Friday, February 26, 2010

Footprints In the Snow

As I was photographing these tracks in the stubble of the grain field,

I was struck by the bumpy appearance of the toes.

I went back to the duck tracks, and their toes are smooth. Does anyone know why some birds have bumpy toes?

5 comments:

  1. From the size of your snap, it could be Turkey tracks...just a guess...we have lots of them and now I have to see if they have a bumpy impression...thanks for sharing
    Have a great weekend

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  2. Maybe it's hereditary? I mean, my MOM has bumpy toes, and so do I!!! Lol.

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  3. Bumpy so they can hold on better to wherever they want to be, MB

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  4. Such interesting patterns they make in the snow. I would say this is a large bird, yes. Neat photos.

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