March 20th, 2015

I too hope the Laurel Creek mink will survive with this injury.  I imagine swimming would be difficult, and much of a mink’s food comes from the stream – fish, frogs, crayfish.

My daughter Sydney and I went out for a walk along the Grand River yesterday with our cameras, but both of us broke one of the cardinal rules of photography – have your camera at the ready!  Lens cap off; shooting mode selected; ISO chosen.  So when Sydney spotted this mink, we were both fumbling with our gear, trying to get a few frames off before it disappeared.  The greater reward, though, was just watching this sleek and slinky animal bound along the ice edge, swim across the river, and continue it’s inquisitive explorations on the other side.