MINK??

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MINK??

Post by nuthatch » Fri Aug 29, 2014 7:53 am

Last night OH, who'd had instructions to put the egg yolks out :unsure: saw a creature in the garden, that he described as looking like a mink :yikes:

He said it was pale, furry like a cat, had a big white tail, small head and moved like a squirrel and wasn't even bothered when he shone a torch on it (no pics :( )

It was going to some of the ground feeders in the bird garden then darted round to the back garden like the fox does and exited through the hedge.

I'll be on the lookout tonight.

Edit 15.35: Looking at pics online he reckons that it was more like a weasel or stoat but the coat looked longer than in most of the photos - it was completely white.

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Re: MINK??

Post by Jacksparrow » Fri Aug 29, 2014 8:27 pm

I am a tad confused with your description Nutty. You say at one stage the animal had a big white tail and I immediately thought Stoat. Then in the edit you say it was completely white :shrug: My final thought was an escaped Ferret

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Post by nuthatch » Sat Aug 30, 2014 8:54 am

Yes, Jacksparrow - we thought that it must have 'belonged' to someone - whatever it was ....

We saw quite a few white stoats on the Google page although many did have a black tip to the tail.

Here's one:

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Re: MINK??

Post by Jacksparrow » Sat Aug 30, 2014 7:47 pm

Stoats are only white in the depth of winter usually though it is possible you have an albino which would be white at any time of year.

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Post by Placido » Sat Aug 30, 2014 10:11 pm

When stoats have a black tail tip they're "ermine", innit ??

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Post by nuthatch » Sun Aug 31, 2014 8:19 am

Yeh truesay breadbin, innit :nod:

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Post by Placido » Sun Aug 31, 2014 1:17 pm

Breadbin, breadbin ?!?!?!? Got me agen, Nuthatch :(

(signed) Flummoxed

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Post by nuthatch » Sun Aug 31, 2014 2:02 pm

:laugh: .... from Tunbridge Wells?

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Post by Jacksparrow » Sun Aug 31, 2014 8:37 pm

nuthatch wrote::laugh: .... from Tunbridge Wells?
I think "disgusted" was from Tunbridge Wells dunno about flummoxed :unsure: :shrug:

Errrm........care to explain the breadbin reference. If it was an anagram or some kind of illiteration is was lost on me too. :unsure:

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Post by Placido » Sun Aug 31, 2014 10:05 pm

S'right, Cap'n - Disgusted is certainly the denizen of Tunbridge Wells and has been for some many decades. I do believe his best friend is The Man On The Clapham Omnibus.

Flummoxed hails from Westminster :shrug:

Just googled 'breadbin': 2 suggestions an' best lef' dere.

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