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06-07-2008, 10:48 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: SE Northumberland
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| | | Re: Tracks and signs images needed.
Two examples of domestic Cat furballs, note very loose texture,comprising fully of fur, and lack of any food remains...often confused with scats...
(image originally posted by vole-woman) 
(image originally posted by stripee) 
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06-07-2008, 11:01 AM
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Grey Squirrel prints in soft mud. Note the "hand" shape, with 3 long forward pointing "toes". Both Grey and Red prints and similar, so ID is best based on which species are most prevalant in the area the print was found.Greys do however, leave "full" prints more often than Reds...
(originally posted by Bob Hastie) 
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06-07-2008, 11:14 AM
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| | | Re: Tracks and signs images needed.
Otter prints (with bonus redshank prints and holes made by feeding) Taken in north Wales on the river Glaslyn I must have just missed the animal because the tracks were still holding water!  |
06-07-2008, 11:17 AM
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| | | Re: Tracks and signs images needed.
I had a quick word with my hedgehogs about this thread and they were happy to oblige...  
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06-07-2008, 11:23 AM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: SE Northumberland
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| | | Re: Tracks and signs images needed.
Thanks Gill, and thanks Dave - scat pics to order eh? 
Selection of weathered Otter spraints...these dry out and disintegrate fairly quickly...odour not at all unpleasant - smells of lavender.  
Closeup of intact piece, showing the vast amount of food remains, and very "bitty" texture.... 
Mark H |
06-07-2008, 11:25 AM
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| | | Re: Tracks and signs images needed.
I did have some good badger prints and mink too and a mink holt (wrong word but I'm not sure on the technical term for a mink's home! but these seem to have got lost which is a bit frustrating!!
This is a fantastic idea by the way..... |
06-07-2008, 11:30 AM
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| | | Re: Tracks and signs images needed.
I lost a lot of shots when my computer crashed a couple of years ago, so I know your frustration Hope you manage to find them Gill...
Wader prints in very soft mud, 3 toed bird tracks without webbing or rear toe usually signifies wader species(size varies with species), these are Lapwing prints (watched them feeding)... 
Mark H |
06-07-2008, 11:35 AM
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| | | Re: Tracks and signs images needed.
Roe Deer bedding area. The animal has scraped away the leaf litter and used the spot to rest during the day. Note lack of feeding disturbance/digging on the cleared ground...the animal was observed while still resting here... 
Roe Deer latrine. Usually found in secluded areas, this is the clustered form, droppings may also be left in loose piles.Roe Deer tend to use regular latrines in the same areas. 
Mark H
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06-07-2008, 11:55 AM
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| | | Re: Tracks and signs images needed.
Examples of Sika deer Bole scoring.
One of the ways Sika stags mark their teritory, by gouging thier antlers in the trunks of trees during the rut in the autumn.   
Will take pics of fresh scoring this autumn. |
06-07-2008, 11:55 AM
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Fungi on fallen tree browsed by Rabbits. Note wide incisor marks...  
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