Do you know what happened to Bandita? 💜🙏🌹🙏💜 I really enjoy your videos very much. I'm always disappointed (like a little girl's "awww" when the short clips end! 😁 Thank you for all that you share! 💜🙏🌹🙏💜
So wonderful to see the full transformation! Bandita was such a special stoat and is missed. It will be exciting to watch for these new ermine stoats 😍
I love this type of video! A non-invasive, harmless documentation of nature’s greatest “tricks”, blessings, and miracles! I’m SO GLAD that I stumbled upon your channel!! Please, keep up the great work!
What a stunning little animal. I hope to see a stoat one day to add to my sightings of mustalids - badger, mink, and pine marten - the latter my all time favourite. Excellent quality footage here Robert, thank you.
I just LOVE Bandita!! I have been watching her for about 4 1/2 yrs. It's so sad she no longer is around. I'm happy to see the chestnut color comes back quickly on her back for camouflage!! Thank you SO much Robert for sharing her life. Is 5 yrs an average life span? 🤔 Very grateful for all you do!!❤💕👏👏👍
Thank you for another amazing video! It is so nice to watch Bandita again , she is so pretty. Nice that her offsprings are still around ! Fingers crossed we will see another stoat turn white again!
Dearest Robert, my days fill with joy every time I watch your videos. Thank you for sharing such a beautiful insight of animal life. Many blessings from Mexico.
You give us a chance to see nature in a way most of us will never see otherwise. I am in the US and have seen fishers and minks and river otters in the wild, but never in the winter. Thank you for sharing these wonderful videos. I appreciate all you to educate us.
I used to erroneously believe minks also went ermine in the winter due to both being associated with elegant white coats, and incorporated this into a character in one of my comics who was supposed to be an American Mink. Interestingly the color change happens in a lot of other mustelid species, but not as starkly; some martens (Japanese martens in particular, I believe) have _only_ their faces turn white, some change from one shade of brown or gray to a slightly lighter shade but not fully white, and so forth. Changing between a thick winter coat and a thinner summer coat is of course quite common for mammals in general, as any owner of a mid to large sized dog should be aware; those bred in colder climates especially.
Another fabulous video! ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you Robert! The photography is stunning as always and to see the process in both directions is wonderful. Love Bandita and 🤞 her offspring will delight us too. 🙏💚
These guys are gorgeous! Robert, you captured the progress of the color change beautifully! Thank you for sharing! 👍☺️💕 The SCC (seasonal coat color) molt is adaptive in temperate and polar regions where it snows. However, scientists are concerned that climate change will find these animals exhibiting color changes even when warming shortens the snowy season. The coat color changes are also heavily influenced by hormones responding to the photoperiod (changes in the seasonal ratios between daylight and darkness that remains constant every year). So, we'll be witnessing the change to a white coloration even when it fails to snow and this might work to make these guys more prone to predation and decrease their survivability when their white coats contrast starkly with a brownish background. This is another reason to think about how climate changes affect the planet. 🤷♀️
@@susanaquezada7671 Photoperiod will stay the same, but warmer conditions in the winter will bring less snow and the stoats will turn white while the ground stays dark. So the white stoat won't be able to camouflage itself.
@@susanaquezada7671 I have shared a little evidence to disprove the above claims about climate change. We should be always caring for the environment and putting it first. However his/her claims about warming in Europe and the UK, shortening winters, is just not true. Purely made up. The opposite is actually true. Colder winters and unexpected cold snaps in unusual times.
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I just found your channel and I absolutely adore your passion and dedication for these beautiful animals and your lovely art. Thank you for sharing these moments!
awww my baby is named Bandit because of his mask also, he a cutie chunky ferret baby!💙 Adorable Bandita!!😍we miss you!! but awesome to see those youngins!!!
