Sunday, January 15, 2012

Stories in the Snow

We got about 1" of snow yesterday. Just enough to reveal any overnight visitors by the tracks left behind.  A fox wondered around, checking out the ground under the birdfeeders. If it's the one that's been in the yard before, it's a grey fox - about the two feet long and 1-1/2 feet high. Its tail is tipped with black and the face has a narrow nose. The fox shows up about once every two weeks. It may visit more often but with the lack of snow this winter, I can't tell for sure.

The picture shows squirrel tracks, too. There is a group of five that come throughout the day. If I put the trail camera at ground level, I get hundreds of squirrel shots in just a few days. I never realized how much they liked having their pictures taken!

Can you tell which tracks are which?

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