notpop
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Post by notpop on Apr 2, 2016 23:50:05 GMT
Here is a puzzle pic from cairncam recenly. I have the benefit from having seen the frames before and after. Any guesses ?  |
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Post by Tringa on Apr 3, 2016 8:42:28 GMT
Could the tail of a hairy cat. It also looks like is the tail of a pine marten. I see from your profile you are not in the Highlands or south west Scotland but martens are spreading.
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Post by alf1951 on Apr 3, 2016 9:29:00 GMT
First thought was squirrel, then maybe not. Something feathery and quite small for sure. Look forward to hearing the answer.
Alf
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Post by faith on Apr 3, 2016 16:20:39 GMT
Hirsute weasel?
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Post by accipiter on Apr 3, 2016 17:03:47 GMT
I do not usually like guessing games but hey in for a penny in for a pound it does look very much like the end of a weasel’s tail, either that or the end of Davy Crockett’s hat.  But re ashgale's post I was given to believe that Dormice never touch down on terra firma or leave the safety of the trees / bushes. Alan |
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notpop
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Post by notpop on Apr 12, 2016 22:44:32 GMT
Weasel and Pine Martin are close but it is in fact the tip of a stoat's tail Here is the preceding pic.  |
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Post by faith on Apr 13, 2016 8:59:59 GMT
It didn't have the black tip one would expect of a stoat's tail?
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notpop
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Post by notpop on Apr 13, 2016 17:40:01 GMT
What you see in the pic IS the black tip to the tail.
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Post by accipiter on Apr 13, 2016 19:36:18 GMT
To my eyes it does not look like it has a black tip, the shade / colour of the floor covering also does not help as it is disguising the overall affect making it even more difficult to identify.
Alan
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Post by faith on Apr 13, 2016 20:08:50 GMT
I still can't see a black tip. However, I'll grant that it looks big enough to be a stoat . . . .
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But re ashgale's post I was given to believe that Dormice never touch down on terra firma or leave the safety of the trees / bushes.