Once came across a marten in a city. We didn't see him, but he was scared of us and really close (hiding in a small tree). He jumped out, screeched and went away. I wish I had it on camera, but of course we're not going to bother the poor thing and chase it.
it attacked becuase you were getting in its space, its obviously going to drfend against something as big as a human following it and pushing a camera in it's face
this one was injured or sick, normally you don't see them in daylight, they are nocturnal animals. It reacted out of fear and self-defense, it should have been saved and not bullied
That's a "Martes foina "......My late aunt in the ancient kingdom of Asturias, Spain would place a rock in a hole of the chicken coop to block the entrance from this creature back in 1962 the year that I turned 9 and was a little Cuban refugee boy there for a couple of years.....Big climate difference shock for me compared to Cuba, as Asturias has the Oceanic climate of Ireland.....It is an unknown part of Spain with apples and cherries instead of oranges and olives, and lots of bagpipes instead of guitars......In Spain they use half of the scientific name of this member of the mustelid family and abundant mammal as its common name and call it: LA FOíNA.......( ....luh foeeeena....) ..........as my aunty called it with an exaggerated fear you could say.....But she did keep a nice number of very good laying hens and a rabbit hutch which would have been fair game for " la foína " ( the Stone marten )...............Greetings to all from Miami and Ocala, la Florída, ( luh Floreeeeda ) haaaaaaa........Estados Unidos de América..... December 24th, 2023.......Merry Christmas, happy holidays and a happy 2024..........
Sounds like you’ve got an interesting life story! I never knew that Spain had such distinctly different climates and how the culture changed throughout the country. I haven’t had the chance to study other countries that much though, so maybe thats more common knowledge than I thought. I hope to visit someday and learn more about life there, especially since my dad’s side is Hispanic and I’m pretty sure we have some roots leading back there. Even if we don’t though, I still find it a beautiful and interesting place
