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Index of Subjects 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 -------------------------------------------------- From: "P.L. Chalmers" <plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 9:15 PM To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> 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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