Hopefully you all enjoyed the first of the winter #NameThatTrack! #ichnology
November 21, 2024 at 12:33 AM
Hopefully you all enjoyed the first of the winter #NameThatTrack! #ichnology
Hear ye, hear ye! It's time for #NameThatTrack, the online #ichnology game where I post a pic and you answer questions using your tracking skills.
Today is a special subset game: in south BC, we have both large and small felines and canines. Is today's trace Cat or Dog? Answer at 4pm PST today! 🧪
Today is a special subset game: in south BC, we have both large and small felines and canines. Is today's trace Cat or Dog? Answer at 4pm PST today! 🧪
December 5, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Hear ye, hear ye! It's time for #NameThatTrack, the online #ichnology game where I post a pic and you answer questions using your tracking skills.
Today is a special subset game: in south BC, we have both large and small felines and canines. Is today's trace Cat or Dog? Answer at 4pm PST today! 🧪
Today is a special subset game: in south BC, we have both large and small felines and canines. Is today's trace Cat or Dog? Answer at 4pm PST today! 🧪
Now that the snow is here, it's time for #NameThatTrack!
I show you a trace made by a critter, and you use your tracking skills (you know you have them!) to guess the critter and/answer questions.
Taken in south interior British Columbia, can you guess the track-maker?
I show you a trace made by a critter, and you use your tracking skills (you know you have them!) to guess the critter and/answer questions.
Taken in south interior British Columbia, can you guess the track-maker?
November 20, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Now that the snow is here, it's time for #NameThatTrack!
I show you a trace made by a critter, and you use your tracking skills (you know you have them!) to guess the critter and/answer questions.
Taken in south interior British Columbia, can you guess the track-maker?
I show you a trace made by a critter, and you use your tracking skills (you know you have them!) to guess the critter and/answer questions.
Taken in south interior British Columbia, can you guess the track-maker?
November 21, 2024 at 12:11 AM
I'm a goof and forgot the #ichnology tag AND that I'll reveal the possible trackmaker at 4pm-ish PST!
#NameThatTrack
#NameThatTrack
Now that the snow is here, it's time for #NameThatTrack!
I show you a trace made by a critter, and you use your tracking skills (you know you have them!) to guess the critter and/answer questions.
Taken in south interior British Columbia, can you guess the track-maker?
I show you a trace made by a critter, and you use your tracking skills (you know you have them!) to guess the critter and/answer questions.
Taken in south interior British Columbia, can you guess the track-maker?
November 20, 2024 at 2:07 PM
I'm a goof and forgot the #ichnology tag AND that I'll reveal the possible trackmaker at 4pm-ish PST!
#NameThatTrack
#NameThatTrack
Ooh, I got sidetracked processing hot peppers, so I'll do the #NameThatTrack reveal as I clean up!
I was a bit of a stinker posting this one: it's tricky!
Today's track is from DOG!
Let's look at the clues! #ichnology
I was a bit of a stinker posting this one: it's tricky!
Today's track is from DOG!
Let's look at the clues! #ichnology
Hear ye, hear ye! It's time for #NameThatTrack, the online #ichnology game where I post a pic and you answer questions using your tracking skills.
Today is a special subset game: in south BC, we have both large and small felines and canines. Is today's trace Cat or Dog? Answer at 4pm PST today! 🧪
Today is a special subset game: in south BC, we have both large and small felines and canines. Is today's trace Cat or Dog? Answer at 4pm PST today! 🧪
December 6, 2024 at 1:13 AM
Ooh, I got sidetracked processing hot peppers, so I'll do the #NameThatTrack reveal as I clean up!
I was a bit of a stinker posting this one: it's tricky!
Today's track is from DOG!
Let's look at the clues! #ichnology
I was a bit of a stinker posting this one: it's tricky!
Today's track is from DOG!
Let's look at the clues! #ichnology
What do you win with a correct guess in #NameThatTrack?
How about a new set of shiny bragging rights!
How about a new set of shiny bragging rights!
Impromptu #ichnology game of #NameThatTrack ! The only things I like about the new snow are footprints! Here's a pretty from my weekend dog walk in south interior BC.
1. What critter made it?
2. What direction was the critter going?
Size 10 lady hiking boot for scale.
