On March 2nd it snowed and our temps hovered just above 20°F. That night we were visited by an animal who decided to dig through the weed barrier cloth to pull out the cat food bag. Luckily not *too* much damage was done!
Here is a photo of the tracks taken at the area where the animal pulled the bag out. I know foxes usually direct register, but this was taken at the place where he was busy, not merely walking. The animal jumped over the 6 foot wood fence after finding the bag was empty and held no treats. From what I remember the tracks across our yard were indicative of direct registering, but after telling the children about the animal and them going out there to "track" it I had more human prints than animal so couldn't confirm that. Want to know more about tracking animals? Here's a great site!
The animal also left us another gift.. got a photo of that too, LOL!
(Yes kids, when your mom says not to put money in your mouth because you don't know where it's been... well.. now you know!!! LOL!)
Fox or coyote scat contains lots of hair... well... let's let it dry out some and then break it open and see what we find! Oh, and don't worry, I'm a mom of five so I'm used to all kinds of icky stuff!
Yup, lots of hair. Now, we've seen a fox in our front yard before and I've seen a coyote cross the main street 1/4 block from our home so it could be either.. but I'm more comfortable thinking it's a fox than a coyote!
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