Pine Martin absolutely slaughtered our chickens a few years ago. The pen was built like Fort Knox and still….Quite impressive that something so small can be such an effective predator.
Don’t forget to record the sighting on biodiversity Ireland
Is he related to the lesser known Mícheál?
Hi, Pantalaimon.
Kill those Grey invaders little dude!
Have you ever heard of Pine Martins being referred to as Witrids? My gran used to hate them for killing the hens
Can we pet it…?
Ireland’s cutest animal by a country mile 🥰 Dying to see one myself!
Who would have thought that they would be the Red Squirrel population booster.
Seems that where ever they are the Grey is the primary target, as opposed to Red, and the Red population is increasing rapidly
Ah! I saw one climbing a tree in the Dublin mountains about two weeks ago. Thought it was a stoat until now, but definitely a pine martin alright! Here’s a little video.
Wow! Pine marten in the garden. Lucky! Great shot. Looks like he posed for it.
had one of them move in near me during covid they have the most peculiar sounding call and theyre fast they zip around making it
little bastards though like to munch on the wiring in cars
Also why I haven’t seen a rabbit in Ireland in over ten years.
I’ve never seen one of these, or a badger
I wish I didn’t see as many. Feckers have the mother’s food waste bin ruined. All attempts to keep them out have been foiled.
We placed a cinder block on top, the lad somehow managed to knock it off. We placed the food waste bin inside the big bin, he still got in.
They’re crafty sons of bitches.
looks more like a bush to me , and dont call me Martin.
I think these are in Barna woods too 🙄
Saw a lady walking one on a leash.
One absolutely destroyed out attic last summer. Tore everything to pieces, shit the size of dogs everywhere. Tore all the insulation out of the eves. Couldn’t move him due to the protection status. We had trees close to the roof, he managed to climb and get close enough to jump and gain access. About 3k worth of damage
We have a breeding pair for the past few years, since we no longer have dogs. We called the first one Marty not realising there was another, so the second one got dubbed Farty. They do stink, and they pee on everything. We also have a fox and hares passing through. I saw the hare stand up, like to attention, last week and went to the window to see what was up. The pine martin appeared… I thought oh no… but the martin just did his usual rounds with the hare standing stock still, watching every move. I’m not sure if their eyesight is great, even I can sit inches from one (only glass between us) and they don’t appear to see me.
We had a family of a stray cat with kittens move in last year. When the kittens started to disappear we brought the rest to a shelter for safety… you can’t get rid of pine martins.
I enjoy watching them run but I really don’t like them. Protected pests are the worst pests.
*Pine Marten. Unless this one is actually named Martin, idk.
It’s a dog the size of a cat with a squirrels tail very cool
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What part of the country are you in?
Nice!
Pine Martin absolutely slaughtered our chickens a few years ago. The pen was built like Fort Knox and still….Quite impressive that something so small can be such an effective predator.
Don’t forget to record the sighting on biodiversity Ireland
Is he related to the lesser known Mícheál?
Hi, Pantalaimon.
Kill those Grey invaders little dude!
Have you ever heard of Pine Martins being referred to as Witrids? My gran used to hate them for killing the hens
Can we pet it…?
Ireland’s cutest animal by a country mile 🥰 Dying to see one myself!
Who would have thought that they would be the Red Squirrel population booster.
Seems that where ever they are the Grey is the primary target, as opposed to Red, and the Red population is increasing rapidly
Ah! I saw one climbing a tree in the Dublin mountains about two weeks ago. Thought it was a stoat until now, but definitely a pine martin alright! Here’s a little video.
https://streamable.com/50eccc
Wow! Pine marten in the garden. Lucky! Great shot. Looks like he posed for it.
had one of them move in near me during covid they have the most peculiar sounding call and theyre fast they zip around making it
little bastards though like to munch on the wiring in cars
Also why I haven’t seen a rabbit in Ireland in over ten years.
I’ve never seen one of these, or a badger
I wish I didn’t see as many. Feckers have the mother’s food waste bin ruined. All attempts to keep them out have been foiled.
We placed a cinder block on top, the lad somehow managed to knock it off. We placed the food waste bin inside the big bin, he still got in.
They’re crafty sons of bitches.
looks more like a bush to me , and dont call me Martin.
I think these are in Barna woods too 🙄
Saw a lady walking one on a leash.
One absolutely destroyed out attic last summer. Tore everything to pieces, shit the size of dogs everywhere. Tore all the insulation out of the eves. Couldn’t move him due to the protection status. We had trees close to the roof, he managed to climb and get close enough to jump and gain access. About 3k worth of damage
We have a breeding pair for the past few years, since we no longer have dogs. We called the first one Marty not realising there was another, so the second one got dubbed Farty. They do stink, and they pee on everything. We also have a fox and hares passing through. I saw the hare stand up, like to attention, last week and went to the window to see what was up. The pine martin appeared… I thought oh no… but the martin just did his usual rounds with the hare standing stock still, watching every move. I’m not sure if their eyesight is great, even I can sit inches from one (only glass between us) and they don’t appear to see me.
We had a family of a stray cat with kittens move in last year. When the kittens started to disappear we brought the rest to a shelter for safety… you can’t get rid of pine martins.
I enjoy watching them run but I really don’t like them. Protected pests are the worst pests.
*Pine Marten. Unless this one is actually named Martin, idk.
It’s a dog the size of a cat with a squirrels tail very cool