So winter can be interesting - you tend to get a different view of wildlife than you do in summer. For example one night a while ago, we heard something banging on the back deck. There was obviously some sort of creature out there, so we investigated - didn't get a photo but looking out the bedroom door to the deck, there was an Opossum with a dead squirrel - the squirrel was frozen solid as it was very cold, and the banging was the opossum knocking it around as it was finding a spot under out patio furniture to presumably have a snack...for those who aren't familiar, this is the opossum:
In keeping with the examples of various tracks, looked out the shop window recently and saw this:
So what look like wood worm but in the snow. These tracks are made by Voles who burrow under the snow creating these tunnels, and when we had some rain and a melt, the upper layers of snow melted, leaving the tracks behind. You wouldn't know these creatures were even around if it wasn't for tracks like these we see every so often.
Here's another rather odd and somewhat rare one. Some might be familiar with the Frank Zappa tune warning you not to eat the yellow snow...
Well, here is some blue snow - you shouldn't eat it either...
This comes from rabbits eating the bark of the Buckthorn tree/bush, and this causes their urine to turn blue when exposed to sunlight.
Cheers, Al