(checked out the fisher) I may call my dad on this one- his family used to trap fur animals to supplement their income, & his knowledge of Northern Furry Beasties is almost 19th c in its completeness- he'll know whether it was likely to be a fisher, and tell you how nasty they are compared to mink & martins.
and yes, definitely neat to see- I've only seen a mink in the wild once.
Says nocturnal on the website. I'd like to know how nasty they are.
I'll be interested if I see it again. I've been here a month and this is the first time, although we've lots of birds, little fishies, and a family of chipmunks (living under the huge pile of turf that sits on the edge of the lawn).
Of course, I wouldn't have noticed it if it weren't for the birds dive-bombing.
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).
yeah, it's stupid, but I think we've all done it. the whole things sucks, really.
and no, I figured it wasn't an otter, but the water narrowed it down some, I thought. if it was a mink, it's entirely possible that the birds were dive-bombing him b/c he'd just grabbed one of them- they're really fast, from what I hear- incredibly well-designed predators.
Darwin's Tortoise Dies (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060623/od_afp/australiaanimal_060623102146;_ylt=Ave_b4Ps2r9TGXqs5nZIVIoFO7gF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5bGVna3NhBHNlYwNzc3JlbA--zoo).
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Date: 2006-06-23 07:20 pm (UTC)and yes, definitely neat to see- I've only seen a mink in the wild once.
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Date: 2006-06-23 09:11 pm (UTC)I'll be interested if I see it again. I've been here a month and this is the first time, although we've lots of birds, little fishies, and a family of chipmunks (living under the huge pile of turf that sits on the edge of the lawn).
Of course, I wouldn't have noticed it if it weren't for the birds dive-bombing.
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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).
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Date: 2006-06-24 06:32 am (UTC)And as a side note, insomnia because of NEXT years jobs, in late June, is stupid.
And yet here I am, awake, thinking about the job market. Gotta finish that thesis first.
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Date: 2006-06-24 01:20 pm (UTC)and no, I figured it wasn't an otter, but the water narrowed it down some, I thought. if it was a mink, it's entirely possible that the birds were dive-bombing him b/c he'd just grabbed one of them- they're really fast, from what I hear- incredibly well-designed predators.
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Date: 2006-06-24 02:00 pm (UTC)Amen!
Or praise Darwin.
Or something.
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Date: 2006-06-24 02:05 pm (UTC)no subject
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