No contest....
The mink den is located behind the tires located at the bottom of the photo. There is an opening where the mink launches out of, onto the backs of whatever bird is present, in this case a common ring billed gull. At this point the mink has the gull by the back of the neck.
by Attila Papp Photography, on FlickrIn this photo the mink is dragging the gull to the den entrance, which is located at the elbow of the left wing of the gull.
by Attila Papp Photography, on FlickrThe gull is still fighting, but by this point the battle had already been lost as the mink had a firm grasp on the neck of the gull.
by Attila Papp Photography, on FlickrThe mink is repositioning the gull so that it can be carried down into the den head first.
by Attila Papp Photography, on FlickrHere you can see that the mink, while only about 2ft in total length, has a very impressive jaw size which can easily grasp onto the vital area of the gull.
by Attila Papp Photography, on FlickrThe mink starts pulling the gull back up towards the entrance of the den. The feathers will be used to line the den to warm the mink babies who should be born in the next couple of weeks.
by Attila Papp Photography, on FlickrIt's hard work, so the mink took several breaks to ensure that it didn't become dehydrated during the sequence. Note that the gull is now half way into the den cavity, and by this point probably had most of its internal organs consumed.
by Attila Papp Photography, on Flickr
