American Mink

Male Lazuli Bunting Plus American Mink Family Photos

By Mia McPherson|July 16th, 2021|Categories: American Mink, Birds, Lazuli Buntings, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, American Mink, break, bunting, buntings, canyon, creek, creek bank., diving, foraging, grasses, hidden, Lazuli Bunting, male, mink, minks, mountains, mustelids, Neovison vison, Passerina amoena, perched, riparian habitat, running, summer, water|

I started my morning off yesterday in the Wasatch Mountains photographing an American Mink family that appeared on the bank of a creek.

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Wild Utah Mink Tests Positive For Coronavirus

By Mia McPherson|December 15th, 2020|Categories: American Badgers, American Mink, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Long-tailed Weasels, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: 2020, adult, American Badger, American Mink, badger, badgers, burrow, coronavirus, Covid-19, creek, fog, grasses, Long-tailed Weasel, mammals, marsh, mink, minks, Mustela frenata, mustelid, mustelids, Neovison vison, one-eared, rocks, shore, shoreline, standing, Taxidea taxus, vegetation, water, weasel, weasels, winter coat|

I'm concerned for our wild American Mink and have begun to wonder of the coronavirus could be passed to the other native mustelids here in Utah.

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An American Mink In The Wasatch Mountains

By Mia McPherson|August 28th, 2019|Categories: American Mink, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: American Mink, creek, creek bank., frost, grasses, low light, mink, minks, mountains, mustelid, Neovison vison|

I was excited to have been able to take a decent image of an American Mink when I found this one in the Wasatch Mountains yesterday morning.

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