moved!

Cani I join in? I'll get my (c)stoat.