Thursday, May 27, 2010

Red Car Property: Name That Scat


Photo: Diane Edwardson, May 21, 2010. Wild animal scat near the Adelbert cut through from the Red Car Property. (Click on photo to enlarge.)

How do you know it's from a wild animal? It is in the middle of a trail, and it doesn't look like the animal stopped as it was a trail of poop. Domestic dogs and cats tend to stop and move over to the side of the road. It didn't look large enough to be from a coyote. There were no discernible tracks nearby.

Photo: Diane Edwardson, May 21, 2010. Same pile, different angle. (Click on photo to enlarge.)

Why should you care? Developers like to think the animals we have in the neighborhood are just standard urban wildlife. While raccoons, skunks and coyotes are expected in this neighborhood; gray fox and bobcats do live in the area, but are rarely seen, much less photographed.

If you know what animal left this behind, send us an email: redcarproperty@gmail.com.