Caption

European polecat (Mustela putorius) on the hunt, looking for prey in meadow, pasture with dandelions in flower in spring

Date

Apr 29, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra / Philippe Clément

Reference

BRK25G08_343

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

45,8Mb (2,8Mb) / 16,3in x 10,9in / 4904 x 3267 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted no one No People nobody uninhabited empty blossom blossoms bloom blooms flower flowers plant plants meadow meadows Grass field lawn field Carnivora Predator animal of prey predatory animal predatory animals beast of prey beasts of prey wild animal wild animals animals in the wild Wildlife hunt hunt hunting hunts foraging foraging search for food searches for food searching for food forage hunting food foraging for food search of food looking for food animal feed animal feeds food fodder animal behaviour animal animals spring spring springtime in May nature open air wildlife fauna feed feeding feeds eat eating eats Canoidea Canoidea Caniformia Canoidea feeding feeding ingestion Asteraceae Asteraceae Compositae Asteraceae Asteracea flowering blooming blooms in flower blossoming blossom flowering Mustelidae Mustelid Mustelids Pasture grazing ground pastures Farmland prey prey preys European polecat Mustela putorius Black polecat European polecats Forest polecat Putorius putorius catch catches catching Mammal Mammalia Mammals Mammalian Mammalians animal of prey animals of prey prey animal prey animals capture prey preying preys preyed capturing captured captures wildlife photography wildlife photography Putorius polecat polecats natural environment natural habitat habitat natural environments common dandelion Taraxacum sect. Ruderalia Taraxacum officinale Taraxacum Dandelion Dandelions Dandelion flower Common dandelions Weasel Mustela Mustela Mustelinae Mustelinae