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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
I've been on the trail of a porcupine, I believe, recently:
Any other trackers, here? If you will, please show us what you've found. |
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts |
Awesome pics, Laurie. I love porkies. 'Course I don't have dogs at the moment...
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
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Marlin1894 Special user 559 Posts |
Cool pics. Those porcupines really do a number on those trees!
Yes, I like to look at animal tracks, I'm glad we finally got some snow on the ground around here. It's cool to walk around and see the tracks of animals that you know are there all the time but hardly ever see. Helps you figure out their habits as well so that you can have a better chance of seeming them later on. |
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
Some great finds today- lots of trails and was able to get close to some of the trees used by the porcupine(s):
niptwig teethmarks! |
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
over... under... ? Here's a little something different: |
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motown Inner circle Atlanta by way of Detroit 6127 Posts |
I heard they're good eats!
"If you ever write anything about me after I'm gone, I will come back and haunt you."
– Karl Germain |
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
The trees? Yes, they certainly seem to be!
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts |
Around here, the first suspect would be the pileated woodpecker. Who do you figure is doing the excavating, Laurie?
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16544 Posts |
There was a crooked man and he walked a crooked mile,
He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile. He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse. And they all lived together in a little crooked house. I have been looking at sticks all week as am I making a crook.
If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
Tommy |
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
I would expect a pileated woodpecker, too, John. The tree's been in this condition quite awhile, though- I'm not sure it's still an active excavation site - haven't yet caught anyone working there- I'll keep an eye out, though. Found something near the porcupine trees the other day that had me wondering if the woodpecker and porcupine use the same trees (I don't see why not but can't remember what I read on the matter )- there's the smaller woodpecker around, too, (downy? not sure) and I see those fairly regularly and hear them knocking, too.
Sorry for the lack of clarity in the following pic- I caught this bird at the bird feeders recently- I thought it was a woodpecker- can anyone confirm? Nearby tree: |
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
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Nuthatch? ( http://www.theweathernetwork.com/your_we....../1/20461 ) I thought s/he seemed bigger, though. |
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Woland Special user 680 Posts |
Looks a little like a belted kingfisher to me.
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16544 Posts |
Grey squirrels perhaps.
If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
Tommy |
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Woland Special user 680 Posts |
Very likely a nuthatch.
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
From the link above: "The White-breasted Nuthatch be found throughout most of the United States and southern Canada for most of the year. This is a darling smallish bird with great balance and hanging skills. It can often be found walking upside down on branches or tree trunks, often causing me to momentarily mistake it for a woodpecker."
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Marlin1894 Special user 559 Posts |
Definately a nuthatch, I see them all the time. The belted kingfisher is 4-5X times that size, and is long gone for the winter by now that far north.
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts |
White breasted nuthatch for sure. The red-breasted are darker and much smaller. Do you have any other nuthatches in your neck of the woods, Laurie?
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts |
Love the pictures. I wish I had taken photos back when I had a raccoon friend living on my back porch. He was very friendly as was better than a watch dog at keeping strangers at bay.
Happy New Year! Bob |
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
Thankyou, all! Not sure about other nuthatches here, John, but likely.
Happy New Year to you, too, Bob! My mother used to feed stray and feral cats out here and as I've mentioned on the " " thread, I think, it followed naturally the raccoons were dining with the cats. Many great opportunities but never got any photos of the coons- this was before the advent of the very convenient digital camera. |
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