Pine Marten

Our guests last week were fortunate enough to see a native Pine Marten as they drove along the Errogie road back to Aspenwood Cottage at dusk. They are about the size of an adult cat with a long slender body, a long and fuffy tail and a distinctive yellow-creamy bib. They are elusive nocturnal creatures and are members of the weasel family, thus very agile and will easily chase squirrels up a tree. Thus the red squirrels in the vicinity naturally prefer to come out to eat and play during daylight hours - how very wise. We were lucky to see these creatures in a friends garden nearby which opens out onto the woodland of Farigaig Forest. They arrive every night to be fed and we took this video of the Pine Marten.