Reveal at 5pm PST! 🧪
1. What critter made it?
2. What direction was the critter going?
Size 10 lady hiking boot for scale.
Reveal at 5pm PST! 🧪
March 11, 2024 at 5:18 PM
What do you win with a correct guess in #NameThatTrack?
How about a new set of shiny bragging rights!
How about a new set of shiny bragging rights!
The answers to this week's #NameThatTrack are:
1. Snowshoe rabbit!
2. Traveling towards the top of the pic!
Snowshoe 🐰 tracks are BIG. Rear paws are snowshoe shaped with broad toes. Running bunnies place their rear paws in front of the front paws in the direction of travel!
Thanks for playing! 🧪
1. Snowshoe rabbit!
2. Traveling towards the top of the pic!
Snowshoe 🐰 tracks are BIG. Rear paws are snowshoe shaped with broad toes. Running bunnies place their rear paws in front of the front paws in the direction of travel!
Thanks for playing! 🧪
Impromptu #ichnology game of #NameThatTrack ! The only things I like about the new snow are footprints! Here's a pretty from my weekend dog walk in south interior BC.
1. What critter made it?
2. What direction was the critter going?
Size 10 lady hiking boot for scale.
Reveal at 5pm PST! 🧪
1. What critter made it?
2. What direction was the critter going?
Size 10 lady hiking boot for scale.
Reveal at 5pm PST! 🧪
March 11, 2024 at 11:59 PM
The answers to this week's #NameThatTrack are:
1. Snowshoe rabbit!
2. Traveling towards the top of the pic!
Snowshoe 🐰 tracks are BIG. Rear paws are snowshoe shaped with broad toes. Running bunnies place their rear paws in front of the front paws in the direction of travel!
Thanks for playing! 🧪
1. Snowshoe rabbit!
2. Traveling towards the top of the pic!
Snowshoe 🐰 tracks are BIG. Rear paws are snowshoe shaped with broad toes. Running bunnies place their rear paws in front of the front paws in the direction of travel!
Thanks for playing! 🧪
2 hours is up!
Tonight's impromptu #NameThatTrack answers are:
1. Cottontail rabbit!
2. Traveling from the bottom to the top of the pic!
Let's break down the #ichnology, shall we? 🧪
Tonight's impromptu #NameThatTrack answers are:
1. Cottontail rabbit!
2. Traveling from the bottom to the top of the pic!
Let's break down the #ichnology, shall we? 🧪
I've had a pretty stiff G&T, it's Boxing Day, and I'm so bored with movies/paranormal shows.
Want an impromptu game of #NameThatTrack?🧪
It's the guessing game where I post a track pic and you guess the track-maker!
1. Who made this?
2. What direction was it going?
Answer in 2 hours!
Want an impromptu game of #NameThatTrack?🧪
It's the guessing game where I post a track pic and you guess the track-maker!
1. Who made this?
2. What direction was it going?
Answer in 2 hours!
December 27, 2023 at 5:04 AM
2 hours is up!
Tonight's impromptu #NameThatTrack answers are:
1. Cottontail rabbit!
2. Traveling from the bottom to the top of the pic!
Let's break down the #ichnology, shall we? 🧪
Tonight's impromptu #NameThatTrack answers are:
1. Cottontail rabbit!
2. Traveling from the bottom to the top of the pic!
Let's break down the #ichnology, shall we? 🧪
One possible candidate is a Northern Red-backed Vole, but we can't be 100% sure unless we see the critter make the tracks! #NameThatTrack #ichnology
sierraclub.bc.ca/northern-red....
sierraclub.bc.ca/northern-red....
Northern Red-backed Vole | Sierra Club BC
Sierra Club BC EcoMap: Northern Red-backed Vole
sierraclub.bc.ca
November 21, 2024 at 12:26 AM
One possible candidate is a Northern Red-backed Vole, but we can't be 100% sure unless we see the critter make the tracks! #NameThatTrack #ichnology
sierraclub.bc.ca/northern-red....
sierraclub.bc.ca/northern-red....
I hope you all enjoyed this week's #NameThatTrack!
Hopefully I'll collect more footprint images on a wintery walk tomorrow!
Hopefully I'll collect more footprint images on a wintery walk tomorrow!
December 6, 2024 at 2:03 AM
I hope you all enjoyed this week's #NameThatTrack!
