Tracks in snow, post your pictures here

Mothman

Just an idea. There is widespread snow across country and the areas that missed out may well see some during next few days. Plenty of tracks in the snow. Lets see some pictures!

It would be useful to have something to indicate size in the photos, ideally a ruler, but in most cases will be foot or phone etc.

I've no pictures yet, but amazed to see loads of fox tracks around, because they don't trouble my free-range hens. At the risk of going off topic even before I create the thread I believe there is an understanding. They leave me alone, I leave them alone.

trebor28

Mothman wrote: »

Just an idea. There is widespread snow across country and the areas that missed out may well see some during next few days. Plenty of tracks in the snow. Lets see some pictures!

It would be useful to have something to indicate size in the photos, ideally a ruler, but in most cases will be foot or phone etc.

I've no pictures yet, but amazed to see loads of fox tracks around, because they don't trouble my free-range hens. At the risk of going off topic even before I create the thread I believe there is an understanding. They leave me alone, I leave them alone.

not so my good man, not so!
only got a light dusting, so its hard trying to find tracks let alone take a pic of them.

we live in hope though.

johngalway

No snow in West Connemara and I ain't going up the top of the Twelve Bens/'Turks tracking either

Beebaa

Athy, Sat 27th Nov 2010.

Judgement Day

Beebaa wrote: »

Athy, Sat 27th Nov 2010.

Call that snow! Try this for size. My Scottie in a blizzard at Enniscorthy this morning. I was going to take a photo of his paw prints too but it was so bad that I didn't want to risk the camera getting wet.

Rainbowsend

Prints of the lesser spotted sap, last seen in Wicklow as you can see narrowly missed being run over by a truck, note the tyre marks! :eek:

Bagmagnet

An abundance of prints this morning:

trebor28

got this this morning, think its a fox.



also this morning i had a lovely shot of a bird which was taking off from the snow covered ground, and along with the footprints you could make out where the wings had grazed the snow and left their mark. was whipping out the phone to take a pic when the dog wandered over to see what i was at and ruined it.!:mad:

littlebug

Lots of these :mad:


Quite a few of these


which were then obliterated by this



then I saw these on the table which I hope were made by something with 2 rather than 4 legs.

bogtreader

apologies for going of topic why is it dogs get so excited by snow.
Ours go mad our oldest a jack russell always gets belly burn but
still goes crackers

John mac

trebor28

fox with a side car?:D

Half-cocked

Has anyone any idea what made these? Near water, I'm guessing an otter. the largest print is about 1.5 inches long.

trebor28

just did a quick google there and this is what it gave me



doesnt llok like a good match to me, but then he tracks dont look that fresh

Half-cocked

Hmmmmm. Looking through a few books and they look like Alpine Marmot tracks - not very likely in south Co. Kildare;)

littlebug

something very small with a tail that dragged in the snow



I haven't a clue what this is. It's hard to make out here but there seemed to be 3 claw/ nail marks at the front. The tracks were heading right out onto the (frozen) turlough .

whyulittle

I'm presuming this was just a cat walking through the garden, but what's strange is that it goes from two tracks side by side, to just one track.

Any ideas?

trebor28

could it have been stalking something?

trying to minimise the noise it made by trying to use the same track, if you know what i mean?

cuddlycavies

littlebug wrote: »

I haven't a clue what this is. It's hard to make out here but there seemed to be 3 claw/ nail marks at the front. The tracks were heading right out onto the (frozen) turlough .

Stoat?

littlebug

cuddlycavies wrote: »

Stoat?

Possibly. Plenty of stone walls around to hide/ sleep in.

whyulittle

Some more goings-on in the back garden (suburban garden in the midlands).

Five toes?

E39MSport

First one is interesting. Not made from footfall so to speak. Saw it happening a few times in the garden. Again, sorry about the dirt in the camera.

mossie

I had a track in the yard today (no camera, will try tomorrow) a line of single tracks, maybe two inches wide and six inches apart and all joined by a line. Sort of a depression in the snow joing them like something dragged behind (tail?). Any idea? Will try for pic tomorrow.