Baby mink

samosetguy · 06-20-2014, 12:07 PM

Baby mink (I believe - can anyone confirm?) seen last weekend. There were 4 babies in all. They were all safely escorted by their mother to better cover in heavy brush along the shore. Very cool to see.

Merrymeeting · 06-20-2014, 12:48 PM

Thanks for helping me identify these!

Yesterday, I was walking with my dog on a backwoods road near our house. Came upon one of these in the middle of the road. Thankfully I was able to get my dog to stay away and leave it alone. It scampered off to the side of the road and we walked on.

I was surprised to see one so young seemingly all alone. But the rest of the family may have been nearby.

Accipiter290 · 06-23-2014, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by samosetguy

Baby mink (I believe - can anyone confirm?) seen last weekend. There were 4 babies in all. They were all safely escorted by their mother to better cover in heavy brush along the shore. Very cool to see.

Definitely looks like a young mink to me. That's very cool!

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Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,217 Thanks: 299 Thanked 795 Times in 365 Posts	Thanks for helping me identify these! Yesterday, I was walking with my dog on a backwoods road near our house. Came upon one of these in the middle of the road. Thankfully I was able to get my dog to stay away and leave it alone. It scampered off to the side of the road and we walked on. I was surprised to see one so young seemingly all alone. But the rest of the family may have been nearby.