Still dressed in their summer coat this Ermine was doing what Ermines do. Looking and running and looking and running over here, over there just about everywhere in search of their next meal. Because an Ermine has such a long slender body and high metabolism they rapidly loose body heat needing a fairly constant caloric input. This means an Ermine needs to eat about 75% of their body weight in food every day. Thus they spend most of their waking hours in search of the next meal.
Anything over there?
When the hunting is good Ermines store food in their dens for the lean times.
Maybe over there?
Just about now this guy should have changed into their winter coat of pure white except for that black-tip on the tail. Seeing them bounding through the snow on a snowy winter day is a sight we look forward to.
nature has no boss 
These photos are great! Never seen an ermine in person. What character! Thanks for sharing!
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Terrific captures… do they hibernate at all? I imagine winter could be rather lean in terms of prey.
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Beautifully captured.
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Nice! Really the only one who needs to wear an ermine coat.
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Great captures and story line of this cute fellow! That’s interesting about how much they need to eat, and then to see how inhospitable for food that crop of rocks is.
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