Hopefully I'll collect more footprint images on a wintery walk tomorrow!
Hopefully I'll collect more footprint images on a wintery walk tomorrow!
Work in progress! I'm currently working on a new synthwave track with retro vibes, driving drums, and glowing neon melodies – but it’s still missing a name!
Take a listen and tell me what it sounds like to you.
💬
#synthwave #retrowave #outrun #wip #producerlife #namethattrack #newmusic #dystopian
Take a listen and tell me what it sounds like to you.
💬
#synthwave #retrowave #outrun #wip #producerlife #namethattrack #newmusic #dystopian
June 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Work in progress! I'm currently working on a new synthwave track with retro vibes, driving drums, and glowing neon melodies – but it’s still missing a name!
Take a listen and tell me what it sounds like to you.
💬
#synthwave #retrowave #outrun #wip #producerlife #namethattrack #newmusic #dystopian
Take a listen and tell me what it sounds like to you.
💬
#synthwave #retrowave #outrun #wip #producerlife #namethattrack #newmusic #dystopian
3-ish more hoursb left to get your guesses in for the World Renouned* #ichnology game #NameThatTrack!
*Ash is my world and he meowed with approval, so I'm going with it.
*Ash is my world and he meowed with approval, so I'm going with it.
Now that the snow is here, it's time for #NameThatTrack!
I show you a trace made by a critter, and you use your tracking skills (you know you have them!) to guess the critter and/answer questions.
Taken in south interior British Columbia, can you guess the track-maker?
I show you a trace made by a critter, and you use your tracking skills (you know you have them!) to guess the critter and/answer questions.
Taken in south interior British Columbia, can you guess the track-maker?
November 20, 2024 at 8:56 PM
3-ish more hoursb left to get your guesses in for the World Renouned* #ichnology game #NameThatTrack!
*Ash is my world and he meowed with approval, so I'm going with it.
*Ash is my world and he meowed with approval, so I'm going with it.
A bit late for the reveal for #NameThatTrack (dog walking job came in) but our hoppy little friend is either a Deer Mouse or a Meadow Vole! Based on the length of the adorbs tail drags indicated by the arrows, I think we're dealing with a mouse!
While I catch up after [waves arms at everything], here's the 1st #NameThatTrack of 2026, the Premier (according to Ash) #ichnology game! I post a pic, you use your tracking skills to answer Qs!
Found next to our compost bin in south BC, arrows pointing to an adorable clue! Answer tomorrow at 12pm!
Found next to our compost bin in south BC, arrows pointing to an adorable clue! Answer tomorrow at 12pm!
January 4, 2026 at 11:19 PM
A bit late for the reveal for #NameThatTrack (dog walking job came in) but our hoppy little friend is either a Deer Mouse or a Meadow Vole! Based on the length of the adorbs tail drags indicated by the arrows, I think we're dealing with a mouse!
Alrighty! It's reveal time for #NameThatTrack!
It's itty, it's bitty, and probably a bit bitey!
We're likely looking at the trackway of a bouncy vole!
Let's look at the #ichnology clues!
A lot of you noted the central drag mark in-between the peets, and noted that it seemed too short for a mouse...
It's itty, it's bitty, and probably a bit bitey!
We're likely looking at the trackway of a bouncy vole!
Let's look at the #ichnology clues!
A lot of you noted the central drag mark in-between the peets, and noted that it seemed too short for a mouse...
November 21, 2024 at 12:02 AM
Alrighty! It's reveal time for #NameThatTrack!
It's itty, it's bitty, and probably a bit bitey!
We're likely looking at the trackway of a bouncy vole!
Let's look at the #ichnology clues!
A lot of you noted the central drag mark in-between the peets, and noted that it seemed too short for a mouse...
It's itty, it's bitty, and probably a bit bitey!
We're likely looking at the trackway of a bouncy vole!
Let's look at the #ichnology clues!
A lot of you noted the central drag mark in-between the peets, and noted that it seemed too short for a mouse...
Me looking for toenail marks. I think I see them so I going with dog. #NameThatTrack
December 5, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Me looking for toenail marks. I think I see them so I going with dog. #NameThatTrack
1.5 hours to try your guess before the reveal of this impromptu #NameThatTrack! 🧪
Impromptu #ichnology game of #NameThatTrack ! The only things I like about the new snow are footprints! Here's a pretty from my weekend dog walk in south interior BC.
