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Identify this....weasel?

Started by rogerVA, Jul 01 2012 02:18 AM

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#1 rogerVA

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Posted 01 July 2012 - 02:18 AM

Sorry for non-bird post, but...

I saw this guy swimming in a Virginia creek today, checking out the shore along the way, and finally finding something to eat. At first I thought he was a rat, then I got a look at him and saw his long, slender, weasel-like body. Is it a weasel? Or something of the weasel family? Sorry if this is an especially dumb question, but I like to know what I see.

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#2 Liam

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Posted 01 July 2012 - 02:20 AM

How about a Mink, which is a type of Weasel?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mink

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#3 fisherman1313

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Posted 01 July 2012 - 02:25 AM

Deffinately a Mink. Cool little guys! I was fishing in the California Delta a few years ago and looked down to see a Mink sniffing my shoe. One of the coolest wildlife encounters I've ever had.

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#4 Liam

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Posted 01 July 2012 - 02:26 AM

There's been a couple minks around that have already taken three of my ducks and two of my chickens.

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#5 rogerVA

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Posted 01 July 2012 - 02:28 AM

I thought mink when I was Googling, but then thought no way. Cool! Are they pretty common here in Virginia? He wasn't very interested in me, and was tearing into whatever he'd found to eat. I couldn't get a good photo to save my life.

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#6 fisherman1313

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Posted 01 July 2012 - 04:05 AM

Looks like he/she caught him/herself a crayfish. I don't know how common Minks are in Virginia, though.

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#7 psweet

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Posted 01 July 2012 - 07:08 PM

I can't speak for Virginia, but I know mink are quite common up here in Illinois, although you don't see them too often. They seem to be able to deal quite well with people, too. We had one living near the duck pond at our city park for years.