Easy American Mink sightings in coastal South Carolina
Hi, this is my first post on Mammalwatching.com
Day before yesterday I had another close encounter with a confiding American Mink (Neogale vison) – at Huntington Beach State Park in coastal South Carolina, USA.
American Mink are easily seen and are pretty accustomed to humans around the rock jetty at the north end of the park. This jetty (on the south side of Murrells Inlet) is paved and extends about 2/3 of a mile into the ocean. The jetty is about a 15-20 minute walk from the beach parking area. The Mink seem to favor the section of jetty with the inlet channel on one side and salt marsh on the other. I usually visit the site in fall and winter but I imagine Mink can be seen year-round.
A Google map of the location is here:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/33%C2%B031’37.5%22N+79%C2%B002’00.3%22W/@33.527069,-79.0344389,452m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d33.527069!4d-79.033417?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTExOS4yIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
I watched the Mink prowling among the rocks, swimming out in the water and diving and north then rolling dry on the sand.
Here are a few photos from yesterday:
Here are a couple of closeup portraits from last fall:
Nathan Dias – Charleston, South Carolina, USA
“These days I prefer to hunt with a camera. A good photograph demands more skill from the hunter, better nerves and more patience than the rifle shot.” — Bror Blixen.
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