“Mink aren't typically found up trees, but they're known to climb when they're startled, as was likely the case in the picture below”.............”So what was this mink up to (other than a tree)?”...........“Perhaps it was looking for romance”...........“It's mating season for the animals, and they range widely during this time”..........”Kits will be born in late spring”..........”Minks travel on land and in the water”.........“They walk, run, and bound on land, and may attain speed of 13 km/hr (8 mph) for brief periods”............”This semiaquatic species swims on the surface and underwater, covering as much as 15 m (50 ft) or more when submerged”........”A mink may remain in its den for several days after severe winter storms, but otherwise is active throughout the year”.............“Much activity occurs at twilight and at night, but it is not unusual for a mink to forage during the day in winter and while caring for young”..........”Minks are carnivores, preying on muskrats, chipmunks, mice, rabbits, fish, snakes, frogs and water fowl”........”Leftovers from a kill are often kept in the mink's den for later”

by Northern Woodlands

March 19, 2020

0 Comments

by Northern Woodlands

March 19, 2020

0 

Sandy Dannis shared this photo of a mink that she encountered while walking on her land in Dalton, New Hampshire. Mink aren't typically found up trees, but they're known to climb when they're startled, as was likely the case here.

So what was this mink up to (other than a tree)? Perhaps it was looking for romance. It's mating season for the animals, and they range widely during this time. Kits will be born in late spring.

http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001edFa3v48RNUJOMvvARLvMepMBf_1CyGSksE2gR4_Il-aUJ3Qq8hM6FqEwO7CAXQFQmI8wNnmDbLdQiq_9NTKOrXL4nEuh0XVfmbD3eUiVceEuG0AOKD6lLmfD0747nFvj8bH7zk1b-YsNS9mkHVITHxJ_1APMQSiZiyNHrxDkmsZU9qOSUcp5AIbImkhrtglERaYHByXCkVZmLXDKRI4KA==&c=YxF4rWHUxwE5wNr1zAXZZNZIFGz6eS2T8q02dLjcwij80veqgjzLWw==&ch=fzD_qU-IoB6t1Yv7M0x3cWh_rLePs0jblHpGo7QxKw3nTzFum39xNw==