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  • AdkGal
    Member
    • Sep 2006
    • 76

    #1

    Saranac River Mink

    This little mink surely isn't as cute as DeepForest's Pine Martin, but it was fun to watch today! It was on/in the Saranac River, and was quite successful diving for fish.

    Jackie







  • DEEPFOREST
    Adirondacks = Heaven
    • Dec 2005
    • 219

    #2
    NICE PICS! I like the last one. It's in full stride, fish in mouth and all.

    The few times I have seen mink there were always 2 or more. Was this one alone?
    Set out runnin' but I take my time
    A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
    If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight. -GD

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    • AdkGal
      Member
      • Sep 2006
      • 76

      #3
      Originally posted by DEEPFOREST
      NICE PICS! I like the last one. It's in full stride, fish in mouth and all.

      The few times I have seen mink there were always 2 or more. Was this one alone?

      I believe it was alone. I watched him for about 30 minutes and never saw another one... nor did I see more than one at a time. One of the pictures I took of his left side may show some type of old injury. Many times Bald Eagles are seen along this section of the Saranac River, and I would think a Mink would be a good meal for an Eagle.

      Jackie

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      • Justin
        Moving along
        • May 2006
        • 6889

        #4
        VERY cool, Jackie!!!

        A blue gill lunch?

        --Justin

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        • ellsaf
          Member
          • Apr 2007
          • 312

          #5
          Great pictures, I would've been so excited to see something like that, thanks for sharing the pictures. How is it he did not detect your presence and run away?
          In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks. John Muir

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          • adk
            Adirondack Forest
            • Jun 2005
            • 333

            #6
            Great Mink photos

            That's some great shots, thanks for sharing. great lil buggers.
            The more wilderness in the Adirondacks, the better.

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            • AdkGal
              Member
              • Sep 2006
              • 76

              #7
              Originally posted by ellsaf
              Great pictures, I would've been so excited to see something like that, thanks for sharing the pictures. How is it he did not detect your presence and run away?
              ellsaf,

              I was a good distance away from the mink, was VERY quiet and still, and I was using the equivilent of a 737mm lens.

              Jackie

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              • Wildernessphoto
                Member
                • Jan 2004
                • 1767

                #8
                Very nice pic's Jackie!
                well done!
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                • St.Regis
                  Member
                  • Feb 2007
                  • 1600

                  #9
                  Great pics AdkGal !!! Mink certainly are very cool animals to watch Couple questions...how long did that mink stay under water and did it catch more than one fish?

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                  • ADKHUNTER
                    Member
                    • May 2007
                    • 884

                    #10
                    Great shots. I love being fortunate enough to come upon scenes like that.

                    ED

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                    • AdkGal
                      Member
                      • Sep 2006
                      • 76

                      #11
                      Originally posted by St.Regis
                      Great pics AdkGal !!! Mink certainly are very cool animals to watch Couple questions...how long did that mink stay under water and did it catch more than one fish?

                      In the time I was standing there, he dove once, was down approximately 35 or 40 seconds, and came up in a different spot with the fish. When he came up on the ice with the fish, he stayed about a foot from it for several minutes just staring at it.

                      Jackie

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                      • Woodsman
                        Member
                        • Oct 2007
                        • 114

                        #12
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                        Fabulous job of Photography!

                        Thanks for sharing!

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                        • kayakrski
                          Member
                          • Dec 2007
                          • 390

                          #13
                          Great photos. The last mink I saw was a few weeks ago. I would have loved to get a shot of it. I was driving on River Road?(The road that goes along the Ausable River from Wilmington Notch to the ski jumps.) Anyway, the river was mostly frozen at that time and there in a 20' diameter open spot was a Mallard duck and on the ice next to him was a Mink. They were looking at each other and only 10' apart. I almost turned around but I figured the Mink would run off.

                          Gregg
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