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Out of Sight . . . but still present

Since all animals leave clues to their presence, you can figure out who lives here even though you don't see the animal itself.  These photos, taken by WCOSF members mostly while they were working in the Open Space, show some of the signs animals leave -- tracks, scats, food, homes, and bones.


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The close-up of  the coyote footprint above was taken from the photo on the right.  See if you can find the three coyote prints.  It gets harder when they are mixed in with human footprints, bicycle tracks, and the road grader.
 A coyote left tracks as it walked up the road
Brad Heckman

These coyote scats (droppings) were just up the road from the footprints in the photos above.  While coyote scats are similar in size and shape to dog droppings, coyote scats contain hair and fur.  Dog droppings do not.
Brad Heckman

A small snake made this track when it crossed a drying pond
Brad Heckman

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