Now THAT is a hair-raising mountain lion encounter! Glad they got away OK. It is also a good thing that she said the lion was only being a lion and they didn't...
Eyeshine is the reflected light you see from an animal's eye when you shine a flashlight at an animal. It is most obvious in noctournal mammals.<br><br>My ...
The usual solution to a mountain lion attack on a human is to hunt down the lion and kill it. Regardless of whether this is justified, how do hunters know it ...
I know what you mean. Not too many years ago, I was working at a state park near where a woman was killed and I think they hunted down the lion that did it and...
I think the deer around here have more of a yellow-green eyeshine. I have seen their eyeshine more than other species. I also think bears have a green ...
I think the deer around here have more of a yellow-green eyeshine. I have seen their eyeshine more than other species. I also think bears have a green ...
Tracker,<br><br>Thanks for sharing your observations.<br><br>Either the native american story was inaccurate, I may have gotten some of the colors mixed-up, or...
Hi All,<br><br>I am moving to Winnipeg, Manitoba next month for the summer and possibly for good. Does anyone have any tracking links or contacts in Winnipeg?...
Maybe it is not only species-specific, but possibly regional? Maybe the eyeshine is a different color in different climate regions. I don't know. Just an idea....
Maybe it is not only species-specific, but possibly regional? Maybe the eyeshine is a different color in different climate regions. I don't know. Just an idea....
Hi <br>Does anyone know were i can get some pics or drawings of different animal gaits/patterns. If someone knows most of the different gaits, and is a good ...
Hi <br>Does anyone know were i can get some pics or drawings of different animal gaits/patterns. If someone knows most of the different gaits, and is a good ...
Hey all Animal Track members! Come back, lets get this ball rolling again! It's a cool club don't forget it! AND DON"T TELL ME THAT THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF ...
Hey all Animal Track members! Come back, lets get this ball rolling again! It's a cool club don't forget it! AND DON"T TELL ME THAT THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF ...
Hey Two Bears, We will try to get back on the subject here. I like your web site, by the way. There sure isn't a shortage of tracks. I found some bear tracks,...
Hello everyone how are you doing? I've been doing some tracking lately mostly deer, turkey etc. I found Raccoon last week. I just bought "The Science and Art...
Hi Two Bears, Do you think those deer hairs might be fungal mycorrhizae? That could explain why it is everywhere under the leaves. Or were they hairs for...
Hello again, Im almost certain that they are deer hairs. I have compared them to deer hair, and they are identical. They even break at the same amount of...
I heard somewhere that perching birds have a "thumb" pointing backwards and non-perching birds don't have it. Is this true?<br><br>I know that perchers hop and...
Dall Sheep,<br><br>The common term, "perching" bird, usually refers to an order of birds called Passeriformes (a.k.a. Passerines)(for example, warblers, ...
I checked in my woods, but didn't find deer hair. I think that has to do with the climate here. This is the coastal redwood forest, which is a rainforest ...
Where I found the deer hair, there is mostly maple, elm, some pine+spruce, beechnut, and some birch, and some oak. And I live in the north east so that means...
Justfa - Barnes and Noble carries a book with gaits - i do not have it handy but it is a large hardcover book and the authors name starts with a "M" - will try...
i am new to the site - i am going to be tracking in australia in Sept 2001 - how can i see the wallaby track you are talking about? I have ordered a book on...
The book is by Edmund Muybridge. It was first published in around 1896 or so. It has sequential photos of animals in motion. I think that is also the title, ...
Hi there. Just click on the Photos link on the left. That will take you to the photo albums. There are several. You can add photos too. We would love to see...
Hello<br><br>The pond at work is collecting geese at a very fast rate. Last year, there were 150 geese when they left for the winter. THere have been that many...