*Graphic* What is this?

[DiYMama540]

My cat left this on the porch for me sometime today...what is it??

 

[NHMountainMan]

Either a short tailed weasel (ermine) or long tailed weasel. The black tail tip is missing. I think an ermine and stoat (UK) are the same thing.
The ermine is smaller than the long tailed. Hard to tell without scale in the picture.
But.... Good kitty. Pretty bad a$$ if you ask me.

 

[Gray Farms]

Weasel. Good kitty!

 

[DiYMama540]

Yes good kitty indeed!! She likes to show off her trophies...this is the first of these I've seen her bring home.

Really hated to touch the nasty thing but in the name of science and BYC...here ya go

I was a bit off on my guesstimate!

 

[NHMountainMan]

That small world be an ermine. This is an ermine we caught last winter.

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I set mousetraps in our garage throughout the winter as the field mice try to find warmer places to stay. We usually catch 3-4 a night. For about 3 weeks - no mice. Then we caught the ermine in mousetrap. He was hunting mice. Once I caught the ermine - the mice were back.

 

[DiYMama540]

Oh wow...so I'm assuming not necessarily a threat to the adult birds, but definitely any chicks.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

My cat left this on the porch for me sometime today...what is it??

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It's a chicken predator.
It's hired... your cat that is!

Nice catch.

I hope you gave kitty a high value reward. I would love to see a picture!

Also please tell us if that wonderful beast was raised by a barn cat mama or standard raised pet.

 

[DiYMama540]

Today's hero!! She can have a whole can of tuna!

This is "Kitty" (very original, I know). She's a rescue...was found as a kitten, baby to some ferals. Can't really tell in the pic, but she's almost like a mini cat...she's not as long or tall as many other cats you see. She sort of comes and goes as she pleases, in her older age (8yo.) she prefers to stay indoors when it's too hot or too cold. Couldn't ask for a better cat!

 

[itsasmallfarm]

looks like a least weasel to me (from lack of the black tip on the tail)

next up is maybe a short tail but still looks small for them

and i don't think its a long tail as there quite big.

edit: just did a quick google search i am saying 95% sure its a least weasel (there apparently know as stoats/common weasel in the UK) where i live we have all 3 weasels types

 

[nuthatched]

Good cat! I'm glad we don't have those here (as far as I know)