tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post8895536731969851646..comments2023-06-14T09:43:48.543-05:00Comments on Nature Knitter: A Perfect Winter DayRuthieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-32534699992487980472009-01-14T22:54:00.000-06:002009-01-14T22:54:00.000-06:00You just may get an opportunity to photograph thos...You just may get an opportunity to photograph those little buggers, Ruthie. Keep your camera handy. I've seen many fox in the daytime but they sure are fast. How about a webcam?Meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06757567456934248035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-13896775525713309432009-01-12T11:23:00.000-06:002009-01-12T11:23:00.000-06:00Ruthie - isn't it wonderful when you get a day lik...Ruthie - isn't it wonderful when you get a day like that during the winter? It makes you appreciate the sun and warmth that much more. I remember days when I lived in Colorado and I hung out clothes to dry in the winter months. It was exhilarating to say the least. But the greatest thing was that the clothes had such a clean, fresh smell to them. I loved your sleuthing to follow those tracks. Like Red, I would have wondered what could have made a single track like that. That was neat to see the "criss-cross" tracks. Are foxes territorial? Or do you think it could have been male/female mates? Very interesting.Mary Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08077077785157768787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-83109043211912066212009-01-12T09:16:00.000-06:002009-01-12T09:16:00.000-06:00I have no idea about tracking or tracks, so this w...I have no idea about tracking or tracks, so this was very interesting. <BR/><BR/>Still too cold to hang out clothes on the line. You will have to break them when you take them in.<BR/><BR/>I now have 2 blogs hope you will follow my new one along with my old one. I will be posting more often to the new one.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://leedrasphotosforfun.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Leedra’s Photos For Fun</A><BR/><A HREF="http://photographybyleedra.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Photography By Leedra</A>Leedrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04914177127665868671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-3871776575209423372009-01-11T20:31:00.000-06:002009-01-11T20:31:00.000-06:00I still can't get over hanging clothes out to dry ...I still can't get over hanging clothes out to dry where they freeze! Too funny. But I suppose if it's a sunny day, then it's a dry day.<BR/><BR/>Great info you shared on the tracks... I would have been so confused on the single tracks wondering where the other side was.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302493174417839271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-521864476092028952009-01-11T15:14:00.000-06:002009-01-11T15:14:00.000-06:00Hi Shelley,Amazingly enough they were almost dry b...Hi Shelley,<BR/>Amazingly enough they were almost dry by the time I took them down at 4:00. If I would have hung them out a little earlier in the morning, I'm sure they would have been completely dry.RuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-60896014587336211642009-01-11T15:08:00.000-06:002009-01-11T15:08:00.000-06:00Ruthie - please let me know how many days it will ...Ruthie - please let me know how many days it will take for those pants to dry! Lol! I love your tracking skills - very exciting to have the foxes!!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534904024320623895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-79082534736734397712009-01-11T07:45:00.000-06:002009-01-11T07:45:00.000-06:00Well, Richard, that can be your next assignment wh...Well, Richard, that can be your next assignment while there's still snow on the ground--finding & identifying animal tracks! ;-)<BR/><BR/>Hi Mom,<BR/>Haven't heard coyotes in the neighborhood for a long time, but I've seen foxes up the street in the wooded areas. I'm going with fox because of the distance between the prints, both length-wise and sideways.<BR/><BR/>Hi Mama Pea,<BR/>No rabbits at all? That's really unusual. We have oodles of them and it's not unusual to look out at night and see 5 or 6 in and around the ground feeder trays. I'm guessing any of the predators you mentioned have taken advantage of the bunnies in your neck of the woods.<BR/><BR/>Hi Jayne,<BR/>The trail camera would work but this time of year, the batteries freeze. If I start seeing the tracks regularly, the camera will go out as soon as spring gets here for sure.<BR/><BR/>Oh Dana, that would be very cool! I've only seen fox pups in the wild a couple times but they're so fun to watch.<BR/><BR/>Hi Kim,<BR/>Yes, today's going to be our last decent day for the next week or so. Plenty of wood stacked in the garage, the birdseed bins are filled and I even ordered some new wool long underwear. I hope you guys stay warm too.<BR/><BR/>Hi Marsha,<BR/>We did play fox and goose in school--that was fun. Remember how cold it was in those days and yet we were always ready to go out and play at recess time!<BR/><BR/>Hi Lisa,<BR/>I saw on the nightly news last night that Chicago and points east were getting hammered by the same snowstorm that only left us a couple inches. I'll be thinking of you--keep Luna close and she'll help keep you warm!<BR/><BR/>Hi Donna,<BR/>I'm definitely going to get that trail camera out once warmer weather arrives. I might be surprised by all the nocturnal critters traveling through my backyard!