Any idea what this little creature is?

Whimsey · 07-08-2019, 10:06 AM

This fellow visited me in the wee hours. Any idea what it is? Mink? Fisher cat?

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Picture isn't that clear but I couldn't figure out how to upload a brief mp4 video.

8gv · 07-08-2019, 10:27 AM

It’s a house cat, departing the deck.

Whimsey · 07-08-2019, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by 8gv

It’s a house cat, departing the deck.

I can see why you say that because it's a crappy video capture. But the proportions are wrong. It's is very long and low to the ground, and walks differently. I have a number of cats for comparison.

8gv · 07-08-2019, 11:07 AM

OK then, it’s a long, low house cat.

Hillcountry · 07-08-2019, 12:45 PM

Fishers are very dark. Looks like a house cat to me too. Cats can crouch low when hunting...

Pineedles · 07-09-2019, 07:18 AM

Weasel.

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Slickcraft · 07-09-2019, 07:31 AM

House cat in hunting crouch

upthesaukee · 07-09-2019, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Slickcraft

House cat in hunting crouch

I agree, I have a calico cat that walks that way often. She slinks along an inch or two off the floor.

Dave

hilltopper · 07-09-2019, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Pineedles

Weasel.

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Weasel is a great guess but the tail looks too long. I'll go with the prowling house cat also.

Whimsey · 07-09-2019, 11:18 AM

Well it turned up in the daytime today and it is indeed a very long, low slinking house cat that I've never seen around before. Occam's Razor ... should have know.

8gv · 07-09-2019, 02:00 PM

I await my prize!

Whimsey · 07-09-2019, 02:25 PM

JEEPONLY · 07-09-2019, 08:48 PM

I, too, have been unsuccessful at uploading an mp4 video.
Any suggestions?

Hillcountry · 07-10-2019, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by JEEPONLY

I, too, have been unsuccessful at uploading an mp4 video.
Any suggestions?

You need to put it on YouTube then share the link here...that’s what I have had to do.

8gv · 07-12-2019, 08:54 AM

The trophy is nice but I was hoping for a "pic-in-nic basket".

07-08-2019, 10:06 AM	#1
Whimsey Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Rum Point/West Alton Posts: 196 Thanks: 261 Thanked 37 Times in 24 Posts	Any idea what this little creature is? This fellow visited me in the wee hours. Any idea what it is? Mink? Fisher cat? Picture isn't that clear but I couldn't figure out how to upload a brief mp4 video.

07-09-2019, 11:18 AM	#10
Whimsey Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Rum Point/West Alton Posts: 196 Thanks: 261 Thanked 37 Times in 24 Posts	House cat wins Well it turned up in the daytime today and it is indeed a very long, low slinking house cat that I've never seen around before. Occam's Razor ... should have know.

07-08-2019, 10:27 AM	#2
8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,091 Thanks: 64 Thanked 744 Times in 478 Posts	It’s a house cat, departing the deck.

07-08-2019, 11:07 AM	#4
8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,091 Thanks: 64 Thanked 744 Times in 478 Posts	OK then, it’s a long, low house cat.

07-08-2019, 12:45 PM	#5
Hillcountry Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: In the hills Posts: 2,420 Thanks: 1,677 Thanked 786 Times in 466 Posts	Fishers are very dark. Looks like a house cat to me too. Cats can crouch low when hunting...

07-09-2019, 07:18 AM	#6
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,542 Thanks: 1,071 Thanked 667 Times in 366 Posts	Weasel. Sent from my iPad using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app

07-09-2019, 07:31 AM	#7
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,296 Thanks: 1,222 Thanked 2,080 Times in 952 Posts	House cat in hunting crouch

07-09-2019, 02:00 PM	#11
8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,091 Thanks: 64 Thanked 744 Times in 478 Posts	I await my prize!

07-09-2019, 02:25 PM	#12
Whimsey Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Rum Point/West Alton Posts: 196 Thanks: 261 Thanked 37 Times in 24 Posts

07-09-2019, 08:48 PM	#13
JEEPONLY Deceased Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 701 Thanks: 360 Thanked 179 Times in 141 Posts	I, too, have been unsuccessful at uploading an mp4 video. Any suggestions?

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07-12-2019, 08:54 AM	#15
8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,091 Thanks: 64 Thanked 744 Times in 478 Posts	The trophy is nice but I was hoping for a "pic-in-nic basket".

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