2011/3/5 Bob W <p...@web-options.com>: > that's a very beautiful picture. How do you know it's fox?
Hmm... One indicator is the apparent gait. The fox likes to travel at a light trot even on bumpy terrain, consistent with the pacing of these tracks. The only possible mix-up is with a dog of similar size. The decisive difference between dogs and foxes is the width of the paw imprint, so my photo can't prove anything. If it was a dog, however, it would have to be a stray. The only human track was before the last snowfall five days ago. The likelihood of a stray dog is very small. I don't believe it would have the necessary hunting skills for these conditions. Current snow depth is more than a meter. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
