Track and sign gallery

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Barn Owl

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Do we have one that I've missed?

Was thinking that a photo gallery of positively identified track and sign would be good resource for members.

Tom.
 
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I like it trackers so just for the library.
Badger.

Badger gate ?.


Red Squirrel.

Red squirrel bounding.

Rabbit.


Rabbit scrape.

Pheasant.



Otter,Heron and Pheasant.
 
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Tony

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For some reason I missed this thread, sorry about that, I think it's a great idea in principle, it would be good to get more content before opening gallery for it though...Umm, I wonder if we could set up an article and have that contain the content... I'll have a think.

While i'm doing that feel free to put pics and links into the thread. I might move this to the tracking forum as well.
 

Bushwhacker

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This is something I did on another website about badgers.

Here's a nice print to start with.
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A typical sett entrance, even a bit of rabbit droppings at the front too!
Note the spoil heap and the bedding. Badgers regularly clean out and gather fresh bedding.
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Latrine - consistency and colour of scat can vary according to diet. Mainly quite near to a sett but are also used to mark territory too.
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No, not another sett entrance.
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Brock has dug up a bees nest for a feast.
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Some more scat containing rabbit fur (I think). This wasn't in a latrine and there were lumps of this everywhere.
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Badger trail through the ramsons. I especially like this because it's a perfect crossroads - no human interference at all.
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Scratching log that's been well used. This would be an ideal place to hide nearby and try to spot them.
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Another feast. This time it's a wasp nest that's been dug up.
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Retired Member southey

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Perhaps a sub forum so each thread could be a animal? would that add to much work? just go a replacement for my water proof camera so hope to be contributing soon Too, Lots to learn!
 

Bushwhacker

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It would be a nice challenge to fill all the species over time - like a more interesting form of trainspotting!
Possibly including prints/partial prints on different substrates that aren't perfect, because 99% of the time that's what you find.

just go a replacement for my water proof camera so hope to be contributing soon Too, Lots to learn!
Did your last one catch fire?
 

Retired Member southey

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It was squaddie proof(me) it was not Raf responsible Sgt proof(wife), dropped it from the top of a iso container while tacking pics of penguins in the Falklands, I was not a happy bunny, yet my tracks were still that of a hobbit? strange?
 

Bushwhacker

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Hmmmmm, it's not working too well so far - two threads are up in the Tracking section already with only one other contributor.
 
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