Record #:

43243

Author(s):

Todd Pusser

Abstract:

In this article the author discusses the rare times they have seen a mink in an urban environment. In the beginning of the article the author discusses a time when they were waiting for the appearance of a mink at the harbor of downtown Norfolk, North Carolina. The author describes their first time spotting a mink in an urban setting was when they were showing a friend and their family Norfolk. The author describes that their friend’s daughter spotted a crowd photographing a pair of mink pubs playing around. The author later describes that they rarely get the chance to see minks in the wild and stated the oddity of seeing them in an urban setting. Lastly the author discusses that during the winter months they would look out for the create and would see the mother mink popping in and out of holes in the rocks foraging for her pups.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 85 Issue 6, November-December 2021, p31-32 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife; WILDLIFE IN NORTH CAROLINA (Magazine); Wildlife photography; Wildlife--North Carolina; Wildlife introduction

Record #:

43249

Author(s):

Todd Pusser

Abstract:

In the article the author discusses the other North Carolina aquatic carnivore which is the River Otter which can be found in the sand hills of North Carolina. The author states that they set up a game camera near a beaver pond to capture picture and videos of the Otter population in the area. The pond the author was refereeing to was located off their late grandmother’s farm and the beavers had created an aquatic oasis for animals like wood ducks, turtles, and fish. The author states that they came across an otter latrine which was filled with fish bone and scales. The author states the purpose of an otter latrine is a social hub for otters and it allows for them to know who is nearby and who has had babies and who is ready to have babies. The author set up the game camera pointing towards the otter latrine in hopes to capture pictures and videos of the local otters. The author stated that they visited the location over the next couple months and the game camera had captured hundreds of pictures and videos. The main otter the camera captured was seen to be a male and he would visit the latrine at all hours of the day. The author theorized that the male otter was doing this behavior to possibly advertise his availability to possible females in the area.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 85 Issue 6, November-December 2021, p33 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife; WILDLIFE IN NORTH CAROLINA (Magazine); Wildlife introduction; Wildlife photography; Otters

Record #:

43250

Author(s):

Todd Pusser

Abstract:

In this article the author describes an experience of watching a mother minx capture a blue crab to feed to her pups. The author describes the difficulty of being able to capture a clear phot of the mother while she darted in and out of the rocks to the water. The mother minx then proceeded to dive into the water and then reemerge with a blue soft shell crab. The author sates that once the mother minx disappeared into the rocks they could hear the sounds of the pup eating the blue crap their mother brought them.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 85 Issue 6, November-December 2021, p34 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife; Wildlife photography; Wildlife Education; minx; WILDLIFE IN NORTH CAROLINA (Magazine); Wildlife--North Carolina