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| Fox hole surrounded by tracks |
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| Close-up of print |
On today's walk we returned to the edge of Sun Valley by the road where I smelled a strong musty odor on my ski trip yesterday evening. The smell was still strong today, confirming the presence of one or more skunks, and most likely a den. I read afterwards that up to twelve female skunks may den together during winter.
Examining all the tracks on our way back through the fields, the ubiquitous whitetail trails were suddenly replaced by a smaller, furrier set of tracks - fox or coyote - along the irrigation ditch separating the Prairie from Oat Field. Hard to tell the difference between the two, but then I found the den, exactly where I've seen a fox disappear into two summers ago. So, I'll have to reexamine the tracks, but will suppose they belonged to the resident fox(es). And finally, a big set of turkey tracks nearby made for a delightful morning adventure.
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| Turkey track |
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