Today's work

[Steve Foss]

Here's one from today from the woods near Ojibway Lake near Ely.

[buzzsaw]

Very cute lil fella! Looks like Eagle food to me. I see Marten's once in a while when I'm in my deer stand. Good job Steve.

[bullyfish]

Cute little bugger! Steve, are you lucky enough to drive past Ojibway every morning? Once a year we stay out at Moose Lake, just love that area!

[jonny_redhorse]

nice marten Steve!....rare to come across one of these guys for sure!.....I came across a fisher a few weeks back but wasn't fast enough to get a photo...jumped unto the trail about 25 feet in front of me...took one quick look at me and was off....being in the right spot at the right time...jonny

[RussDaBuss]

GREAT PIC.!!! I have never seen one. Last year I seen 3 fishers running around. Had to come home get on the internet and see if they were martens or fishers!! Very fun to see. Once again. Nice shot!!

[Steve Foss]

Thanks guys. Bully, I don't drive past it daily. I live and work in town. Sunday I was on my way back from the Snowbank/Kekakabic Trail, where I'd gone to look for images of snowshoe hares (no hares found), and was cruising slowly and angering fellow drivers along the Fernberg when I saw Mr. Marten just off the road.

Had I been speeding along like everyone else, I'd have missed it. I pulled over and shot him from the car as well as on foot a couple minutes later. He mostly ignored me, but I have a mouse squeaker call I bring with me in the woods all the time, so I blew on that while my camera was up and focused on the animal and he turned right around for a look. That squeak call works great for that type of thing, and I won't leave home without it.

[bullyfish]

Well your a lucky guy regardless! One day we would like to relocate up there in the Ely area, I must admit those winters scare me a bit after being in Texas for the past 20 odd years! Those first couple of winters might be tough?

Enjoy it for those of us that cant be there right now!

Take care.

[waskawood]

Wow, I am envious. Great shot Steve.

[MJCatfish]

Great work. It's always fun to see these furballs in the woods. (I didn't think they every stood still.)

MJ

[Steve Foss]

That mouse squeak will freeze them in their tracks, but only for a second.

[Tom Wilson]

Very cool Steve.

I sure do wish I could get up that way and enjoy such a different variety of wildlife.

Tom W

[Steve Foss]

Turn on the ignition, point the car north, and accelerate!

[schweady]

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Turn on the ignition, point the car north, and accelerate!

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One of our favorite areas, no doubt! Seems like our Ojibway - Triangle - Kawishiwi canoe route always hold some wildlife surprise or another for us. We keep promising ourselves that we'll get up there in the winter some year.

Great pic!