Some days you're just lucky and today was one of them. I spotted this mink coming up from the water's edge and then it disappeared into the bush. A quick sneek over for a careful examination of the area and I concluded it was off to other places, not to be seen again this day....wrong! As I continued on my walk there it was, on a footbridge over the stream, checking the water below for the possibility of a tasty meal. I clicked, it ignored me, and while the mink didn't find a meal I was lucky and got a number of shots.

Mink facts: Mink will eat virtually anything they can catch and kill, including fish, birds, bird eggs, insects, crabs, clams, and small mammals. There are both seasonal and annual differences in the diet depending on what is available. Mink prefer streams, ponds, beaches, or marshes. An abundance of hares or mice may cause them to move inland. ~ Alaska Department of Fish and Game

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