Along with the red squirrels and pipestrelle bats, we found we have another endangered species living here when this guy was sniffing around the yard. We caged him and took him to an animal shelter; they said the reason he was so slow and calm was because he is almost blind with cataracts, which they will remove and hopefully release him back to the wild.

very cool motion blur! :-) stormfish · 2009-05-04: 11:59

I'd like to say I did it on purpose. Oh what the hell. I did it on purpose. Now, want to buy a bridge? portreeslim · 2009-05-04: 12:05

#1 is so fab, Slim. You did that on purpose, didn't you? SoulCurry · 2009-05-04: 12:39

They're going to give him cataract surgery? Wow. Oweena · 2009-05-04: 13:13

Cool, isn't it? Poor thing was attacked by jackdaws this morning, and then fled, but he came back into the yard later, and just walked into a cat basked we put in front of him. megaera · 2009-05-04: 13:30

what oweena said thisismizb · 2009-05-04: 14:50

Very cool scicaro · 2009-05-04: 15:07

Oh, and when polecats are upset, they mewl just like a kitten. megaera · 2009-05-04: 15:22

Great story, I'm glad you were there to look out for him. KateR · 2009-05-04: 19:20

Wow. I'd never seen a polecat before. Very good of you to take care of him that way. moxxxie · 2009-05-04: 19:30

Wow! Jealous, that is so very very cool. Liiisa · 2009-05-04: 19:58

Another Wow comment. JenPat · 2009-05-05: 02:05

wow so cool I thought it was a weasel chrisbuchan · 2009-06-27: 11:11

Err, we have polecats wild in this country? Who knew. ????? · 2009-07-17: 17:28

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