droppings

thebeard · #1 (**permalink**) 28-08-2009, 05:29 PM

noticed these droppings in a cemetery in town today, from the size of it and location i could only think fox, but it didnt smell or look like fox droppings and its full of seeds. anyone know what the culprit may have been?

aeshna5 · #2 (**permalink**) 28-08-2009, 05:50 PM

I would suggest a Fox that's been feeding on a lot of blackberies- they are quite partial to fruit.

camo · #3 (**permalink**) 28-08-2009, 07:16 PM

hi

Its a difficult one as it has not held any kind of shape I would not rule out a badger, whilst it is not in a scraped hole as badgers prefer, the food content and consistancy are right and I some times get badger pooh on grass and logs. Generally Badgers will deposit very close to a worn path where you may find other typical scraped holes.

roy

thebeard · #4 (**permalink**) 29-08-2009, 01:18 AM

there were a couple of places in the cemetary which looked like they could house large mammals, and one looked like it could be a sett, though i could only find one opening, but there were definate scrape marks. i guess i'll go back and look to see if there's any more signs.

PMG · #5 (**permalink**) 29-08-2009, 07:30 AM

I would say a badger feeding on fruit has been 'taken short' and not made it to a laterine!! Either that or its a way of scent marking a territory when they don't want to dig a full size latrine. If it smelled 'musky' and not unpleasant then its defo badger

Pauline