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The tiny hunter. An ermine in white phase in Yellowstone in late October. If you zoom in you can see chipmunk blood on his feet from a chipmunk he had just killed and cached in one of his burrows below where he’s now standing.

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The Tiny Hunter

February 20, 2026February 20, 2026 Brovsky

An ermine in white phase in Yellowstone in late October. If you zoom in you can see chipmunk blood on

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Tourists were laughing at me when they stopped their cars to ask what I was waiting for in Hayden Valley and I told them an ermine. They don’t understand how much harder it is to see an ermine than wolves or grizzlies when you live here in the GYE (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem). I waited for multiple hours over a 2 day period to capture this photo of the elusive ermine in its white winter coat.

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Ermine in Its White Winter Coat

November 25, 2025December 6, 2025 Brovsky

Tourists were laughing at me when they stopped their cars to ask what I was waiting for in Hayden Valley

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