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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2015 18:04:11 GMT
I am starting the ball rolling. I know what is creating these tracks and poo, which lead from an ivy-covered wall, straight to a buddleia (for some reason) across two patches of long grass. From the buddleia, you turn right, to get easy access under the fence to the neighbour's garden (if you are small). I think the poo is a way to get a message across to others of the same species. The garden is in London. What is living next to the wall? Have you seen any tracks or signs lately (unfortunately there is no general forum for wildlife, so this thread (being within "mammals") is just for mammals)? Track thru grass 1 copy by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr Hedgehog poo copy by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr Track to ivy wall copy by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr
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Post by Harold Smith on May 25, 2015 8:30:01 GMT
Hallo Deb,
Though I'm not entirely certain but I think it is hedgehog.
Harold.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2015 9:29:09 GMT
Hallo Harold, Correct. My garden has finally got Hedgehogs in it.
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Post by dogghound on May 26, 2015 14:06:55 GMT
Agree this is very typical hedgehog, certainly the droppings at least. The track may be influenced by hedgehogs but other animals like cats may also use it too.
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Post by tigertom on May 27, 2015 16:23:04 GMT
Looks as if I have got hedgehogs back as well after a 18 month absence looking at what I found in the garden today he or she has been eating a lot of beetles and earthworms a bit wetter than normal but did have good bit of rain early on this morning, so time to put some food out tonight IMG_2476 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr
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Post by shirl100 on Jun 1, 2015 14:10:21 GMT
I was out checking for otters earlier today, I found one lot if spraint under a bridge (definite) but at the next bridge there was this, fresh, possible bone fragments but didn't actually smell of anything (so not mink!). Only got a phone to take the pic so not brilliant, the twig for scale is 35mm long. Could this be otter spraint too? Shirl
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Post by alphawolf on Jun 5, 2015 17:45:54 GMT
Let's do this then Found this on the garden yesterday. There are foxes in the neighbourhood and a few rats. I feel that the marks are made by a rodent. But as their nest is that close wouldn't you think they will just drag it. Oh and a full quarter has been munched way down...
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Post by alphawolf on Jun 7, 2015 11:39:49 GMT
I think it can be safe to say that it was the resident birds who did that by looking at the beak pecks(courtesy to rowan). Now the question how do you use different flashlight filter when tracking. I heard that different colors are useful in different materials, with green for garden and grasses and yellow for mud. Experiemnted a little bit yerstersay before I got interrupted by the snorting fox , but I was testing the purple and yellow filters. I feel that purple was better than white light for revealing the tracks but I need to experiment further before that can be decided. ;d
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