I got a chance yesterday to get out in search of Lepus americanus. The hares were safe. I learned a lot about travelling through heavy snow that I should've already known. We had about 7 inches of powder and below that a 1 1/2" layer of ice and below that about 4 more inches of snow. Made for great exercise. Note to self - snowshoes! Anyway, here are some pictures. Enjoy!
Check out this big hunk of tinder fungus. Jealous?
Here's a nice track. Can you figure out what made it? I think I know.
Closeup of same.
Check out the two following images. Were they made by the same type of animal for the same purposes? I don't think so, though I could be wrong. What do you think? There were no tracks near either of these. I think the second one was made sometime between mid-October and early December, if that's any hint.
At least the birds are finding food. We have woody, downy and pileated woodpeckers in this area. Not sure what made the image below.
As a survival experiment I decided to follow their lead. I found a dead birch and pecked at the small holes until I found a tiny red centipede. Not sure if it was edible (I don't think so.) Also, it didn't want to cooperate for a Kodak moment. Too shy, I guess
Tracks. Coyote or fox? Or both? I think the top one is a fox and the bottom is coyote. I found several sets and used the stick in the picture to gauge the distance between steps. The stick is about 14" long in both images. It's the same stick. We have documented cross-bred coyotes here. In some cases they have interbred with red wolves, producing a 60-pound animal as opposed to a 40 pound animal.
Check out this big hunk of tinder fungus. Jealous?
Here's a nice track. Can you figure out what made it? I think I know.
Closeup of same.
Check out the two following images. Were they made by the same type of animal for the same purposes? I don't think so, though I could be wrong. What do you think? There were no tracks near either of these. I think the second one was made sometime between mid-October and early December, if that's any hint.
At least the birds are finding food. We have woody, downy and pileated woodpeckers in this area. Not sure what made the image below.
As a survival experiment I decided to follow their lead. I found a dead birch and pecked at the small holes until I found a tiny red centipede. Not sure if it was edible (I don't think so.) Also, it didn't want to cooperate for a Kodak moment. Too shy, I guess
Tracks. Coyote or fox? Or both? I think the top one is a fox and the bottom is coyote. I found several sets and used the stick in the picture to gauge the distance between steps. The stick is about 14" long in both images. It's the same stick. We have documented cross-bred coyotes here. In some cases they have interbred with red wolves, producing a 60-pound animal as opposed to a 40 pound animal.
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