I never knew that. Our world is so interesting and diverse . Thank you for taking us into a glimpse of how some of our fellow inhabitants live. Your photography is amazing as are your videos. Sorry about Bandita. I know she wasn’t a pet but am sure she is missed. I had the joy of owning a close relative of the stoat,a domestic ferret. What joy she brought into my life with her antics. Very smart and loving little creature unfortunately they have a very high metabolism and thus a short lifespan, usually 6-7 years. Thank you for taking us into the world of the creatures that live around you.
Just awesome thank you so much! It’s so hard to get anything about Ferrets orders or stoats! Over a period of around 24 years I had many of my own precious Ferrets I Miss them Sooo Much every day of my life ❣️ this brought tears to my eyes and love in my heart thank you again ❣️🙏🏼🕊🕊🕊🇦🇺
My favorite Mustelid species is the Fisher Cat. Beautiful North American species, and huge and vicious too!! They are able to take down large house cats and even foxes! They are amazing. They don't turn white in the winter, but man that would be so cool if they did.
What happened to her? Just old do you think? This was lovely to watch! I'll be keeping my eyes open for stoats this year. Hoping to get a decent camera and start documenting the wildlife and fungi where I am! Currently mostly on Ilkley Moore but looking forward to investigating other places.
I cannot tell a lie, but the first time I ever found out about these creatures and their change and fur color during seasons, was through the wild Thornberrys. Not gonna lie, but as much as it was fun, action family cartoon on Nickelodeon. It did have some educational moments. The episode where Eliza Thornberry is trying to help a hare seek shelter from a stoat.
Stunning and interesting film. Thank you. Recently an ermine stoat has been seen in the village I live in, in Germany and there has been much debate on Facebook about why she/he is white.
I would also add it seems like perfect camouflage for the animal. The coat is roughly a similar percentage white as is the surrounding environment. As said many times, triggered by temperature, which is a great way to make sure the coat is always the right mix of brown and white to stay well camoflagued. A good example of biology, through survival of the fittest (the most easily able to camouflage themselves survive the predators). Well that is my opinion on it all.
She's so beautiful. We just found a snow white short tailed ermine in our house last week! She was mouse hunting and so we let her be. We live in a very large older home and we get mice. It's Alaska. Unfortunately with the beauty, you get the mice. She's definitely been the one keeping their numbers low and we appreciate her for that lol. She hunts the mice and takes them to her den in the back yard. She's do beautiful too. It takes everything in me not to want to make her a pet 😆😆 Of course she won't do her job as well if I did
My live cams have been streaming for a couple of years now and we have got to know and love some familiar characters. I also film and put together videos such as this one on the stoat turning ermine.
Sadly one died in the basement where I work one year. Must not have been able to get out. My boss was surprised when I called it an ermine. They so adorable.
Sad to hear Bandita's passed on, but it's evident that her legacy lives on in all the strong, healthy kits she's raised. I learned that all stoats turn white during winter, so I'm a little surprised to find out it's a very individual thing.
I hope you've enjoyed the video!
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Do you know what happened to Bandita? 💜🙏🌹🙏💜
I really enjoy your videos very much. I'm always disappointed (like a little girl's "awww" when the short clips end! 😁
Thank you for all that you share! 💜🙏🌹🙏💜
So wonderful to see the full transformation! Bandita was such a special stoat and is missed. It will be exciting to watch for these new ermine stoats 😍
Yes she was very special and we all miss her
I love this type of video! A non-invasive, harmless documentation of nature’s greatest
“tricks”, blessings, and miracles! I’m SO GLAD that I stumbled upon your channel!! Please, keep up the great work!
03:03 "Can't you see I'm trying to sleep here?"
What a stunning little animal. I hope to see a stoat one day to add to my sightings of mustalids - badger, mink, and pine marten - the latter my all time favourite. Excellent quality footage here Robert, thank you.
