Canidae grand slam are present in Tatshenshini-Alsek: Red fox, Wolf, and confirmed picture of a Coyote.
I'm leaning towards fox on first impression. what do you think, @beartracker @sydcannings ?
These otters (along with a third who was not in the photos) were on the shore of the brackish pond island in the middle, although the island doesn't show up on the map.
Burrow and tracks
Scat. The first two images are of the scat with the uric acid cap. The third photo is pulling apart the scat to reveal hair and fur. The fourth photo is of a smashed uric acid cap.
This is my great grandfather behind my house where I live. I think the opossum is alive. From an old Album.
We visited this park with about 25 people from China. I had warned them not to take food into their tents. Instead, the coons attempted to open all the suitcases. With one, they succeeded. They also got into the dog food I had accidentally left outside.
green iguana found 50 meters from this observation.
Shed skin
Larger set of tracks with much smaller set beside it.
Included this because the dog (Golden Retriever) wears a flower patterned sun cap which is cute
Verified. Praying Mantis verified tracks moving up in the frame. We I watched this praying mantis make this trail Borrego Landfill dunes Nov 20 - 2023. The final photo was taken by Dick Chadwick showing the mantis making the trail. The tracks are washed out in this final image, but the body drag is evident.
Black-tailed jackrabbit.
In a riffle of the eel river.
We walked toward it to try to get a good shot but it went into the waves. Before it noticed us it was running out after each receding wave and digging in the sand for something.
Field notes above
We watched her for about 10-15 minutes. I dropped some blueberries down for her and she gobbled some up! She also took a drink from our stream and was foraging a little in the leaf litter. She went out of sight soon after and I didn’t see her again. Big sighting for me, I have never seen a Virginia Opossum around here before!
ID is for the SMALLER tracks. Dried patch of mud in turnout lane at base of slope.
Larger tracks: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183463859
This mammal track was in the mud of the San Timoteo Creek.
These were multiple sets of Common Raccoon tracks around.
Photos 2-3 were edited to better show the tracks.
P-22, the famous Griffith Park mountain lion, visited my camera trap just before the end of the City Nature Challenge. This was the only camera trap I left in the park due to the pandemic. The camera transmits photos to me via cell service so that I can remain in compliance with stay at home orders and temporary trail closures.
This is an observation of several Hydra specimens taken from a single water sample. All images with 40x and 100x lenses are taken from the same specimen.
A water sample was taken from the shore of lake Istok. The sample was stored at room temperature and observed 6 days after collection.
Video: https://youtu.be/j2zLH1NoOc4
Large zygodactyl print with vertical stroke of the "K" to the inside of the track.
Sand/dirt wrapped around plant stems. I’m not sure what does this, presumably some type of invertebrate.
All 5 toes/claws showing nicely on front foot tracks.
Stripping of bark, 2 shallow grooves in last photo
LH. Mud. Carpals visible.
Cool zygodactyl track!
Pigeon / dove?
Clay prints on fallen tree after rain. @beartracker
Tracks
Track
This pellet contained the remains of at least 5 Jerusalem Crickets!! Ten Jerusalem cricket mandibles & other remains found in Barn Owl pellet #A-24.
Here is the observation for the pellet:
Pellet #A-24: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/184442657
I believe this is a walking trail of a jumping mouse, which I’ve never seen before.
Cal Fish & Wildlife camera trap. Video available on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/sagehen.creek/
Approximately 4” long with what appear to be lobed toes. Three or four grebes ran from shore into the water as I approached this area. There were also several snowy egrets in the mix at the same time, and various other waterfowl in the area. Many different track types were evident.
Not entirely sure if this is even an animal track, this is my first time is the area and I don’t really know what features to be looking for. Tracks were found on a hiking trail with some human prints, but not a ton of human activity on this side of the mountain.
the first photo shows “high-stepping” breeding behavior tracks
Comparable in size to nearby Beaver tracks.
Feet. Tail. Animal.
Looking at the dent in the grass.
Mammal? (I think it's an Eastern Cottontail Rabbit)
Bird?
appears about an inch wide. New to invert tracking, perhaps the long wispsys and space between sets of tracks are indicative of a tiger beetle or spider...
Some sort of insect damage to lady fern fronds.
Latrine and a slide connecting the salty Humboldt Bay and a freshwater wetland.
Was thinking bobcat in the field but at 1.25" house cat seems like a much better fit.
Tracks from sooted track plate.