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Spotted it in my backyard! I suspect it’s Mink.


It's first time my husband spotted this animal in our backyard. I suspect it's Mink.

We live in 6b zone, Massachusetts.



by MysticPlantGirl

20 Comments

  1. Icy-Conclusion-3500

    Looks like a fisher to me. The long snout and big tail.

    Edit: Plus that would be a pretty dang big mink, but fairly average for a fisher.

  2. AlmostSentientSarah

    beautiful sight! Is your backyard part of a forest?

  7. In-thebeginning

    Dayum I’m jealous. All I get are the local stray toms in my backyard.

  12. theateroffinanciers

    Put a ball or some toy out there and watch it play with it. They love to play

  13. KeyOption3548

    Definitely a fisher. Mink are pretty small, have a shorter tail (but not as short or small as a weasel).

  14. ReplyOk6720

    Wow that is so amazing. Never seen one of those before. A reward for rewilding.

  15. SirFentonOfDog

    If you hear horrifying screams in the night, it is probably a fisher

  17. boringtired

    Chicken serial killer that one there (Fischer)

  18. Snowzg

    Fisher! Because porcupines were decimating forests they reintroduced fishers, their main predator…can you imagine how bad ass they must be?

  20. mykittyforprez

    I had one of these guys in my yard last winter! Captured by one of the cameras. I was shocked since I live in a suburban area. I also saw a weasel in person recently. Had to do a double-take. Cute little guy

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