I love how alert they are when they look around. Lol so cute
I just LOVE Bandita!! I have been watching her for about 4 1/2 yrs. It's so sad she no longer is around. I'm happy to see the chestnut color comes back quickly on her back for camouflage!! Thank you SO much Robert for sharing her life. Is 5 yrs an average life span? 🤔 Very grateful for all you do!!❤💕👏👏👍
According to the Wildlife Trust, their average lifespan is 2-5 years,
@@RobertEFuller awwww .... you looking put for her gave a great full life of 5 years!! You are amazing 👏 ❤ 💖
Thank you for another amazing video! It is so nice to watch Bandita again , she is so pretty. Nice that her offsprings are still around ! Fingers crossed we will see another stoat turn white again!
Dearest Robert, my days fill with joy every time I watch your videos. Thank you for sharing such a beautiful insight of animal life. Many blessings from Mexico.
You give us a chance to see nature in a way most of us will never see otherwise. I am in the US and have seen fishers and minks and river otters in the wild, but never in the winter. Thank you for sharing these wonderful videos. I appreciate all you to educate us.
Thank you so much - really appreciate your comments.
Such a beautiful lady no mater what colour she decided to wear❤
Wonderful. A Simple, sensitive and careful video. Congratulations
I used to erroneously believe minks also went ermine in the winter due to both being associated with elegant white coats, and incorporated this into a character in one of my comics who was supposed to be an American Mink. Interestingly the color change happens in a lot of other mustelid species, but not as starkly; some martens (Japanese martens in particular, I believe) have _only_ their faces turn white, some change from one shade of brown or gray to a slightly lighter shade but not fully white, and so forth. Changing between a thick winter coat and a thinner summer coat is of course quite common for mammals in general, as any owner of a mid to large sized dog should be aware; those bred in colder climates especially.
This videos deserves a million views!
Everything about your presentations are fabulous.
You're an exceptional videographer, story teller, and Artist.
Hats off to you Mr. Fuller.
Thank you
Another fabulous video! ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you Robert! The photography is stunning as always and to see the process in both directions is wonderful. Love Bandita and 🤞 her offspring will delight us too. 🙏💚
This is one of the videos I have been waiting on. Bandita!
Oh Bandita, miss you, you sweet little thing.
Thanks Robert for this nice New Year Gift👍 Bandita - never forgotten - RIP 😒
Awe!! Beautiful.
I want to move in next door to you! Fascination at every step.
The storytelling in your videos keeps getting better. And that's just on top of the always beautiful footage
Glad you like them!
It’s amazing to watch the transformation progress. Thanks for investing the time to capture it.
These guys are gorgeous! Robert, you captured the progress of the color change beautifully! Thank you for sharing! 👍☺️💕
The SCC (seasonal coat color) molt is adaptive in temperate and polar regions where it snows. However, scientists are concerned that climate change will find these animals exhibiting color changes even when warming shortens the snowy season. The coat color changes are also heavily influenced by hormones responding to the photoperiod (changes in the seasonal ratios between daylight and darkness that remains constant every year). So, we'll be witnessing the change to a white coloration even when it fails to snow and this might work to make these guys more prone to predation and decrease their survivability when their white coats contrast starkly with a brownish background. This is another reason to think about how climate changes affect the planet. 🤷♀️
But photoperiod is going to be the same, so should not to influence the color changes.
@@susanaquezada7671 Photoperiod will stay the same, but warmer conditions in the winter will bring less snow and the stoats will turn white while the ground stays dark. So the white stoat won't be able to camouflage itself.
@@Master_Petes_Theater I see. Thanks a lot.
@@susanaquezada7671 You're welcome!😃
@@susanaquezada7671
I have shared a little evidence to disprove the above claims about climate change. We should be always caring for the environment and putting it first. However his/her claims about warming in Europe and the UK, shortening winters, is just not true. Purely made up. The opposite is actually true. Colder winters and unexpected cold snaps in unusual times.
Gorgeous little stoats and wonderful transformation. So grateful for your footage Robert 🌟
Many thanks
Really enjoyed.
