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Photography => Wildlife => Topic started by: greyowl51 on April 04, 2013, 11:06:29 AM

Title: Mink hunting Muskrats on edge of Mississauga
Post by: greyowl51 on April 04, 2013, 11:06:29 AM

Last Saturday, at around 2pm this hungry Mink, which I now understand is a member of the Weasel family was hunting muskrats in a swamp on the edge of Mississauga.  Quite the drama unfolded before our lens, one full of danger and intrigue for the muskrats.  Checkout our blog posting: http://frametoframe.ca/weasel-hunts-mus ... rio-swamp/ (http://frametoframe.ca/weasel-hunts-muskrats-ontario-swamp/)

Title: Re: Weasel hunting Muskrats on edge of Mississauga
Post by: Bird Brain on April 04, 2013, 03:31:25 PM

Cool blog.   8)

Is that a weasel or a mink?   :?

Please consider reporting your turtle sightings to the following (if you don't already) ... http://www.torontozoo.com/AdoptAPond/TurtleTally.asp# (http://www.torontozoo.com/AdoptAPond/TurtleTally.asp#)
Thanks!  :D

Title: Re: Weasel hunting Muskrats on edge of Mississauga
Post by: lovemypt on April 04, 2013, 05:11:23 PM

Your fur ones are mink, not weasels ,which do look alot alike but weasels are alot smaller and do not tend to come out during the day. Mink are very abundant around the area now and were probably looking to make the muskrat hole a home not hunting muskrats. Mink prefer fish and duck eggs, even know to raid chicken coops ..... they are meat eaters but very doubtful they would try to take a muskrat. They are probably going thru their spring change of coat and the white patches on chin may not be as visible as in other times

Title: Re: Mink hunting Muskrats on edge of Mississauga
Post by: greyowl51 on April 04, 2013, 07:56:40 PM

Thanks for your input everyone.  We did a little further investigation, and indeed it was a Mink not a Weasel.  Thanks for your input.

Title: Re: Mink hunting Muskrats on edge of Mississauga
Post by: greyowl51 on April 04, 2013, 07:58:40 PM

Thanks for the input on reporting the Painted Turtles, will do they shortly.

Title: Re: Mink hunting Muskrats on edge of Mississauga
Post by: Bird Brain on April 05, 2013, 01:44:37 PM

Quote from: "greyowl51"

Thanks for the input on reporting the Painted Turtles, will do they shortly.

Thank You.  :)