On a walk at the weekend I had an unbelievable wildlife experience when I saw a couple of pine martens literally within a couple of yards of me. One ran across the path in front of me, while the other clung to the rock/shrub level with my face.
It eventually decided to scamper up the rock so I walked past (the other one was barking/hissing down below so I figured I should get out of their way in case there were young ones around).
Once I got around the corner I looked back and could see the one in the video was keeping a close eye one me, running towards me on the branches then hiding away again. I filmed it for a while and took a couple of photographs.
I love the way it looks up above the undergrowth towards the end of this short clip. I’d never seen a pine marten in the flesh before and here were two right in front of me – and I had time to film one of them. What a fantastic memory!