Tracks in the snow

[Pullstart 62,905]

I wish I could see what goes on, when I’m not out there.

 

 

[Pullstart 62,905]

And unrelated to the victim’s blood trail, but still a funny snow picture.

 

 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,598]

You sure that’s not a blood trail from your latest build???  

[ebinmaine 67,592]

10 hours ago, Pullstart said:

I wish I could see what goes on, when I’m not out there.

Agreed. 

Some interesting finds on occasion. 

 

[AMC RULES 37,130]

[ebinmaine 67,592]

@AMC RULES

Well done Sir.  

The rarely seen somewhat elusive Angular Horse tracks. 

Not everyone gets the joy of eyeing these.  

 

[peter lena 8,634]

@Pullstart  put my money on an  owl strike , not to much around it  for sign. owl's  around us start at first light , seen similar damage on a yard walk . pete 

[Pullstart 62,905]

@peter lena I had to admit… this is the first post in a while that I’ve seen from you that doesn’t say “keep it greasy” 

 

I was befuddled at the lack of predatory tracks.  I never though airstrike.  Great observation!

[peter lena 8,634]

@Pullstart just a guess on that , but those owl's are silent killers , that could explain the lack of related tracking,  watched a great horned owl in Montana  take out a prairie dog , that was incredible, silent swoop ,talons  , beak bite , lift off.  BTW, KEEP IT GREASY ! , PETE 

[ebinmaine 67,592]

52 minutes ago, peter lena said:

@Pullstart  put my money on an  owl strike , not to much around it  for sign. owl's  around us start at first light , seen similar damage on a yard walk . pete 

Well played Pete. 

 

We have a fair assortment of predatory flyers here on the side hill in the nesting season. 

Great Horned Owl and Barred Owls are common. 

 

[oldlineman 1,481]

Yep very good opportunist and silent, good call Peter. Bob  

[ebinmaine 67,592]

I've had 2 encounters with young Barred Owls in the road near here. 

One flew off to the edge when I backed past it to check on it. 

 

The other was much younger and apparently didn't know the asphalt wasn't the best place to be. 

 

I stopped the car, threw on the hazzard lights, and called Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. (Game Wardens). 

They advised me to get the biggest stick I could find (and carry) to gently convince it out of the road. 

 

They asked if I could see the parents and I could, but couldn't see well enough to identify between Barred and Great Horned. 

The guy I was talking to said if it was Great Horned I'd have already known it. 

I'm like ok ...why?

 

He said a Barred Owl won't generally attack a human but a Great Horned would have swooped at me for being too close to the kid.  

 

🦉 🦉 🦉 🦉 🦉

[peter lena 8,634]

@ebinmaine closest call I ever had , pontoon boat , kick fin, fly fishing , park city utah. saw an eagle in the area , we were very close to flaming gorge np . casting forward  to a fish , that eagle came in just over my head to take a trout , next to the one I  was casting to,   the eagle got the fish , I  didn't , all in total silence , this was also mountain lion country , game fences around the ranch were 25 ft high . pete    

[stevasaurus 22,764]

Lots of Turkey Vultures in Michigan.  

[Stormin 9,981]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

 Great Horned would have swooped at me for being too close to the kid.  

 

🦉 🦉 🦉 🦉 🦉

 

 Had a tawny owls nest half way down the bridleway a few years back. Was a no go area for a while. 

[ebinmaine 67,592]

59 minutes ago, stevasaurus said:

Lots of Turkey Vultures in Michigan.  

Here too. 

There's a deer butcher place about 1.7 miles away. In the fall his lower pasture edge trees are just right full of Turkey Vultures and Bald Eagles.  

 

[CCW 1,295]

While sitting in the kitchen on day watching the bird feeder a Coopers Hawk swooped in and took a bird right off the feeder.

 

[8ntruck 7,016]

 We've seen that too.  We've also seen everything go still and silent at the bird feeder - then have seen a hawk or the shadow of a hawk go by.

 

My wife bought a Britnay pup home a number of years ago.  We were living on 5 acres at the time.  We had to keep an eye to the sky when he was out in the yard until he grew beyond the cute little puppy stage.

[CCW 1,295]

On 2/4/2022 at 3:41 PM, 8ntruck said:

 We've seen that too.  We've also seen everything go still and silent at the bird feeder - then have seen a hawk or the shadow of a hawk go by.

 

 

Just yesterday we had another Cooper's hawk sitting on the ground ten feet from the feeder.  No a bird or squirrel to be seen anywhere.

[Pullstart 62,905]

Not too much snow left to make my own tracks.  Time for another project.

 

 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,598]

You should have some more pretty soon… like tonight… 

 

[Pullstart 62,905]

3 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

You should have some more pretty soon… like tonight… 

 

Well since my snowmotractor has reverse, it’s easy to get in and out of the shop   I think I’ll need some plywood or dollies before moving those carbides in and out all season!