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Pine Marten on a tree branch in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario Canada

This martin is a member of the weasel family. A medium sized animal it goes by two names, commonly the pine martin or the american martin. Cute to look at, they are agile hunters and quick.

Pine Marten (Martes Martes) standing on a trunk and is looking straight to the camera. Because of the poor light conditions in the forest and the movement of the animal, the picture was exposed with ISO 1600. This is a wildlife shot and not in captivity.

A young pine marten is laying down on a woodpile

European pine marten (Martes martes) Usedom Germany

European pine marten, martes martes, standing on a stump in forest in rain. Small predator looking for a prey. Wildlife scenery from nature,

A Pine Marten (Martes martes) in Scotland

Pine marten (Martes martes) standing on a fallen tree in a forest in evening light in summer in Glen Feshie, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, United Kingdom. The shot was captured using a remote camera trap. The pine marten is a protected species in Britain and is critically endangered in England and Wales.

European pine marten (Martes martes), also known as the pine marten or the european marten, searching for food in the forest at night in Drenthe in the Netherlands

$The European pine marten (Martes martes), known most commonly as the pine marten in Anglophone Europe, and less commonly also known as baum marten, or sweet marten, is an animal native to Northern Europe belonging to the mustelid family, which also includes mink, otter, badger, wolverine, and weasel.\nDescription:\nThe European pine marten's fur is usually light to dark brown and grows longer and silkier during the winter, while being short and coarse in the summer. It has a cream- to yellow-coloured marking on its throats. Its body is up to 53 cm long, with a bushy tail of about 25 cm. Males are slightly larger than females; typically, it weighs around 1.5–1.7 kg. It has an excellent sense of sight, smell, and hearing.\nBehaviour and ecology:\nMartens are the only mustelids with semi retractable claws. This enables them to lead more arboreal lifestyles, such as climbing or running on tree branches, although they are also relatively quick runners on the ground. They are mainly active at night and dusk. They have small, rounded, highly sensitive ears and sharp teeth adapted for eating small mammals, birds, insects, frogs, and carrion. They have also been known to eat berries, birds' eggs, nuts, and honey. European pine martens are territorial animals that mark their range by depositing feces (called scats) in prominent locations. These scats are black and twisted and can be confused with those of the fox, except that they reputedly have a floral odour. It usually make its own den in hollow trees or scrub-covered fields. \nThe diet of the pine marten includes small mammals, carrion, birds, insects, and fruits (source Wikipedia).\n\n The Species is becoming more common in the Netherlands during the last Decades, because of the better infrastructure (Passages) between the Nature Areas.$

This fast Pine Marten hopped from tree to tree looking for food. Luckily he became intrigued by a squirrel while he was sitting on the ground.

Photo taken in Meadowlands, United States

A young Pine Marten (Martes martes) at a feeding station in Scotland

Jumping beech marten, small opportunistic predator, nature habitat. Stone marten, Martes foina, in typical european forest environment.

a Marten is curious near Big Sky Montana

American Marten - Martes americana, climbing a pine tree trunk, making eye contact. Background is bokeh of skylight through the forest.

Pine marten (Martes martes) at a feeding station in front of a wildlife hide in daylight in summer, Aigas, Scotland, United Kingdom. The pine marten is a protected species in Britain and is critically endangered in England and Wales.

Pine marten (Martes martes) climbing in tree in a forest at dusk. This is a widespread mustelid native to most of Europe, Asia Minor, the Caucasus. Wildlife scene of nature in Europe.

Rare moment to see a pine marten during the day. The pine marten (Martes martes) or noble marten is a European marten

A European pine marten perched on a branch with purple heather against a black background.

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