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08-07-2008, 06:27 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cromford, Derbyshire Dales
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| | | Re: Tracks and signs images needed.
A couple more water vole signs
Feeding remains - spike rush 
Water vole burrows 
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08-07-2008, 08:28 PM
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| | | Re: Tracks and signs images needed.
Here are some barn owl pellets on a centimetre grid... 
The three at the front are old (collected on 6th June) and have dried out. The one at the back is fresh and damp and was collected last night after heavy rain most of the day.
Here is a close up showing small mammal bones - probably field vole - sticking out of a damaged end of the pellet. At the time of regurgitation these bones would be safely wrapped in fur... 
And this close up shows a rodent incisor - again, probably from a field vole - embedded in the side of the pellet... 
Barn owls normally expel two pellets per day and the size varies depending on how successful their hunting has been and how well they have eaten. These ones at 4 - 5 centimetres are pretty average.
Dave P.
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08-07-2008, 09:55 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Boroughbridge near York - isn't the same as the Dales, but close enough!
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A nice fresh hedgehog poo for ya Mark lol!!! 
Enjoy!!!!  
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08-07-2008, 10:03 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: SE Northumberland
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Originally Posted by Cazzie  A nice fresh hedgehog poo for ya Mark lol!!!
Enjoy!!!! | Added to the Hedgehog page, thanks Caz 
Put a footprint trap in front of the hedgehog house earlier today, so hopefully in about half an hours time i`ll have a nice set of hog prints , which i can photograph in the morning and add to the thread
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08-07-2008, 10:34 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2007
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| | | Re: Tracks and signs images needed.
Here is a Fox print in rather wet snow 
Shows how neat they are, when you get a clean single print. I think you ought to be able to cover a Fox track with a standard (British) (safety) matchbox (if anyone remembers them!).
henrya
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08-07-2008, 11:16 PM
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Thanks Henry, duly added to the Fox page. Nice print that one
Mark H |
09-07-2008, 09:26 AM
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| | | Re: Tracks and signs images needed.
Domestic Cat print for comparison purposes. Note lack of claws even on soft ground,forward pointing digital pads,and size ratio between digital pads and interdigital ("palm") pad. 
Mark H
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09-07-2008, 09:30 AM
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| | | Re: Tracks and signs images needed.
Hedgehog left forefoot. Claws not very apparent in this shot, neither is the 5th digital pad on right side of print. 
Mark H |
09-07-2008, 09:42 AM
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Tufftie & I were working on a garden yesterday & came across a badger run through the garden some tracks & a latrene so next time we go back, we'll be taking the camera with us & will upload photo's here for you Mark!
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09-07-2008, 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Jez Tufftie & I were working on a garden yesterday & came across a badger run through the garden some tracks & a latrene so next time we go back, we'll be taking the camera with us & will upload photo's here for you Mark! | Excellent mate,cheers..... nice find too
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