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iNaturalist

My friends and I traveled down to North Beach on our day off, looking for any signs of wildlife. We saw ducks in the lake, but as for tracks, it was hard luck. As for using iNaturalist, our simple minds were unable to figure out how to upload to the group site. (I’m sure it’s super easy and we are just technologically in advanced)

the ducks 🙂
Prints in the sand!

I wish so badly this assignment wasn’t during the one week it was warm, but sadly these were the best tracks I could find. At first I assumed it was just a dog, but after closer inspection landed on the conclusion this was a coyote! I came to this conclusion because of the sharp nail prints. Coyotes have much sharper, precise nails than dogs. The shape was more oblong than a dog print.

Pic next to field guide

Overall, not the most exciting venture but I still had fun!

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