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Nice photos. The animal appears to be a native mink and not an escaped =
one, using my =E2=80=98non-expert=E2=80=99 eyes. I would suppose that =
Seaforth is a long distance from the nearest mink factory.(?) The =
=E2=80=98farmed=E2=80=99 ones are often black or very dark brown, =
specially bred to be larger and darker to fetch the highest fur price. =
I once visited a mink farm in the valley; a disheartening experience, =
seeing hundreds of black mink peering curiously out at me from inside =
mesh wire, shoebox-sized cages. The smell (stench actually) was =
unbelievable. Not much of a life for the minks. (I=E2=80=99ll stick =
with my MEC jacket.)=20
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I watched a wild mink for some moments late last fall on the Mersey =
River. It came ashore and rubbed its neck-frontal area repeatedly on a =
flat slate rock, then loped around me, exploring here and there only 6-8 =
m away, ignoring me. Then along the river bank-forest edge and out of =
site. Delightful. I wondered if another mink had placed its musk on =
that flat rock, or it had smelled some other odor there. (No beavers =
around the area for castoreum deposits.) Otherwise, why the apparent =
fondness for the rock?
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Donna
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of =
pwmurray.murray911@gmail.com
Sent: February-24-17 4:57 PM
To: NatureNS
Subject: [NatureNS] Mink at Seaforth
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2017-Feb-24
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There was way to much fog along the coast from Lawrencetown eastwards =
for any meaningful bird watching or photography this morning. However, =
I came across a very friendly Mink as I walked back across the tidal =
flats after scanning the Canada Geese for the Pink-footed goose at =
Fisherman=E2=80=99s Reserve/Causeway Road in Seaforth. The mink just =
popped up from the rocks alongside the Causeway Road. He seemed to be =
very curious about me and my camera, letting me take numerous photos of =
him before he got bored and scooted across the road. These photos were =
taken from about 3 meters away. Posted a few pictures of him in my =
gallery at:
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https://scranlocker.smugmug.com/Nature/Nature-2017/n-TKQLWR
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Paul Murray
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style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Nice photos.=C2=A0 The animal appears to be a =
native mink and not an escaped one, using my =
=E2=80=98non-expert=E2=80=99 eyes.=C2=A0 =C2=A0I would suppose that =
Seaforth is a long distance from the nearest mink factory.(?)=C2=A0 The =
=E2=80=98farmed=E2=80=99 ones are often black or very dark brown, =
specially bred to be larger and darker to fetch the highest fur price. =
=C2=A0I once visited a mink farm in the valley; a disheartening =
experience, seeing hundreds of black mink peering curiously out at me =
from inside mesh wire, shoebox-sized cages.=C2=A0 The smell (stench =
actually) was unbelievable.=C2=A0 =C2=A0Not much of a life for the =
minks.=C2=A0 (I=E2=80=99ll stick with my MEC jacket.) =
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'>I watched a wild mink =
for some moments late last fall on the Mersey River.=C2=A0 It came =
ashore and rubbed its neck-frontal area repeatedly on a flat slate rock, =
then loped around me, exploring here and there only 6-8 m away, ignoring =
me. Then along the river bank-forest edge and out of site.=C2=A0 =
Delightful.=C2=A0 I wondered if another mink had placed its musk on that =
flat rock, or it had smelled some other odor there. =C2=A0=C2=A0(No =
beavers around the area for castoreum deposits.)=C2=A0 Otherwise, why =
the apparent fondness for the rock?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
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style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Donna<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
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naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] =
<b>On Behalf Of </b>pwmurray.murray911@gmail.com<br><b>Sent:</b> =
February-24-17 4:57 PM<br><b>To:</b> NatureNS<br><b>Subject:</b> =
[NatureNS] Mink at Seaforth<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
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