If I had to pick another mustelid other than a ferret to fall madly in love with, it would definitely be an ermine!

I was watching this video clip and thought how great it’d be to be able to have a pet like that. I’ve always been fascinated at how big ermines’ eyes seem to be — way bigger than a black-eyed white’s eyes. And that sweet little dark nose! At least this one didn’t have a tree growing out of the top of its head – hahaha!

Obviously it was wintertime since it was all white — the poor little thing really stood out running around among the rocks without any snow to camouflage it. Hopefully it didn’t attract the attention of an eagle or owl or whatever other predatory bird to swoop down and pluck it up, up, up and away.

No chance of having a pet ermine in Oz so I guess I will just have to keep my eye out for another black-eyed white down the track (but shhhhh, don’t tell Philip!) ;-) )

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