Eclectic Unschooling
Posted in Exploring Creation
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Warning to the squeamish: There is talk of animal droppings in this blog entry. We decided to take a bit of a side trip before proceeding to the beaver dam. While Mr. deMoose was working one day, Grandpa (my father) took us out for a drive. We found quite a few tunnels or dens dug into the sand along the sides of the road. Outside of one den laid a dead porcupine. We have wanted to find more evidence of what lives in these dens. Porcupines certainly make such dens, but so do badgers and fox. On our side trip, we found one such den that had not been attended to since the most recent rain. Outside of the den we found animal scat! Could this be the clue to discovering who lives within? The scat was older and looked to be about 4” to 6” long. Of course, it would be drier due to laying in the sand. Anyone who has any suggestions as to what animal might have left behind this deposit is welcome to leave your guess in a Comment below. We don't necessarily believe the scat belongs to the den's resident.
Here are more examples of the dens or tunnels that we often see. Any thoughts?
(To be continued ...) |
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