BRRRR! It is so cold outside right now that basically all of our Nature Studies are being done at the kitchen window. Fortunately the bird feeders really provide a lot of Nature Entertainment. When we have gotten outside over the last few weeks, we have been collecting snow track photos.
I believe the above photo shows tracks from our neighbor’s cat who likes to hunt our birds (devastated a nest this past spring) and uses our sand box (insert snarl on my part here). I tend to send the dog out when I see said cat.
One of our dog’s prints. Four toes front and back indicate canine or feline family.
The above two photos show squirrel prints from under the bird feeder. Four toes in front, five in the back indicates rodent family.
Bird prints across our deck.
The deer, rabbit and raccoons that are normally found in our yard in the warmer months… move on in the winter. I am assuming this is due mainly to the water source (pond across the street) freezing. They will definitely be back when I fruitlessly try to plant our garden this spring 😉 .
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These are really neat! Thank you for sharing them! I know what you mean about the weather…our low today is 1 degree. Yikes! Plus, I have to admit, the idea of bundling up four little ones does not exactly make me want to jump up and get out, lol. The window is a great place to be! 🙂
Great tracks in the snow….I love the bird tracks.
Thanks for the lesson on tracks too since I am a pure amateur at recognizing tracks but I hope to learn more as I go along.
I loved your entry, hope to see more in the future.
Barb-Harmony Art Mom
Very Cool pics, Thanks for sharing!!
Well done! Now you are a fine example of a homeschooler!
I think our neighbors cat is why our bird feeder remain empty 🙁 and I’m looking forward to feeding the wildlife with my garden too. I like the variety of prints you’ve posted!
hee – we just took a bunch of pictures that look just like these! :^)