That is the best picture evah!

wow, I am impressed! I have ferrets, but this little guy(or girl) is amazing! You should show him/her! I love the perfectly black nose, and the black tail! Is it a ferret or an ermine, or something else… but still! wow!!!

He is the toast of the town!

Arreddy got this as me screen-savr. Me wantee the stoat, er, ermine! But my gatos might disapprove. Yeah, well, the gatos wouldn’t be the ones I’d be giving toasties to.

Actually, weasels are something entirely different. The Least Weasel is smaller than a stoat, lacks the black tailtip, and doesn’t turn white in winter (or doesn’t turn white in winter unless it’s much further north than stoats have to be, I’ve heard varying accounts). Stoats are the ones like this little guy, which are called “ermine” when they have their white fur.

You think this is confusing? In Britain a “polecat” is a wild ferret, but I’ve heard that in parts of America “polecat” refers to a skunk. Room for misunderstanding there.

Never heard it called a “stoat” before, in summer they are “weasel”, in winter “ermine.” They are ferocious and will take the throat out of a housecat if necessary. We have plenty of them in Northern WI.

redwaller: Fwee! Yes! Nothing more fun than playing “Spot the Redwaller” on CuteOverload …

It is the rare Finnnish Snow Vampire Toast Stoat. Very rarely seen. (Puts on bifocals, nods wisely.)

Looks like really good toast, too.

GORGEOUS! And I love that it took “20 pieces of toast” to get the picture. I always thought I was just unlucky that I don’t get pictures like this. I just am not in the right place for long enough, I guess. Thank You to those that do get these photos!