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Wildlife Reports => Toronto Wildlife => Topic started by: Rob'in'To on January 10, 2011, 07:17:45 PM

Title: Mink sighting in High Park
Post by: Rob'in'To on January 10, 2011, 07:17:45 PM

I was at a photo lession/session thingy in High Park on Sunday morning.  Across a small frozen pond we spotted a Mink chase a Squirrel (who got away).  The Mink might have noticed us all watching him with cameras pointed as he kept going.  It was a neat sighting!  Unfortunately my battery died after this shot.

(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/lilevl13/hp7.jpg)

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Post by: feathered on January 11, 2011, 08:14:11 AM

So cute! Aside from the usual squirrels and the odd raccoon I think I've only seen a beaver at High Park. I like how you caught him mid-leap.

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Post by: JimmyM on January 11, 2011, 11:08:07 AM

Interesting chase - action photo !

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Post by: Axeman on January 11, 2011, 04:14:07 PM

Wow...some reflexes you have ! Great photo....I once watched an ermine chasing a red squirrel on my deck -- they hit my glass door one after another...the squirrel made a lucky escape but the ermine was hunting down the tunnels the squirrels made through the snow...now and then he'd pop his head out of a hole and survey...left you with a definite impression of his blood thirst...I wasn't going to go out there lol

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Post by: Rob'in'To on January 19, 2011, 06:41:58 PM

I haven't gotten any notice on this lately and now see the photo is gone too.  I best go back to Photobucket and see what is up.

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Post by: Rob'in'To on January 19, 2011, 06:50:48 PM

Now it's back.  Hmmmmmm?

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Post by: Bird Brain on January 19, 2011, 09:02:03 PM

Rob ... blame it on tonight's "Full Wolf Moon"!   8)