Japanese Marten Lingers around the Deserted Sett of Japanese Badger in Early Winter

A Japanese marten (Martes melampus melampus, family Mustelidae) in the winter coat lingered around the deserted sett of Japanese badger (Meles anakuma, family Mustelidae) in search of prey, such as a Japanese wood mouse. The marten boldly inspected inside one of the two burrows. And then the marten curiously examined a fallen tree again and again. Captured with my new trailcam in the late-evening (around 23:40 PM) of mid-December 2024 in Japan. It was -2 degrees Celsius. For a full story (text in Japanese); https://sigma-nature-vlog.blogspot.com/2026/03/blog-post_76.html