Goedemorgen Lieve Natuurvriend Robert dank je wel zo ja prachtig deze witerwitte Hermijn prachtig zo deze prachtige dieren zich aanpassen. LIKE. Prachtig gefilmd en uitgelegd.. geniet heerlijk verder van je prachtige werk en maak er weer bizonder mooi dagje van met lieve groet Stien Ven xxx ♥️🙏🌐🦨🦡🦘🐁🐻🦘♥️🙏
Thanks 😊
@@RobertEFuller Graag gedaan Geniet super van deze bijzondere dag met lieve groet Stien Ven xxx 🙏🦌🦩🌐♥️
Thanks Robert, for capturing these amazing processes and sharing them.
What a gift to be able to see this process and capture it on video. Thank you for sharing this gift with us.
Incredible footage!
Amazing footage !! Bandita is so adorable !! They are all so adorable ! ^^
Thank you REF for this video !
Thank you for sharing the results of your patience with us!
this is really interesting, learned something new today
This is sooo charming and informative............. Thank you for your patience and for sharing! Enjoy
What a daring and lovely creature Bandita is ! I really enjoyed watching your stunning and informative video.
Your efforts are always highly appreciable .
And Thanks for watching 😊
I had never heard of stoats. They are beautiful.
What an adorable little carnivore! LOL! Thanks for sharing!
I just found your channel and I absolutely adore your passion and dedication for these beautiful animals and your lovely art. Thank you for sharing these moments!
Thank you and welcome aboard. Lots more videos planned so keep watching!
Thanks Robert for sharing!
This is AMAZING!!!
That's why these animals have got better situational awareness than most humans
When Robert introduces himself, you know it's serious business
Amazing video sir....
Your all videos are nice 👌👌👌👍👍👍
Amazing! ❤️❤️
Great video and very interesting story. Thank you, Robert. You have a talent for storytelling.
Thanks 😊 glad you enjoyed it
The coat changes like the leaves I love nature Very clever name Mr Fuller thank you I enjoy your films
Glad you like them!
❤Beautiful, seeing their fuhr changing in white. They are funny too, see playing. Magnificent VIDEO. THANK YOU Mr Fulle🌹🌿.
awww my baby is named Bandit because of his mask also, he a cutie chunky ferret baby!💙 Adorable Bandita!!😍we miss you!! but awesome to see those youngins!!!
Nature is incredible
They are the cutest!
She is a cutie little robber!
Robert loves Bandita.
So beautiful ❤️❤️❤️
So nice. Thank you.
Thanks bandita was a very special stoat to us here
This was such an awesome video!!!! liked and subscribed!
Her little chocolate nose is so sweet🥺
I never knew that. Our world is so interesting and diverse . Thank you for taking us into a glimpse of how some of our fellow inhabitants live. Your photography is amazing as are your videos.
Sorry about Bandita. I know she wasn’t a pet but am sure she is missed. I had the joy of owning a close relative of the stoat,a domestic ferret. What joy she brought into my life with her antics. Very smart and loving little creature unfortunately they have a very high metabolism and thus a short lifespan, usually 6-7 years. Thank you for taking us into the world of the creatures that live around you.
Thank you very much.
Just awesome thank you so much! It’s so hard to get anything about Ferrets orders or stoats! Over a period of around 24 years I had many of my own precious Ferrets I Miss them Sooo Much every day of my life ❣️ this brought tears to my eyes and love in my heart thank you again ❣️🙏🏼🕊🕊🕊🇦🇺
Incredible
Gorgeous little animals x
She sure was a beauty no matter the season.
Great video! Enjoyed it immensely
Thank you
I find this so very fascinating! Thank you, Robert, for sharing. 💖
Texas Nana
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My favorite Mustelid species is the Fisher Cat. Beautiful North American species, and huge and vicious too!! They are able to take down large house cats and even foxes! They are amazing. They don't turn white in the winter, but man that would be so cool if they did.