<BR/><BR/>Hi Mary,<BR/>Surprisingly enough, Sophie wasn't even interested in following those tracks. She'll post by the evergreens if there's a bunny underneath, but I usually see the bunny run out the other side of the tree and Sophie never notices. She wanted to spend lots of time outside chasing the frisbee on such a nice day.<BR/><BR/>Hi Troutbirder,<BR/>You would enjoy Stan's "Mammals of Minnesota" book. It's got the animals grouped by species and then by size from smallest to largest, so it starts out with the Least Shrew at 2 inches and finishes with the American Bison at 12 feet! Plus lots of good information about each animal.RuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-87145899053339241022009-01-11T06:46:00.000-06:002009-01-11T06:46:00.000-06:00I need to get that book! As I'm always wondering w...I need to get that book! As I'm always wondering what the heck those tracks are. I do stay away from scat issues though :@)troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-71381958871475464672009-01-10T21:56:00.000-06:002009-01-10T21:56:00.000-06:00I'd follow those tracks, too, Ruthie! How cool. ...I'd follow those tracks, too, Ruthie! How cool. We used to have foxes in Maryland. Our Chloe used to follow their tracks after the snow. What fun!<BR/><BR/>I do understand about the 17 degrees. No wind child, sun means you can work up a sweat.<BR/><BR/>MaryMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-33997714460437125712009-01-10T21:37:00.000-06:002009-01-10T21:37:00.000-06:00Ruthie hot on the trail! How cool.Maybe you shoul...Ruthie hot on the trail! How cool.<BR/>Maybe you should photograph them with your motion camera!KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-13976048581795453892009-01-10T21:04:00.000-06:002009-01-10T21:04:00.000-06:00Those blue skies are dandy Ruthie. I am so glad yo...Those blue skies are dandy Ruthie. I am so glad you had a pretty day to enjoy before that Arctic front comes in. It is to come all the way down here this week. Just think we will be in the deep freeze with you. Ha... <BR/><BR/>How lucky to have foxes in your garden. Have a good one...Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-85478227237161793092009-01-10T19:45:00.000-06:002009-01-10T19:45:00.000-06:00What a fun post. First the freeze dried jeans and...What a fun post. First the freeze dried jeans and then the fox tracks! When I got to the photo of the two sets of tracks crossing, I thought to myself they were playing fox and goose, LOL! Do you remember that game out in the snow from elementary school?Marshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06653985303549953889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-14817129316188763162009-01-10T17:53:00.000-06:002009-01-10T17:53:00.000-06:00Ruthie, we seem like we are in the same weather pa...Ruthie, we seem like we are in the same weather pattern here. It was 17 degrees in MA today and it seemed downright balmy vs. what we have had recently. <BR/><BR/>I admire you for being brave enough to hang laundry today. I love to hang out my clothes and the last time I did it in cold weather they were actually ice cubes. I now dry them on the heaters because I only use my dryer for things that absolutely have to go in there.<BR/><BR/>We too are getting those arctic temps next week and I am dreading it. <BR/><BR/>Love the tracks pictures. The fox prints are so cute.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05539583838978744802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-3491892185450608542009-01-10T17:32:00.000-06:002009-01-10T17:32:00.000-06:00you might have a litter of fox pups this spring!you might have a litter of fox pups this spring!Dana and Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14006886855600007312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-66523055632053677622009-01-10T17:13:00.000-06:002009-01-10T17:13:00.000-06:00What a great mystery trail Ruthie! Maybe your nig...What a great mystery trail Ruthie! Maybe your night camera might catch them?Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-8512061467148038382009-01-10T16:49:00.000-06:002009-01-10T16:49:00.000-06:00What a delightful post! I felt like I was out wal...What a delightful post! I felt like I was out walking with you. We see foxes up here but mostly crossing the roads when we're out driving at night.<BR/><BR/>When we were out snowshoeing in our woods yesterday, Roy commented that we haven't seen so much as one single rabbit all winter. Nor any droppings in the snow. Does that mean we have an over-abundance of foxes? Or owls this year?Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-14700555212232408272009-01-10T16:36:00.000-06:002009-01-10T16:36:00.000-06:00At first I thought they were coyote tracks, cuz th...At first I thought they were coyote tracks, cuz they were so small. What a thrill to have red foxes in your yard. The only fox I have ever seen was on the vacant farm across from us and I got to see her kits when she was out hunting. It is always so cool to see animals you don't see every day, that's why I'm glad to live where we do.<BR/><BR/>MOMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-41540050206239195832009-01-10T15:42:00.000-06:002009-01-10T15:42:00.000-06:00Fox tracks work for me but then I can barely ident...Fox tracks work for me but then I can barely identify rabbit tracks...lol.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06875150610109193368noreply@blogger.com