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<TD style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_006E_01CC31D0.E0859070 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Looks like racoon tracks to me, the example below is lacking but note = the wider tip before the nail. http://www.bear-tracker.com/coon.html ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Fritz McEvoy=20 To: NS NATURE=20 Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 5:13 PM Subject: [NatureNS] footprint puzzle Hi All, I photographed these tracks in the sand on Cabot Landing Beach, = near Burnt Head Cove a few weeks ago and was puzzled as to source. I've = showed them to a number of experts and gotten a range of answers mostly = related to squirrel.=20 The diameter of the scope used for scale is about 3.25". Each set = of prints was about 6.5"- 7" and around 13" apart. They do look like = squirrel tracks; although the pattern is not the normal 'V' shape. There = are no Gray Squirrels here, as far as I know, and the prints seem far = too large for Red Squirrel. Whomever made the tracks either swam a 12' = channel or walked hundreds of feet of beach to get to the spot we saw = the footprints. Any suggestions are welcome. PS: I used Hotline's Skydrive (for the first time here) to post these = photos and hope that link is permitted on naturens. If not let me know = and I will link to another source.=20 All the best.=20 Fritz McEvoy Sunrise Valley, CB (near Dingwall) Album VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL =20 ADD MORE PHOTOS =20 This online album has 2 photos and will be available on SkyDrive = until 21/09/2011.=20 =20 Share your own slide shows with Hotmail ------=_NextPart_000_006E_01CC31D0.E0859070 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <STYLE>.hmmessage P { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } BODY.hmmessage { FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt } </STYLE> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.19088"></HEAD> <BODY class=3Dhmmessage bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><EM><FONT size=3D4 face=3D"Times New Roman">Looks like racoon = tracks to me, the=20 example below is lacking but note the wider tip before the=20 nail.</FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT size=3D4 face=3D"Times New = Roman"></FONT></EM> </DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT size=3D4 face=3D"Times New Roman"><A=20 href=3D"http://www.bear-tracker.com/coon.html">http://www.bear-tracker.co= m/coon.html</A></FONT></EM></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dfritzmcevoy@hotmail.com = href=3D"mailto:fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com">Fritz=20 McEvoy</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">NS NATURE</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 23, 2011 = 5:13=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] footprint=20 puzzle</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr>Hi All,<BR> I photographed these = tracks in the=20 sand on Cabot Landing Beach, near Burnt Head Cove a few weeks ago = and was=20 puzzled as to source. I've showed them to a number of experts and = gotten a=20 range of answers mostly related to squirrel. <BR> <DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr> The diameter of the scope used for = scale is=20 about 3.25". Each set of prints was about 6.5"- 7" = and around=20 13" apart. They do look like squirrel tracks; although the pattern is = not the=20 normal 'V' shape. There are no Gray Squirrels here, as far = as I=20 know, and the prints seem far too large for Red Squirrel. Whomever = made the=20 tracks either swam a 12' channel or walked hundreds of feet of beach = to get to=20 the spot we saw the footprints.<BR> Any = suggestions=20 are welcome.</DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr>PS: I used Hotline's Skydrive (for the first time = here) to=20 post these photos and hope that link is permitted on naturens. If not = let me=20 know and I will link to another source. </DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr> All the best. </DIV> <DIV=20 = dir=3Dltr> &nb= sp; =20 Fritz McEvoy</DIV> <DIV=20 = dir=3Dltr> &nb= sp; =20 Sunrise Valley, CB (near Dingwall)</DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" dir=3Dltr> <DIV=20 style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 20px; PADDING-LEFT: 25px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 20px; MARGIN-LEFT: auto; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; PADDING-TOP: = 25px"> <TABLE style=3D"WIDTH: 545px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD=20 style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; = PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 40%; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; = BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px"=20 colSpan=3D2><A=20 = href=3D"http://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=3D84a49fb62355cd6d&pa= ge=3Dplay&resid=3D84A49FB62355CD6D!167&type=3D1&Bpub=3DSDX.Ph= otos&Bsrc=3DPhotomail&parid=3D84A49FB62355CD6D!166&authkey=3D= m9z4zuZcoBw$"=20 target=3D_blank><IMG=20 style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; 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