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Old 31st December 2015, 11:43 AM
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I think only a live trap will help...
Or ask a ranger.
That is what I fear, too.
It seems to be hunting season for marten until February, but not in the city :-(
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Welcome Michael. Maybe you should photograph the bird seeing as it likes you
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I presume we're talking about a 'marten' here rather than a 'martin' which is a small migratory bird. In the UK we have the very rare pine marten, a tree-living mammal about the size of a small cat. They have the highest level of protection and are very rare. I'd love to see one but wouldn't want it living in my darkroom roof! I think I'd prefer it to the wasps I had in there a few years ago though.

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Old 1st January 2016, 10:48 AM
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Oh I see yes, small rare mammal not a bird. Too many new years drinks! In any event, shoot the thing with a camera not a gun
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Old 1st January 2016, 11:49 PM
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A positive about the Marten, you won't see any Mice! Think of it as a Cat that you don't need to feed!
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Welcome Michael. Maybe you should photograph the bird seeing as it likes you
It is not a bird! I love birds and would gladly suffer the stench for a bird. It is a small mammal, looks like a thin longish cat from afar.

I'll see if I can take a picture.
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I presume we're talking about a 'marten' here rather than a 'martin' which is a small migratory bird. In the UK we have the very rare pine marten, a tree-living mammal about the size of a small cat. They have the highest level of protection and are very rare. I'd love to see one but wouldn't want it living in my darkroom roof! I think I'd prefer it to the wasps I had in there a few years ago though.

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Old 3rd January 2016, 08:21 PM
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I presume we're talking about a 'marten' here rather than a 'martin' which is a small migratory bird. In the UK we have the very rare pine marten, a tree-living mammal about the size of a small cat. They have the highest level of protection and are very rare. I'd love to see one but wouldn't want it living in my darkroom roof! I think I'd prefer it to the wasps I had in there a few years ago though.

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Indeed it is a mammal. It should not be a pine marten. Too rare. Maybe a stone marten. I will see if I can take a picture.
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Sorry Michael. I too had assumed it was a bird. I should have looked more closely at your correct spelling and wondered about its droppings being a problem.

Here's hoping that when you ask about a problem with a C41 film I do not start to advise you about a traditional B&W one

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Welcome Michael Sorry no suggestions
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Welcome, an old method of catching a Pine Marten is to lean a length of 100mm dia. x 1500mm-2000mm plastic pipe against a wall or fence at an angle of 70-90 degrees. Leave a bait trail and put some at the botton of the pipe (bread and jam) works well. Put the pipe on a rock or tile so the Marten cannot dig itself out. Put a hessian bag on top of the pipe when the Marten is inside tip the critter into the bag and release it back into the wild. Wear welding leather gloves they have a real nasty bite.
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