Even on the days we’re hiking and don’t see a lot of wildlife, we see HUNDREDS of tracks.
Some we’ve identified and others we haven’t.
I mean, this one is a feline but what exactly? Possibly a bob cat.
And the same goes with the canines. Coyotes, foxes all live in the forest.
This one was a mystery for awhile
A three toed sloth perhaps? Or a flock of wild turkeys that are very common in our area! lol
I did get a photo of a beautiful sight but only by accident. I stopped to take this photo and hubby said, maybe some deer will run across the road…CLICK! (I cropped this one photo to give you a closer look at what we saw!)
They did and I DID!
We just stood there for a few minutes in shock!
What a fun sighting!
So far we’ve seen 11 white-tailed deer
at the Halpata Tastanaki Preserve.
I’m joining Beautiful Sunday,
and Amaze me Monday!
38 comments:
Enjoy a relax sunday...love Ria...x !
I LIKE this post! Showing us the tracks you saw is really interesting! And the deer were a real bonus! I like how you did the framing.
How cool! Identifying tracks is fun. There are books out there on that. Have any?
What fun Diane! I'm so glad you had that camera ready. I saw 4 deer in our alfalfa field a couple nights ago. It was such a relief. I'm always worried about them after the fall hunting season. Also enjoyed the wildlife tracks!!
beautiful photos of tracks, I love it!!! The deer are such graceful creatures aren't they,
You can come get the bunny in my yard that is eating my flowers. The tracks were very cool.
I love to travel up a wash here in the desert and see the tracks. I believe I once saw mountain lion ones! I've seen squirrel tracks, raccoon tracks, even mouse tracks. And roadrunners, crows, and even an egret.
Cheryl Ann (So. California)
such a beautiful area!
Yes namemate, it was a fun sight seeing. The sight of the greenery was so perfect and relaxing. I love it!
Thank you for forever linking up dearest namemate and thank you for the words of encouragement too.
I too, love to come across wildlife while hiking in the woods. Wow, you have evidence of lots of wildlife. I see deer, lots of turkeys, woodchucks, skunks, opossum, owls etc and one day I was extra lucky-- a bald eagle was circling way above my house! No camera handy! :(
Linda
xo
I am amazed at all those tracks you find and are able to recognize!
Lovely post! Thanks for sharing and wishing you a beautiful Sunday back!
Greetings all the way from England!
Debbie
What a beautiful place to visit. My dream is to find identifiable tracks while hiking with the grandkids. So far we have only found some creepy slithering in a sandy area near the driveway - a garden snake - ewwww! My preference is for the mammals you have found!
Diane, I love your hiking pictures. I know this is kind of crazy...but hey that's me... once going to and from St. Louis...I count 16 deer, 9 life ones and 7 dead ones. I like the life ones better. Blessings for a great day, xoxo,Susie
How fun to accidently have deer run across your photo!
Judy
Your photos are always so lovely.
What a fun sighting.
We saw a few deer scampering through the woods on a visit to family on Easter. But they don't think the deer are so cute because they come into the yard and eat up everything.
Some interesting animal tracks you've come across. I don't know as I'd want to see a bobcat though. Have a great week ahead Diane.
Such great pictures. Never have taken pictures of tracks of any kind. We have deer, bobcats, racoons and many other critters right in our area. Wonder if my camera can take really clear close ups. I'll have to give it a try. Thanks for sharing.
I loved seeing the different animals tracks, very cool. It is a pretty area and a lovely sighting of the deer. Great post, have a happy week!
What fun! We often see deer in our neighborhood, and it's so wonderful!
Blessings,
Cindy
Amazing circumstance with the deer! One day I looked out an upstairs bedroom window and saw a bobcat come out of the woods and settle himself down for a nice nap on the sandy patch in front of the car! I called a wildlife officer and asked if that was unusual behavior for a bobcat. He said, "They were here before you were," and laughed. I tried taking a picture but only got a fuzzy one through the window screen. That's as close as I wanted to get!
Isn't is a sight to come across a deer? They are amazing animals. How nice that you know many of the animal tracks and who they belong to. You must be an experienced hiker. Love your pictures today, Diane.
love,
~Sheri
Aww so much fun..I love watching it
Hugs x
How exciting for you Diane!
I'm amazed at the wildlife you mentioned - how big are the Bobcats?
I think I would feel a little nervous in case one pounced on me!!!
Shane
How exciting to see, and identify tracks. The feline you're wondering about looks awfully big!
must have been so much fun to see the deer. and get a photo. Lovely post on tracks too
Thanks
-Kat-
I love to see critter tracks.It reminds me that we are not alone,and share our space.
Jane x
Seeing a white tailed deer would be fun. Nice post and good photos!
Talk about being in the right place at the right time!
What a wonderful walk there...and the deer made it perfect! I love all the wildlife Florida has to offer. xo Diana
It's such fun deciphering the prints, isn't it? We bought a wildlife tracks handbook and I have it with me when I go out hiking so I can figure out who's hiking with me LOL!
Some of those animal foot prints look a bit scarey to me - they are so large!
A lovely sight seeing those deer and to capture them on your camera is even more amazing!
Thanks Diane for appreciating my artwork enough to pin so many pieces on your Pinterest boards.
Enjoy your adventures!
Hugs,
Suzy
It is always exciting to see wildlife when your are out and about. And then to capture their image, that just makes your walk even better.
I am so unobservant. I would never have seen all those tracks. It is beautiful there!
I hike in Laguna Canyon and coming face to face with a deer or a bobcat is always fun. Not so much fun are snakes and mountain lions.
The Halpata Tastanaki Preserve looks beautiful. You are so lucky to have access!
Cheers!
Rachel
So much fun to go on hikes with fellow bloggers. Especially when I have not been able to get out myself. Many thanks.
What a fun post! And so luck to capture the deer.
Hey!! You caught them!! Pretty good catch!
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