When I went to my phenology spot today, I saw little wildlife. I saw no animals and heard no birds. While walking, I heard only the sound of the wind and the moving trees. The trail was very icy, so it was hard to look for prints. However, I did find some animal prints further in the forest.
The picture above looks like a print of a rabbit. The hind feet and the small paws in front give that clue.
I couldn’t make these tracks out, but it seems like the animal is walking and not hopping because the prints are going in a straight line. It could be a dog or a small cat of some sort.
This looks like some prints, but it is all over the place, and I’m not sure if the animal is hopping or walking. This could also be snow melt or snow that had fallen from the trees and made these patterns.