Nature Walk

upthesaukee · 02-27-2005, 08:23 PM

Today was particularly nice and after going out for breakfast and then food shopping (never food shop on an empty stomach), came home and had lunch. It was so nice, cool and windy in the open, but I decided to take a little walk through the woods behind our house to see what was out there. I was sheltered from the wind pretty much, and had the foresight to bring my camera. Ended up following deer trails and having a nice walk the way they do. The pictures all have captions on them, so I hope you enjoy the walk. I will have to split this up a bit, but enjoy the walk just the same. Think of it as taking a break for a drink of water.

upthesaukee · 02-27-2005, 08:26 PM

Here we go, hope the water tasted good.

upthesaukee · 02-27-2005, 08:29 PM

There's more...

upthesaukee · 02-27-2005, 08:31 PM

This is the last of the walk, hope you enjoyed the walk!!!!! I know I feel better!

BroadHopper · 02-28-2005, 12:30 PM

Great pics! It is nice to be able to liive in the Lakes region area. I came up Sunday and took a walk around the Minge Cove area. I saw a lone moose walking down the old railroad bed in back of the marina. I saw plenty of animal tracks on my walk.

trfour · 02-28-2005, 06:21 PM

You have ********** stars on this!
Thanks Uppy! Excellent!

Pepper · 03-01-2005, 12:20 AM

This thread inspired me to take a walk around our place this afternoon. I took my youngest stepson with me, and we found deer tracks, squirrel tracks, bobcat tracks ( measured, used my guidebook, and confirmed by markings, size, and tail-drag marks) some house-cat tracks, and a few turkey tracks as well!

I also went tramping off into the woods by myself, and saw more of the same, but did come upon a strange little track I could not identify! I'll be doing some research on what critter it could be and I'll report back here if I get a definitive answer anywhere.

For what it's worth, it was a very tiny footprint, smaller than a housecat, bigger than a squirrel. The forepaws had straight, long claws which left very clear marks. The claws were longer than the "toes". The rear paws were rather non-descript. Distance between forepaws and rear was maybe two and a half or three inches. Any ideas from any other fellow nature-nuts out there??????

Pepper < wishes she had a motion activated infrared camera in her backyard

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Mee-n-Mac · 03-01-2005, 10:27 AM

Excellent post. After that walk through the snow I'm all pooped out. Time to sit by the fire and sip on a hot rum drink ! Only thing I might suggest, and this just because of the craziness over critter crap in the other thread, is to post some pics of deer droppings. Okie, ahem, dookie

My apologies for steering this thread towards the dung-eon ...

SIKSUKR · 03-01-2005, 01:46 PM

M&M what have you dung to this thread? SS

upthesaukee · 03-01-2005, 10:37 PM

Actually, I put the camera up to my eye to take a picture of, well, you know, deer s**** (that's stuff, count the asterisks, and shame on you for what your were thinking!!!!), but Grant's "dookie" was just really special, and I couldn't come up with anything quite that original. It was "skat-tered" around in more than one location.

upthesaukee · 03-02-2005, 10:41 PM

I mentioned a "major deer highway" in one of the photos , and tonight about 150-200 yards up the road from my house, EIGHT deer crossed the road in front of me, and stopped in the woods. There were 5 mature deer, all appearing to be females, and three yearlings. Quite a site.

02-27-2005, 08:23 PM	#1
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,547 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,398 Thanked 1,918 Times in 1,061 Posts	Nature Walk Today was particularly nice and after going out for breakfast and then food shopping (never food shop on an empty stomach), came home and had lunch. It was so nice, cool and windy in the open, but I decided to take a little walk through the woods behind our house to see what was out there. I was sheltered from the wind pretty much, and had the foresight to bring my camera. Ended up following deer trails and having a nice walk the way they do. The pictures all have captions on them, so I hope you enjoy the walk. I will have to split this up a bit, but enjoy the walk just the same. Think of it as taking a break for a drink of water. __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

