How nice! I've been feeding a bunch of stone martens for the past 3 years, as soon as it's dusk they run like crazy cross the field and come to have diner in my garden, but I've not tried to "tame" them.
I am viewing as many videos of pine martens as I can find, to get some idea of who they are. The reason? I started writing my first mystery, starring Ms. Whiskers, a pine marten.
@@TheAlphaWolf77 I'm cleaning up after some beta readers flagged problems, and starting a 9th edit. I hope to hire an editor in the new year to make it presentable. Then what route to go? Will a publisher take it, or do I self publish in e-book format? Still, the point i that there are few books with pine martens as characters, never mind being the protagonist.
Some predators you can't help but adore, like these ruthless extremely rapidly & manoeuvrable little thing, but if this was our size, I think we would have driven it to extinction because in the wild without us having the knowledge of picking up a weapon, we would have probably been hunted to extinction ourselves, once one of this is on your case, you are in deep turd, it climbs like a squirrel, only faster, runs faster than a rabbit, & swims & stays submerged like an alligator. This animal is one tough cookie, oh it aint frightened either, it's like a Brit after 10 pints of lager, nuts & game for the row.
Lovely to watch. You said in the 2019 video that she has been visiting for 7 years, so she must be 8-9 years now? That's amazing. 'They' say they don't live all that long, but then, I have found over the past years, that 'they' say a lot of things about martens that just isn't so. Happy to see this 😊
Hello Jytte - Indeed in 2019 she had been visting me for 7 years. At that time she was fully-grown and almost always accompanied by a young-looking marten that she got on so well with, that I assume he was her son. In the Highlands of Scotland females don't start to breed until they are three years old, so assuming the familial relationship is correct, this would make her at least 11 years old today. She is still extremely sprightly but stopped producing kits after 2018. A study of Irish marten road casualties indicated that 11 was the maximum age, but in captivity they can live to at least 20. Excessive tooth wear leading to starvation has been implicated as a major cause of death in older martens and so it is possible that supplemental feeding may perhaps extend their life.
@@scottishpinemartens8461 Thank you. Really interesting. Of course, on the 'average age' it helps that the pine marten is protected in the UK. I hope that you may enjoy her visits for many years to come, and that we may perhaps see her again here on TH-cam? All my best to both of you 😊
Hello Julien. Don't be fooled by the colour temperature of the artificial lighting. The bib is actually creamy yellow - see other marten videos on this channel. A weasel is much smaller and a very different shape.
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you are singlehandedly keeping the pine marten fandom alive
Pine Martens are so beautiful
As a person that has pet house Ferrets & Dogs that all live together, I love how that wild Scottish Pine Martin has become your friend.
Pine Marten sniffs food: Egg
Pine Marten sniffs source of food: Hand
Pine Marten brain: "Duly noted"
Your energy is so good she doesn't look worried at all, what a beautiful moment to cherish.
How nice! I've been feeding a bunch of stone martens for the past 3 years, as soon as it's dusk they run like crazy cross the field and come to have diner in my garden, but I've not tried to "tame" them.
luv pine martins
Wow, sick Marten bro
I enjoy this video.
So cute 😍🥰
I am viewing as many videos of pine martens as I can find, to get some idea of who they are. The reason? I started writing my first mystery, starring Ms. Whiskers, a pine marten.
Let us know when its finished.
@@TheAlphaWolf77 I'm cleaning up after some beta readers flagged problems, and starting a 9th edit. I hope to hire an editor in the new year to make it presentable. Then what route to go? Will a publisher take it, or do I self publish in e-book format? Still, the point i that there are few books with pine martens as characters, never mind being the protagonist.
Some predators you can't help but adore, like these ruthless extremely rapidly & manoeuvrable little thing, but if this was our size, I think we would have driven it to extinction because in the wild without us having the knowledge of picking up a weapon, we would have probably been hunted to extinction ourselves, once one of this is on your case, you are in deep turd, it climbs like a squirrel, only faster, runs faster than a rabbit, & swims & stays submerged like an alligator. This animal is one tough cookie, oh it aint frightened either, it's like a Brit after 10 pints of lager, nuts & game for the row.
Lovely to watch. You said in the 2019 video that she has been visiting for 7 years, so she must be 8-9 years now? That's amazing. 'They' say they don't live all that long, but then, I have found over the past years, that 'they' say a lot of things about martens that just isn't so. Happy to see this 😊
Hello Jytte - Indeed in 2019 she had been visting me for 7 years. At that time she was fully-grown and almost always accompanied by a young-looking marten that she got on so well with, that I assume he was her son. In the Highlands of Scotland females don't start to breed until they are three years old, so assuming the familial relationship is correct, this would make her at least 11 years old today. She is still extremely sprightly but stopped producing kits after 2018. A study of Irish marten road casualties indicated that 11 was the maximum age, but in captivity they can live to at least 20. Excessive tooth wear leading to starvation has been implicated as a major cause of death in older martens and so it is possible that supplemental feeding may perhaps extend their life.
@@scottishpinemartens8461 Thank you. Really interesting. Of course, on the 'average age' it helps that the pine marten is protected in the UK. I hope that you may enjoy her visits for many years to come, and that we may perhaps see her again here on TH-cam? All my best to both of you 😊
What's the name of the song ?
Minus ten. See th-cam.com/channels/EcuWdGkPaeKTFEuiIewgOw.html
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It's a weasel not a marten. Martens have yellow bavette not white as in this case
Hello Julien. Don't be fooled by the colour temperature of the artificial lighting. The bib is actually creamy yellow - see other marten videos on this channel. A weasel is much smaller and a very different shape.
Always remember to repent of your sins (sin is transgression of YAHUAH’S LAW: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, & Deuteronomy) And Have Belief On YAHUSHA HAMASHYACH. HE Died and Rose three days later so that you can be forgiven of your sins!
HE Loves you! Come to HIM!🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