A real winter snow last night left us with about 3" of heavy wet snow. This kind of snow is great for snowballs and for building snowmen (I refuse to be p.c. in naming them). But tracking isn't always the best - the depth and heaviness distorts the impressions in the snow. That's why it's delightful to find well-defined tracks, like those of a junco, in this kind of snow. For being such a little bird - almost weightless, the conditions of the snow were just right to leave this record of it's explorations on the patio.
Squirrels were also busy on the patio. Look at how you can see the toes, toe pads, and claws of the squirrel's feet in these tracks. Snow reveals lots of details that you may never notice at any other time of year. Look and learn!
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