tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533128474579345839.post8173835422502030787..comments2023-12-21T05:32:05.215-05:00Comments on Oriental (NC) Daily Photo: 8.26- Mink on the breakwaterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533128474579345839.post-24490423088400273182008-08-29T04:59:00.000-04:002008-08-29T04:59:00.000-04:00I had no idea these guys lived here, either, until...I had no idea these guys lived here, either, until last summer when I saw one (the Momma) scamper by as I was reading on the rocks.<BR/><BR/>Several folks who happened to be nearby told me it was a "River Otter," but when I googled Otters I found no such variety, and decided it was no Otter at all.<BR/><BR/>Then I thought it was a weasel or a muskrat or something, until I finally caught a photo and was able to compare it with online pictures. The white patch under the chin (visible in one of the several pictures on my 7.16 post on "The Dinghy Dock" http://dinghydock.blogspot.com/2008/07/716-neovison-vison-american-mink.html ) confirmed that I had a mink.<BR/><BR/>Now whenever I see folks along the breakwater with dropped jaws or grins pointing into the rocks, I am able to tell them they are looking at a mink.<BR/><BR/>Most do not believe me, even a number of locals (it is usually tourists).<BR/><BR/>I guess folks believe (as I once did) that minks only live in Siberia or some such places. Nope. Right here in NC, and much of North America.<BR/><BR/>And yep, it takes a bunch to make a coat! This young guy (or gal) is maybe 18 inches long, including tail.Capt. Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13926448818250645114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533128474579345839.post-74927994159113752352008-08-28T18:08:00.000-04:002008-08-28T18:08:00.000-04:00I had no idea that these guys lived there! You’ve ...I had no idea that these guys lived there! You’ve done well to get the shot. I don’t know if there will be enough for a coat though… ;)Kris McCrackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789355638389350528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533128474579345839.post-84741380477698594072008-08-26T23:34:00.000-04:002008-08-26T23:34:00.000-04:00What a great photo catch!What a great photo catch!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187924454780490386noreply@blogger.com