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Day: December 25, 2012

  • Merry Christmas: Winter Visitors

    Our back yard serves as a wildlife thoroughfare, but only after a snowfall can we see who’s been afoot overnight.

    Gray squirrels hop across the driveway:

    Squirrel Tracks in Snow
    Squirrel Tracks in Snow

    When they’re not busy raiding the bird feeder, that is:

    Not a Squirrel-Proof Feeder
    Not a Squirrel-Proof Feeder

    Red foxes leave widely spaced tracks:

    Red Fox Tracks in Snow
    Red Fox Tracks in Snow

    Even quadrupeds have trouble maintaining their footing on an icy driveway:

    Red Fox Skidmark in Snow
    Red Fox Skidmark in Snow

    Turkeys travel in flocks:

    Turkey Tracks in Snow
    Turkey Tracks in Snow

    And sometimes monsters stride the Earth:

    Mary Track in Snow
    Mary Track in Snow

    Seeing as how it wouldn’t be a suitable blog post without some numbers, here’s a 1 foot / 30 cm scale with fox and turkey tracks:

    Turkey and Fox Tracks in Snow with Ruler
    Turkey and Fox Tracks in Snow with Ruler

    Those are scary-big birds!

    Merry Christmas to all!