Vincent Lowe Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Any ideas on what this is for? It was tethered both ends and had a small metal tray inside. I assume it's a feeder of some sort but what for? In a high remote lake in the Harris Hills, Western Isles, Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Crean Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Lough monster feeder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyn Llun Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Have a look at the well-known landscape photographer - Jem Southam's - book from years ago called 'Raft of Carrots' and you will have the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulw Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Definitely a mink raft.....the Hebridean Mink Project has been running a few years here on the islands, coming to an end soon. It's just a shame that the Mink have now been replaced by rats! Best wishes from Harris! Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Lowe Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 Thanks for all the info folks - caption and keywords now amended. Best wishes from Harris! Thanks. Beautiful place...! I'll definitely be going back again. Lough monster feeder? No doubt the local wildlife would consider the mink to be a monster...! Thanks again all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 And here's me thinking it was a "Duck house". Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Has anyone ever smelled a mink? Years ago, I had a trapper/hunter/fisherman for a brother-in-law. He trapped some mink (might have been illegal at the time to keep them) and caged and raised them in his back yard. Eventually sold the hides. I was fascinated as a small girl to see them until I got a whiff of the odor they produced. And that was in the open air. Ugh. Not as potent as a skunk that sprays vapor, but just a very, very strong nasty smell. Betty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulw Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 I have many bad habits.......but snorting mink isn't one of them...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Brook Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 I think Pete is on the right track. It would normally be full of carrots, but this year's Harris carrot season has been the worst since records began. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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