Piles of grass on a log.
Newt tracks on river edge.
Observed on the beach. Tracks appeared to go in and out of the water, at one point carrying something (a stick?).
Video clearly shows this dark blob as a black bear. Comparison against person in same location shows bear is approximately 3 feet 9 inches at highest point.
Feet of roadkilled animal.
Carcass found atop seaside cliff.
Last three pictures are of the trail left by the snake.
depression caused by a rattlesnake coiling up. found under a metal sheet.
Tracks from a Harvest mouse under a bridge in San Diego. These are identified by their small size and by the low "thumb" on the hind feet (in the photo the two hind feet are above the fronts).
I was measuring the metatarsal pad width at just about 50 mm, possibly male? Last photo shows cougar, coyote, and bobcat tracks all in the same photo.
In photo 3, mountain lion tracks on left, bobcat on right.
Found roadside.
The 'tracks' here are not the Mole's feet (although those will be of interest to dedicated trackers), but rather the bloody clotted fur on the flanks of this Mole which was caught and then rejected by its predator. This is a common fate for small insectivores such as Moles and Shrews.
Tail length- 95 mm. Total length- 240 mm. Hind foot length - 36 mm
Hit by a vehicle.
Either Western Fence lizard or side-blotched lizard. Front right foot.
The first three photos are of the same foot, top and bottom, and appears to be the right hind foot of the snowshoe hare. The last photo is of a front foot were it was found. There was fur, but no other parts were found. Unable to determine which predator did the kill, and which the dismemberment.
Right rear and right front
Body length equal to tail length, 7 inches each. Black rat also more typically confined to coastal areas according to what I’m reading.
Caught in snap trap in barn.
Right front and right rear. 1/4” grid in background.
Body length 14cm, tail length 2.5 cm. Size points toward coast mole, but Townsend’s is a possibility.
~ 6 encountered (very slow moving, bordering on immobile) on the trail between 0900 and 1000, but none seen on the same trail walking home just an hour later. Perhaps heating themselves up on the bare ground? Also saw two large ones together underwater in tiny pond.
Total length equals 112 mm. Body length equals 82 mm (Tail length = 27% of total length). 5 plantar tubercles. Tail length (30mm) = twice the length of hind feet (15mm). Found dead in water trough.
Total length = 170 mm. Tail length = 52 mm (30% of Total Length). Hind foot length =23 mm. Killed by housecat.
Two carcasses of same species found on logging road in close proximity.
Body length 4.7 cm. Tail length 4cm.
Barely-alive vole found on the trail. Took the opportunity to photograph foot morphology.
The woodrat was identified by OHV park biologists. The woodrat was placed in a portable tracking station. The substrate was porcelain grade potter's clay. This can serve as a reference for desert woodrat.
Moving along frozen edge of beaver pond.