Mink pics

[DMN]

I came home today and saw a flurry of action behind the house and it was a mink and he had just killed a muskrat. My boy kept the mink away while I got the camera and I got a few pics. All shot with 100-400L at 400mm, f8, and AV mode.

C & C welcome

mink coming back and not sure what to make of the new guy sitting on the grass.

mink grabbing muskrat

Here the mink is carrying the muskrat away, it was a big muskrat and he had no trouble running with it.

Thanks

Dan

[Steve Foss]

Great series of captures, DMN! Mighty tough to get good mink shots since they almost never stop moving. Excellent!

[Dbl]

Wow, great work! What a very nice series of shots.

[goblueM]

wow awesome pics

[DMN]

Steve, I know what you say about moving fast, it was hard to try to keep the focus point on him. I also wish I would have had the exposure compensated negative a little as on some closer shots I blew the highlights on some sweat on the tips of his hair pretty bad.

Thanks

Dan

[DMN]

Thanks Dbl and gobblueM, I wanted to get a mink for a long time and just happen on one in the yard.

Thanks

Dan

[finnbay]

Great series! Fourth one is my fave!

[DMN]

Thanks finnbay,

Here is a pic of when I thought he was getting close enough to me and I would make my exit!!

Dan

[finnbay]

Look at those intense eyes! That would strike fear into just about anything!

[DMN]

Yea, it worked on me, at the speed he was running around he would have been in my lap in a nano second. I made a judgement call that I would just as soon not have that.

Dan