[NatureNS] Mink at Peggy's Cove

From: Brian Bartlett <bbartlett@eastlink.ca>
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Ian, About a decade ago when American relatives were visiting, as in your 
case, we also saw a dark mink among the rocks at Peggy's Cove, a ten-minute 
walk or so far to the the left of popular main area by the lighthouse. Maybe 
there's something about Americans that brings mink out of hiding.
Brian

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From: "P.L. Chalmers" <plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 9:15 PM
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Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Mink at Peggy's Cove

> I saw a road-killed Mink in Bedford on Sunday.  It had made it half-way 
> across the very busy Bedford Highway, with Moir's Pond on one side and 
> Moir's Mill Road on the other.  I've never thought of a Mink as 
> susceptible to being hit by a car, but evidently it can happen.
>
> Patricia L. Chalmers
> Halifax
>
>
>
> At 05:34 PM 16/08/2011, you wrote:
>>All:
>>
>>On Sunday, my visiting far-flung family went to Peggy's Cove. Although
>>I and others here may be somewhat blasé, there is no doubt that
>>scrambling over the granite is greatly enjoyed by come-from-aways.
>>
>>A bonus this time was a large, dark mink darting over the rocks near
>>the high tide mark in full view of scores of visitors. An American
>>cousin called out its id, and there was lots of ooh-ing and ah-ing. I
>>asked a number of people if they had had ever seen one before, and
>>most said no. It then disappeared into a large crevice. I suppose a
>>mink could make a living in the general area, but not likely on the
>>granite outcrop as such.
>>
>>Cheers, Ian
>>
>>Ian McLaren
>
> 

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