I saw an ermine today in my backyard. It was white with a black nose & was about half to a foot long. I feed the birds & squirrels so there are mice as well. I’m glad to know that ermines like to eat mice – hopefully keeping the population down. Is there anything I can do to keep the ermine around the house?
Great pictures! Isn’t that a cute little gaffer? I have one which is often in my back yard mousing on the burm only ten -twenty feet from my kitchen window. My bird feeders attract a large number of birds including small hawks and a dear saw-whet owl along with a very wide variety of sweet little mice. It is such a pleasure just to look out of the window. I could do dishes all day (almost)..
I saw an ermine today in my backyard. It was white with a black nose & was about half to a foot long. I feed the birds & squirrels so there are mice as well. I’m glad to know that ermines like to eat mice – hopefully keeping the population down. Is there anything I can do to keep the ermine around the house?
They are predators so as long as there is live prey around it may stay in the area.
Thanks for your reply! He’s a really cute little fella…I am wondering if there could be more than just the one… Do you think he’d like some peanuts?
I think their diet is restricted to meat.
Great pictures! Isn’t that a cute little gaffer? I have one which is often in my back yard mousing on the burm only ten -twenty feet from my kitchen window. My bird feeders attract a large number of birds including small hawks and a dear saw-whet owl along with a very wide variety of sweet little mice. It is such a pleasure just to look out of the window. I could do dishes all day (almost)..