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03-02-2009, 12:52 PM
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03-02-2009, 12:55 PM
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| | | Re: Tracks and signs images needed. Quote:
Originally Posted by KeenTeen17 | yes mother this is the maturity level of my friend  
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03-02-2009, 12:56 PM
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| | | Re: Tracks and signs images needed. Ill shut up now before this thread goes off topic like most of the ones we both visit.  | 
03-02-2009, 01:26 PM
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03-02-2009, 03:33 PM
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| | | Re: Tracks and signs images needed. Okay, I've just realised the 'deer' tracks are probably rabbits, complete with tail marking in the last picture.
Sorry!
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03-02-2009, 05:52 PM
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| | | Re: Tracks in the snow Quote:
Originally Posted by ali007 Hoping someone can help me, this is my 1st post!
Unusual (to me anyway  ) footprints in my garden this morning, in the snow.
Approx 2" long, in a V shape, one either side, possibly with a little mark where the two meet. Sorry, just discovered camera not working otherwise I'd have posted a piccie.
I'm assuming it's some kind of deer? It came over from next door (6' fence) and must have gone over to garden on other side. We do live on edge of country but I haven't seen deer near houses before.
What really puzzles me is that it was a single line of tracks?
I may have to stay up tonight to look out
Thanks in anticipation. |
Sounds like a roe deer passing through. The back foot often steps into the track of the front to minimize enegry in deep snow, this can sometimes appear as a straight line.
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03-02-2009, 06:00 PM
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| | | Re: Tracks and signs images needed. Quote:
Originally Posted by helen w Hi all
I woke this morning to find that there'd been visitors overnight right up to my front door and all over the field.
I'm wondering if anyone can help ID these. I think one's a fox (though it could be the neighbours Husky I guess, or maybe both).. but the deer tracks are so big (6 inches) that I'm quite astounded, and am considering whether I've had a demon come visit, since they seem more the size of Reindeer tracks I've found on North American sites than British species.
Any help greatly appreciated (For added info, I live on the Northamptonshire/Buckinghamshire border) |
Yes your deer prints are rabbits, the top middle and right are hard to make out possible rabbits also. The middle bottom ones show nicely fox prints (Photo 3 shows it best). The other bottom ones are rabbits too.
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04-02-2009, 12:20 PM
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| | | Re: Tracks in the snow Quote:
Originally Posted by Dogghound Sounds like a roe deer passing through. The back foot often steps into the track of the front to minimize enegry in deep snow, this can sometimes appear as a straight line. | A, not a new 2 legged species then  . Like another poster I too was conerned it may have been a demon
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05-02-2009, 07:50 AM
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| | | Re: Tracks in the snow Quote:
Originally Posted by ali007 A, not a new 2 legged species then  . Like another poster I too was conerned it may have been a demon
Many thanks. | As I said they step in their front prints making it look like there is only two.
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07-02-2009, 06:49 PM
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| | | Re: Tracks in the snow Quote:
Originally Posted by Dogghound Sounds like a roe deer passing through. The back foot often steps into the track of the front to minimize enegry in deep snow, this can sometimes appear as a straight line. | I found some roe tracks today in the snow (id'd on some droppings and the sheer size of the gait) | 
11-02-2009, 08:07 AM
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| | | Re: Tracks and signs images needed. Hi
Can someone confirm these are Muntjac droppings and tracks and I will add them to the tracks & signs section.
There is too much for Rabbit (we don't get them anyway) and the bits are larger, about 10mm long. The tracks are 5-6 inches apart though I've only noticed them this morning so will have thawed a bit yesterday. Whatever it was polished off a plate of red millet, the only birds I've seen eating it are the pigeons and pheasants.
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11-02-2009, 08:33 AM
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| | | Re: Tracks and signs images needed. Another example of badger tracks rather nicely showing the furrow caused by the low slung belly of the beast | 
11-05-2009, 04:38 PM
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| | | Re: Tracks and signs images needed. Badger again. I was reliably informed that these marks are made by the front claws of a Badger. Why, I do not know  Since spotting these, I have seen similar signs of Badger activity in other areas inhabited by them. I'd love to find out why they do this: | 
15-07-2009, 11:49 AM
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| | Re: Tracks and signs images needed. I have added a photo to the image Gallery (Unidentified spoors) of some droppings which were found in my back garden. These droppings were amongst the remains of a blackbird which had been totally eaten except for feathers. Any ideas as to what animal left them? | 
21-09-2009, 02:46 PM
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| | | Re: Tracks and signs images needed. I did not see any photo about droppings, dog eared
Now I am showing mine. This morning walking around I found 3 poos similar to this 100_0858a - Wild About Britain Pics
I think they are fox's | 
18-12-2009, 10:40 PM
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| | | Re: Tracks and signs images needed. Hi, not sure if this is the right place... I live by the waterside-canalside.
This morning i awoke to snow and saw many tracks in it.
Ducks, cats etc. But there ws some i could not identify. They were 2 very straight tracks, almost like a toy car had run along.
Any ideas? Thanks! | 
18-12-2009, 11:36 PM
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| | | Re: Tracks and signs images needed. Minature railway?
Welcome to WAB dsupersam, you will get some sensible answers.
i've seen lines like this in the snow where a fox has been carrying the carcass of a goose and the wingtip and foot have described fairly straight lines.
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09-01-2010, 01:00 PM
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| | | Re: Tracks and signs images needed. Pheasant tracks in the snow. Not usually the sort of bird we get in our garden! Tracks about 6cm toe to heel. Mark left by dragging tail visible at top of picture. | 
24-01-2010, 07:29 PM
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| | | Re: Tracks and signs images needed.
Badger prints, fore and aft. | 
06-02-2010, 08:19 PM
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| | | Re: Tracks and signs images needed. Hi,
Don't know if more tracks and signs are needed but have an old book with some good photos I could scan. | 
06-02-2010, 09:46 PM
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| | | Re: Tracks and signs images needed. Thanks for the offer Dunedin but probably best not too. We might fall foul of copyright issues.
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