02-27-2005, 08:26 PM	#2
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,547 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,398 Thanked 1,918 Times in 1,061 Posts	Nature walk continued Here we go, hope the water tasted good. __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

02-27-2005, 08:29 PM	#3
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,547 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,398 Thanked 1,918 Times in 1,061 Posts	Another break!!! There's more... __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

02-27-2005, 08:31 PM	#4
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,547 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,398 Thanked 1,918 Times in 1,061 Posts	Let's head home This is the last of the walk, hope you enjoyed the walk!!!!! I know I feel better! __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

02-28-2005, 12:30 PM	#5
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,512 Thanks: 3,118 Thanked 1,090 Times in 784 Posts	Nature walk Great pics! It is nice to be able to liive in the Lakes region area. I came up Sunday and took a walk around the Minge Cove area. I saw a lone moose walking down the old railroad bed in back of the marina. I saw plenty of animal tracks on my walk. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

02-28-2005, 06:21 PM	#6
trfour Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lakes, Central NH. and Dallas/Fort Worth TX. Posts: 3,694 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 3,069 Thanked 472 Times in 236 Posts	Great work! You have ******** stars on this! Thanks Uppy! Excellent! __________________ trfour** Always Remember, The Best Safety Device In The Boat, or on a PWC Snowmobile etc., Is YOU! Safe sledding tips and much more; http://www.snowmobile.org/snowmobiling-safety.html

03-01-2005, 12:20 AM	#7
Pepper Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Laconia, NH Posts: 1,284 Thanks: 409 Thanked 155 Times in 40 Posts	I found some, too! This thread inspired me to take a walk around our place this afternoon. I took my youngest stepson with me, and we found deer tracks, squirrel tracks, bobcat tracks ( measured, used my guidebook, and confirmed by markings, size, and tail-drag marks) some house-cat tracks, and a few turkey tracks as well! I also went tramping off into the woods by myself, and saw more of the same, but did come upon a strange little track I could not identify! I'll be doing some research on what critter it could be and I'll report back here if I get a definitive answer anywhere. For what it's worth, it was a very tiny footprint, smaller than a housecat, bigger than a squirrel. The forepaws had straight, long claws which left very clear marks. The claws were longer than the "toes". The rear paws were rather non-descript. Distance between forepaws and rear was maybe two and a half or three inches. Any ideas from any other fellow nature-nuts out there?????? Pepper < wishes she had a motion activated infrared camera in her backyard > __________________ Never waste time lamenting what was. Simply celebrate what is!

03-01-2005, 10:27 AM	#8
Mee-n-Mac Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,943 Thanks: 23 Thanked 111 Times in 51 Posts	What, no scatological references ! Excellent post. After that walk through the snow I'm all pooped out. Time to sit by the fire and sip on a hot rum drink ! Only thing I might suggest, and this just because of the craziness over critter crap in the other thread, is to post some pics of deer droppings. Okie, ahem, dookie My apologies for steering this thread towards the dung-eon ... __________________ Mee'n'Mac "Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by simple stupidity or ignorance. The latter are a lot more common than the former." - RAH Last edited by Mee-n-Mac; 03-01-2005 at 10:35 AM.

03-01-2005, 01:46 PM	#9
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	M&M what have you dung to this thread? SS __________________ SIKSUKR

03-01-2005, 10:37 PM	#10
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,547 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,398 Thanked 1,918 Times in 1,061 Posts	Actually, I put the camera up to my eye to take a picture of, well, you know, deer s**** (that's stuff, count the asterisks, and shame on you for what your were thinking!!!!), but Grant's "dookie" was just really special, and I couldn't come up with anything quite that original. It was "skat-tered" around in more than one location. __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

03-02-2005, 10:41 PM	#11
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,547 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,398 Thanked 1,918 Times in 1,061 Posts	Deer Highway I mentioned a "major deer highway" in one of the photos , and tonight about 150-200 yards up the road from my house, EIGHT deer crossed the road in front of me, and stopped in the woods. There were 5 mature deer, all appearing to be females, and three yearlings. Quite a site. __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!