Fisher Challenging Images Rows 1-2

Plain text indicates the location (see corresponding red arrow) of the animal(s) in image; bold text indicates the basis of the identification of the animal(s).

1 ­– On pile, facing camera.  [Single fisher: a challenging image due to limited view, showing top of head, shoulders, and part of back.  Coloration, short ears, and elongate body are characteristic.]

2 ­– Directly behind pile, likely facing right. [Single fisher: a challenging image due to limited view, showing top of head (possibly), shoulders, and part of back.  Coloration and elongate body are characteristic.   The subsequent image more clearly depicts a fisher.]

3 ­– Directly behind pile, facing camera. [Single fisher:  characteristic pointed face, short ears, and coloration are telltale.]

4 – Directly behind pile, facing left. [Single fisher: an arched back, long tail, and characteristic coloration are indicative.  A fisher appears in a number of the immediately subsequent images.]

5 – Directly behind pile on right, facing camera. [Single fisher: this view, rather obscured by shadow, shows the curved body, long tail, and dark coloration that are indicative.  A fisher appears in a number of the immediately subsequent images.]

6 – On pile.  [Single fisher: a challenging image due to a very limited view, only depicting shoulders and part of back.  This image is part of an extended series resulting from a single visit and includes a number of well-defined fisher shots.]