Thanks Philip. Minus 6 here this morning (the record low thus far, this winter). But warmer weather is on the way tomorrow. Enjoy your Sunday morning 🔷✍
Lower right and upper left are from a mouse (probably White-footed Mouse). They’re pretty small tracks; if you notice the nearby pine needles in the bottom right you can get a sense of scale.
In the image on the lower left, the tracks are from a Gray Squirrel.
I should’ve wrote this in my post since the tracks are a prominent feature; thanks for asking
I was just curious, as I like following different animal tracks. Just returned from a short trip to the coast where both red fox, deer, hare, domestic cat, different types of mice and voles and grey herons could be tracked at the edge of the ice towards the sea. Very exciting to follow.
Bird tracks, like your grey herons, are especially nice. Before we moved, we used to see seal tracks on the beach in winter. It’s interesting that you have a hare. Is that a native species?
My wife is a good tracker, so I tend to rely on her expertise. Since the nnow, we’ve seen deer, rabbit, coyote, bobcat, voles, a variety of birds (along with the aforementioned mice and squirrels). During a snowshoe last week, I crossed paths with moose tracks, definitely my “find” of the winter. There’s only supposed to be 100 moose statewide, so even in areas where they’re known to breed, it’s pretty unusual to find their tracks. You have them in Sweden as well, no?
Well, we have two wild species of hare, the ones we call the German hare (in the field) and the forest hare. There are so many moose in Sweden that the annual regulated shooting corresponded to 57,000 animals in 2024, but the population is unfortunately slowly decreasing due to other factors. I still miss an encounter with lynx, even though I can sometimes find traces of them a little further into my forest areas.
JOHN TODARO 
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Thanks Philip. Minus 6 here this morning (the record low thus far, this winter). But warmer weather is on the way tomorrow. Enjoy your Sunday morning 🔷✍
Hi John and you are welcome! (-6) is too cold…Reminds me of many years of Wisconsin winters. Anyway, stay warm…😊⭐️😊
So ravishing!
Many thanks Ule, happy to hear 👋🏼 👍🏼
It is snow good to be seeing your photos again. Back after a long trip of wandering!
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Thanks Geoff; I didn’t realize how much I miss your comments. Looking forward to your posts
Love these
Many thanks Anthony; nice to hear from you!
Fine set!
Thanks Harrie ⭐
I’m curious about the tracks in the snow, could they be from a squirrel or some kind of smaller weasel?
Lower right and upper left are from a mouse (probably White-footed Mouse). They’re pretty small tracks; if you notice the nearby pine needles in the bottom right you can get a sense of scale.
In the image on the lower left, the tracks are from a Gray Squirrel.
I should’ve wrote this in my post since the tracks are a prominent feature; thanks for asking
I was just curious, as I like following different animal tracks. Just returned from a short trip to the coast where both red fox, deer, hare, domestic cat, different types of mice and voles and grey herons could be tracked at the edge of the ice towards the sea. Very exciting to follow.
Bird tracks, like your grey herons, are especially nice. Before we moved, we used to see seal tracks on the beach in winter. It’s interesting that you have a hare. Is that a native species?
My wife is a good tracker, so I tend to rely on her expertise. Since the nnow, we’ve seen deer, rabbit, coyote, bobcat, voles, a variety of birds (along with the aforementioned mice and squirrels). During a snowshoe last week, I crossed paths with moose tracks, definitely my “find” of the winter. There’s only supposed to be 100 moose statewide, so even in areas where they’re known to breed, it’s pretty unusual to find their tracks. You have them in Sweden as well, no?
Well, we have two wild species of hare, the ones we call the German hare (in the field) and the forest hare. There are so many moose in Sweden that the annual regulated shooting corresponded to 57,000 animals in 2024, but the population is unfortunately slowly decreasing due to other factors. I still miss an encounter with lynx, even though I can sometimes find traces of them a little further into my forest areas.
This one I met five years ago, https://levfriluft.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=5559&action=edit
…I’m getting an error message: “you’re not allowed to edit this item” maybe check your link?
Sorry, a bit tired after today, try: https://livifriluft.com/2021/06/01/tidigt-mandagsmote/
That’s a handsome hare seen in your fine group of late-spring shots. June still seems pretty far off…
Such a delightful series, John. I enjoyed the comments, too.
I love the interaction of the curved lines, including the tracks, in the first photo. The second is “swoon-worthy” to use a social media phrase. 😉
I spent a bit of time on this arrangement, so it’s good to hear that a few of them caught your eye. Thanks again for commenting, Lynn
My pleasure.