I was glancing out my dining room window and much to my surprise I saw a mink bounding down along the edge of the street, by Bassett Creek Park. Having never seen a mink in town before at first I figured it must have been someone's pet ferret that had escaped and was looking for greener pastures. I got my camera and followed it into the park. Upon closer examination I discovered it was an
American Mink.
Mink live throughout most of North America. As a semi-aquatic creature they often live near water. Mink eat
rodents, fish, crustaceans, amphibians and birds. I continue to be pleasantly surprised at the vast array of wildlife in our suburban neighborhood.
I was glancing out my dining room window and much to my surprise I saw a mink bounding down along the edge of the street, by Bassett Creek Park. Having never seen a mink in town before at first I figured it must have been someone's pet ferret that had escaped and was looking for greener pastures. I got my camera and followed it into the park. Upon closer examination I discovered it was an American Mink.
I saw a mink a few years ago at Chicago and 50th street in South Minneapolis (not the place you usually expect to see a mink. I was out early for my morning jog and it was walking along the path next to Minnehaha Creek. I knew it was a mink but the way it dove into the Creek once it saw me.
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