Pine Marten

[Inchlaggan]

Doesn't the camera have a stealth mode or wildlife mode on it that suppresses the noise of the autofocus and the shutter?

Thanks Sandy.
I can switch off the focus confirmation beep, but the noise of the motor focussing the lens and that of the shutter remain.
My plan is to get them accustomed to the noises.
There are plenty of folk who have managed to hand-feed them- my ultimate goal until I saw the teeth!

[Malcolm]

I preferred the bright eyes too as it happens! All I did to create the eyes was to clone a bit of fur over the white eyes using Picasa. then dragged a bit of ear to create the slightly lighter spots. Cracking pictures. I've got a few shots of pine martins feeding on a bird table. They are wonderful creatures.

I have a memory of reading an outdoor book based in Canada where the guy hand reared two wolverines. Apparently they were absolutely fearless even when confronted by wolves.