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Tracks and sign and poo oh my!
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ID animal that is burrowing under a concrete pool perimeter
Location, Southern France, Ardeche department
Signs of the animal (which we are not sure to have seen physically):
- This burrow (two openings 35-50cm in diameter) is located on our property to the south of the pool under a hedge. The soil is rocky with a bit of loam.
- Small pile of poop placed in an orderly way within a hole about 10m from the main burrow entrance (pictured - the chain link fence and water pipe (2.5cm diameter) can provide scale).
- I filled in one burrow entrance and the animal quickly dug a new entrance
- We have had to do some repairs to the pool pipes as the animal caused some leaks underground.
- I closed all the holes in the property chain link fence, and the animal stretched/bent open a new one under the fence about 25cm high. There is a faint track that leads to this hole which suggests that it is used daily.
- Some rooting in the grass opening small holes along the fence (5cm deep x 30cm long) looking for grubs?
- One day a saw a long, gray/brown weasel/stoat type animal passing the house in the morning twilight - 95% sure it was not the neighbor's cat. :)
20:00 UTC
Poop or (vomit?) that appears to be mostly cocoons and fur
What animal left this next to my RV (wooded area)? Appears to be cocoon or some kind of larvae casings? Hudson Valley, NY. It’s about 3-4” across
00:40 UTC
Why has my post been deleted?
Im trying to get scat identified. I filled out the template as requested. I marked it nsfw and tagged it as id request. I have a ruler in the picture. The automod might be broken? Pretty frustrating.
17:40 UTC
What’s living under my truck
17:35 UTC
Please help identify the animal who pooped in my NYC garden
14:32 UTC
Please help identify the animal who pooped in my NYC garden
Live in Nyc and found this in my fire escape garden recently. Around 6 am. I've been told there's an animal that comes around dawn but they've never got a good look at it. Only a shadow and some noise. As a precaution, everything in the pot was thrown out.
Known wildlife in the area are squirrels (too small), raccoons, and cats. The known cats (4 of them friendly but territorial) never figured out how to travel this far up and ive never seen racoon poop look so smooth/solid and green.
We thought it could be a small stray dog (ive never seen any in the area) or an unknown cat. A raccoon who eats healthy? Or a skunk or an opossum?
13:23 UTC
Is this bear scat?
Seen at a North Texas park. Never have seen poop like this so I took a pic.
03:43 UTC
Wolverine in Estonia?
18:00 UTC
Horse tracking system
I am sure out there there is horse people using a tracking system for your horses. Can someone share their experiences ( tractive or Fi) I am in north Florida and the most imperative feature for me is to be notified if my horses are taking away from my property. Is the system working for you? Is the notification loud enough to wake you up in the middle of the night? Thank you.
13:50 UTC
Poop found in my backyard
I found this poop in my backyard. I’ve seen deer, rabbits, cats, and raccoons back there, but I don’t think any of those could make this.
18:46 UTC
Great Basin National Park, Nevada
15:23 UTC
Bird poop
I found this in my locked house in the living room. There were no windows or doors open over the weekend i was gone. But i have a lot of bats sparrows and crow near my house. What bird is living in my house? This is the third time this has happened. Please tell me i dont have a bat in my house...
14:16 UTC
Scat observed near Tahuya State Forest in Washington State
I am thinking that this is Coyote that is eating apples? I placed a AA battery for scale, it is a decent size dropping. The scat is located in a Pine/Fir forest, and was in the middle of my driveway in Tahuya WA. I dont know if any of my neighbors have apple trees, though it would not surprise me at all. This is not the first time we have observed scat of this color/consistency. Animals observed in the area include deer, coyote, and I have observed definite black bear and bobcat scats as well. Thanks for any input you all have.
21:28 UTC
What in the CaCa is this?!
I'm assuming pigeon? Some look like mice droppings but the majority have this round swirly shape to it with some feathers attached to it.
They just started showing up on the uncovered area of my front porch and backyard area, first time in 20 years these showed up in large quantities and frequency.
19:47 UTC
Whose poop is this?!?
I know we have pigs, deer, and cow in the area but this poop is new to me. I wanna say pig but idk. Help please!
02:38 UTC
Is this bird poo?
I’ve never seen something so oily that isn’t…well, oil.
Essex in England!
21:23 UTC
ID Request - NE Ohio
Trying to identify this scat. It’s around 6” long, shoe is men’s size 12 if that assists. It’s in the middle of our fenced, suburban backyard. There’s smaller scat around that looks similar, usually one or two new daily to every other day. Any thoughts appreciated, thanks!
14:32 UTC