2021

SN9309 : Tracks in snow

taken 4 years ago, near to Penderyn, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales

Tracks in snow
Tracks in snow
Animal tracks in fresh snow. The left set has been made by a fox, but I don’t know what the other one is. Any suggestions?

Edit. I found the following online: “When a rabbit moves very quickly, the track sometimes changes to an inverted triangular shape. The rabbit's front feet come down parallel and so close together that they often appear to be one footprint rather than two, thus forming the back point of a triangle. The back feet keep their forward position in the overall track, parallel to one another, to form the other two points of the triangle.”

This describes the print perfectly. The fact that the prints were spaced apart by about five feet is due to the rabbit leaping.

Thanks to Philip Halling for pointing me in the right direction.

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SN9309, 38 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Alan Hughes   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 25 January, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 26 January, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SN 93993 09223 [1m precision]
WGS84: 51:46.2966N 3:32.2649W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SN 93993 09223
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