![]() There was no sign of pausing, circling or deviating from the route. The paw prints followed an almost straight line along the boot prints in yesterday’s snow. Interestingly, they followed my footsteps made the day before as I walked up to the gate on the road. They began on the trail up from the beach, and paused briefly to circle and examine a small concrete garden sculpture of a seated human figure.Īfter circling the yard art, the tracks progressed up to the house and turned to follow the trail up to the gate on our road. This year, a different set of tracks were immediately evident after the second day of snowfall. Something was clearing the skiff of snow off the ice seeking a view of breakfast but the ice was too thick. Last year’s big snowfall revealed very distinct paw prints all over our garden koi pond. ![]() This year we have had one major (for Skelhp) snowfall in mid-February – about 30 cm fell over a few days. Many of these are primarily nocturnal, year-round inhabitants, and you have to put in the time to see them.Ī standard indicator of their presence are track-ways, occasionally visible after rain storms in muddy areas or after snowfalls. We also live with mammalian neighbours, like raccoons, mink, skunks, river otters, squirrels, rabbits, mice, bats, black-tailed deer, coyotes, black bears and cougars. I’m one of a mere handful of humans who live in close proximity with thousands of sea ducks, seabirds, fowls, birds of prey, land birds, and long-distance seasonal arrivals from Mexico, like the rufous hummingbird. Draw an X from the gaps between two toes to cross on the rear pad.
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