I love watching the stats turning white how cool... keep doing what your doing its beautiful!!!
Thank you.
so amazing. thank you
That was really special.
Truly made me go Awww 🥰
3:01 best part
Me and my family have been wanting to know what this was for so so long thank you so much
Thanks that was wonderful.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Bandita is a Hindu name which means to worship, praise etc. like towards deities, gods and so on. Beautiful name she got.
Thanks never knew they changed colors ❤️❤️🇺🇸
Great coverage and explanation. Thanks.
My pleasure!
Thank you for doing this.
What happened to her? Just old do you think?
This was lovely to watch! I'll be keeping my eyes open for stoats this year. Hoping to get a decent camera and start documenting the wildlife and fungi where I am! Currently mostly on Ilkley Moore but looking forward to investigating other places.
Yes I think just old age - I was lucky enough to have watched her for a number of years - she was lovely to watch in the garden.
I cannot tell a lie, but the first time I ever found out about these creatures and their change and fur color during seasons, was through the wild Thornberrys. Not gonna lie, but as much as it was fun, action family cartoon on Nickelodeon. It did have some educational moments. The episode where Eliza Thornberry is trying to help a hare seek shelter from a stoat.
I love this channel
Stunning and interesting film. Thank you. Recently an ermine stoat has been seen in the village I live in, in Germany and there has been much debate on Facebook about why she/he is white.
It’s in the Genetics from when the word was colder we see white stoats most years but have much less snow fall nowadays
Oh she's beautiful!
Very interesting! Thank you very much! 🙏😌🙏
You are very welcome
Banddita was a special little stoat!!
So lethal and yet so cute
Yes many people treat them a vermin and trap and shoot them, but I love to watch them fascinating creatures
So cute
I would also add it seems like perfect camouflage for the animal. The coat is roughly a similar percentage white as is the surrounding environment.
As said many times, triggered by temperature, which is a great way to make sure the coat is always the right mix of brown and white to stay well camoflagued. A good example of biology, through survival of the fittest (the most easily able to camouflage themselves survive the predators).
Well that is my opinion on it all.
She's so beautiful. We just found a snow white short tailed ermine in our house last week! She was mouse hunting and so we let her be. We live in a very large older home and we get mice. It's Alaska. Unfortunately with the beauty, you get the mice. She's definitely been the one keeping their numbers low and we appreciate her for that lol. She hunts the mice and takes them to her den in the back yard. She's do beautiful too. It takes everything in me not to want to make her a pet 😆😆 Of course she won't do her job as well if I did
I love watching the stoats on the live stream. Great video!
Do all stoats turn ermine in the winter?
No it is a rare genetic gene that allows them to change colour in winter.
I appreciate you documenting the molt of Stoats! Where I live we don’t have Stoats. How long does the Stoat live??
Thank you 🤗💕
According to the wildlife trust 2-5 years is average lifespan for stoats
It's amazing to see the transformation! How long have you had your streaming camera's up?
My live cams have been streaming for a couple of years now and we have got to know and love some familiar characters. I also film and put together videos such as this one on the stoat turning ermine.
Really a catastrophic stoat hhhh in fact I ❤ stoats and weasels
Keep up the good, no great work 💜😊
Thanks I will 😃
Wonderful little creatures with a trick up their sleeve. Are stoats very active during the day or do they tend to be rather nocturnal animals?
Sadly one died in the basement where I work one year. Must not have been able to get out. My boss was surprised when I called it an ermine. They so adorable.
I miss Bandita…..
Ugh Robert when am I going to become a great artist + like you?? Need more practice!!
It's sad that she's no longer around :'v
Sad to hear Bandita's passed on, but it's evident that her legacy lives on in all the strong, healthy kits she's raised. I learned that all stoats turn white during winter, so I'm a little surprised to find out it's a very individual thing.
That is right - it is quite rare - its all down to the genes.
She is gorgious