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A Surprise Visitor – Long-tailed weasel
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A Surprise Visitor – Long-tailed weasel (Neogale frenata)

First photo, in a full run. — I was sitting quietly hoping to get some good pictures of some juvenile Cooper’s hawks in the near-by trees when this weasel appeared from under a brush pile. He was hunting for a quick supper. He is so full of energy I had trouble getting him in the frame. I made a lot of shutter clicks but these are the best of a not-so-great series. This sighting is a first for me, having lived here over fifty years. A rare event for me.
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Habitat
Sparse suburban, semi-arid about 1000’ elevation
Location
San Diego County, California
Date taken
June 24, 2022
Scientific name
Neogale frenata
Equipment used
Nikon Z50 with Sigma 150-600 (at 360mm)
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/250, F10, ISO Auto(640) EV +1.0 Handheld
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ammadoux
WOW what a cutie. thanks so much for this beautiful fun capture.

i have also the z50 nice camera. right now using it with the new z100-400mm, very light combo with nice IS, almost as nice as my Olympus gear in weight, i guess if they make another crop sensor body with nice focus and nice price i will consider it.
 
Kits
Another brilliant portrait of your rare visitor.
 

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Category
Wild Mammals
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Jamulbob
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Comment count
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Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON Z 50
Aperture
ƒ/10
Focal length
360.0 mm
Exposure time
1/250 second(s)
ISO
640
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
DS1_15383_179.JPG
File size
1.7 MB
Date taken
Fri, 24 June 2022 7:15 PM
Dimensions
1628px x 1096px

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