Mink, do indeed swim. They are very adept in water and are skilled in easily killing muskrats that live in swamps and streams ( or your grandma's laying hens right in their cozy coop). Probably the reason we see a mink here [NeoG Family Homested] is because of the ponds proximity. I would bet for a mink because of the size (up to double the size of a fox squirrel) time of day and water/ land habitat. Had it been an otter (much bigger) it would have stayed in the stream (their real element). And, I agree with you on the martin or fisher (not).
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Date: 2006-06-24 03:38 am (UTC)Mink, do indeed swim. They are very adept in water and are skilled in easily killing muskrats that live in swamps and streams ( or your grandma's laying hens right in their cozy coop). Probably the reason we see a mink here [NeoG Family Homested] is because of the ponds proximity. I would bet for a mink because of the size (up to double the size of a fox squirrel) time of day and water/ land habitat. Had it been an otter (much bigger) it would have stayed in the stream (their real element). And, I agree with you on the martin or fisher (not).