Evidence of Wild Turkeys

I don't remember seeing wild turkey tracks in the snow, but this week, they are all over.

The turkeys drag their feet through the snow, and even use the track people and dogs have trodden down.

The most interesting thing I found, was the wing marks in the snow.

I don't think the bird was taking off,

but the flight feathers dug into the snow.

I am linking this post with NF Winged.

NF Waters

That first snow of the winter again, and we created the second set of tracks in it. Annie wants to know why I have stopped moving again.

 Today, I'm linking to NF Waters.

Crow Footprints

I captured these footprints a couple of weeks ago, the last time we had snowfall. Now the surface crust is too thick for birds to make an impression.

 

Wild Turkeys

As I approached the deer feeding area, I saw four wild turkeys.

 They let me approach to within fifty feet before they

 faded off into the trees.

 

Details in the Ice

First time I have made it to the river (and home) since I got sick. After the rain on Saturday, then the snow and freezing temperatures, the ice that was clear of snow was slick as glass.

I love this footprint, caught in the freeze,

 and the bubbles rising from it.

 

Deer Footprints

The first of the deer footprints in the snow.

Geese

I have never seen geese on a roof before, but there were at least three of them, peering ovcr the edge.

And I found goose footprints in some sand. They are easily the size of the palm of my hand!

Footprints In the Ice

I am guessing that a large dog or coyote made these footprints while there was slush on the ice,

but everything was frozen solid again when I passed in the morning.

Duck Tracks

And where there are ducks, there are duck footprints.

Not to mention duck body prints, where they had been settled in the snow!

Tracks in the Snow

Early morning, and the tracks of a large bird, possibly a pheasant. I like to think there are pheasants around here. And the rare tracks of the dreaded purple loosestrife!

These tracks were made by a predator, judging by the distance I could follow them, circling, and checking every large clump of grass.

The leash gives you an idea of the size of the prints.

And on the way home, both leashes were attached to dogs, so I used a glove to show scale. There were crows on the other side of the ditch, not too far from these.

Squirrel Footprints

A squirrel ran across the front steps just after the last snow, leaving its tracks behind.

Deer Footprints

This post is partly about the footprints and

partly about the way the sun,

just over the horizon,

catches the fluffy snow.

Footprints in the Snow

Winter has started, so I have been looking at footprints. Sometimes, I even photograph them before the noses come along to check things out. The rabbit above, and the mouse below are good examples. The mouse trail, from one burrow to the other, was almost trampled before I captured it.

I am guessing this is a cat, partly from the location.

Same area, but I am not sure if this is a crow or a gull. Could be either.

But I am sure these are goose footprints. Partly from the waddle, and partly the location.

More Snow

The snow stopped in the night, so there is more definition in this cat footprint.

This is a smaller bird than a crow, maybe a robin, although there are half a dozen possibilities.

The lilacs yesterday afternoon. If you look closely, you can see some of the buds, still greenish.

And another crocus, with a much larger hat than yesterday.