Mink eats squirrel

I was loading the kayak I borrowed from C_Run at the launch site below the bridges in downtown Corvallis, when a squirrel ran across the launch area, closely pursued by a mink.  They zig-zagged back and forth across the area, at one point running about three feet from a guy who was sitting in the door of his car, changing his shoes, and then disappeared into some bushes.  A couple seconds later, the squirrel started screaming.  I peered into the bushes, and could see the mink subduing the squirrel, but couldn't get a picture because they were in the shadows and obscured by branches.  The squirrel kept screaming for 30-45 seconds before the mink finished it off.  I was surprised the squirrel didn't run up into a tree, where it would probably have had an advantage over the mink.

Wow! Only in Oregon!  Mink is good crabbing bait.....  wonder if squirrel is good bait.
Was it a mink or river otter?  I've seen a few river otters that were pretty mean (attacking ducklings and even seagulls) but I didn't know mink were that aggressive.
Hope you had a good float.

Send that mink down here. The gray squirrels are stripping all the bark of our maples this year!

Wow! Only in Oregon!  Mink is good crabbing bait.....  wonder if squirrel is good bait.
Was it a mink or river otter?  I've seen a few river otters that were pretty mean (attacking ducklings and even seagulls) but I didn't know mink were that aggressive.
Hope you had a good float.

Mink is AMAZING crab bait!

I wonder about squirrel now too