1. What critter made it?
2. What direction was the critter going?
Size 10 lady hiking boot for scale.
Reveal at 5pm PST! 🧪
1. What critter made it?
2. What direction was the critter going?
Size 10 lady hiking boot for scale.
Reveal at 5pm PST! 🧪
March 11, 2024 at 10:36 PM
1.5 hours to try your guess before the reveal of this impromptu #NameThatTrack! 🧪
Another cute clue is that there's a faint body outline!
Sparrows and other hoppy birbs tend to not leave tail impressions with their tails straight: they typically flair their tails out. #NameThatTrack #ichnology
Sparrows and other hoppy birbs tend to not leave tail impressions with their tails straight: they typically flair their tails out. #NameThatTrack #ichnology
November 21, 2024 at 12:08 AM
Another cute clue is that there's a faint body outline!
Sparrows and other hoppy birbs tend to not leave tail impressions with their tails straight: they typically flair their tails out. #NameThatTrack #ichnology
Sparrows and other hoppy birbs tend to not leave tail impressions with their tails straight: they typically flair their tails out. #NameThatTrack #ichnology
Thank you for joining me on my very first #NameThatTrack on Bluesky! I'll try to do more of these!
December 27, 2023 at 5:20 AM
Thank you for joining me on my very first #NameThatTrack on Bluesky! I'll try to do more of these!
Impromptu #ichnology game of #NameThatTrack ! The only things I like about the new snow are footprints! Here's a pretty from my weekend dog walk in south interior BC.
1. What critter made it?
2. What direction was the critter going?
Size 10 lady hiking boot for scale.
Reveal at 5pm PST! 🧪
1. What critter made it?
2. What direction was the critter going?
Size 10 lady hiking boot for scale.
Reveal at 5pm PST! 🧪
March 11, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Impromptu #ichnology game of #NameThatTrack ! The only things I like about the new snow are footprints! Here's a pretty from my weekend dog walk in south interior BC.
1. What critter made it?
2. What direction was the critter going?
Size 10 lady hiking boot for scale.
Reveal at 5pm PST! 🧪
1. What critter made it?
2. What direction was the critter going?
Size 10 lady hiking boot for scale.
Reveal at 5pm PST! 🧪
@lisavipes.bsky.social has a neighbourhood dog gotten into my yard that borders the Ottawa River? Coyotes and Algonquin Wolves(?) live in the area. I would normally just assume dog, but the middle toes point together unusually and the track goes away from any path into the woods. #NameThatTrack
March 7, 2024 at 10:24 PM
@lisavipes.bsky.social has a neighbourhood dog gotten into my yard that borders the Ottawa River? Coyotes and Algonquin Wolves(?) live in the area. I would normally just assume dog, but the middle toes point together unusually and the track goes away from any path into the woods. #NameThatTrack
You were right: mice have long tails and would leave a longish tail drag in deep snow. What short-tailed rodents are in the south BC? Voles are up and around!
What species of vole? We can only tell that be done if someone had done a species-level track comparison. #ichnology #NameThatTrack
What species of vole? We can only tell that be done if someone had done a species-level track comparison. #ichnology #NameThatTrack
November 21, 2024 at 12:22 AM
You were right: mice have long tails and would leave a longish tail drag in deep snow. What short-tailed rodents are in the south BC? Voles are up and around!
What species of vole? We can only tell that be done if someone had done a species-level track comparison. #ichnology #NameThatTrack
What species of vole? We can only tell that be done if someone had done a species-level track comparison. #ichnology #NameThatTrack
This is what made today's track look much broader than a typical dog footprint.
The claw marks were not horribly obvious because the snow melted a touch.
That happens in #ichnology: there's a bit of variation in how footprints appear.
#NameThatTrack #ichnology
The claw marks were not horribly obvious because the snow melted a touch.
That happens in #ichnology: there's a bit of variation in how footprints appear.
#NameThatTrack #ichnology
December 6, 2024 at 2:00 AM
This is what made today's track look much broader than a typical dog footprint.
The claw marks were not horribly obvious because the snow melted a touch.
That happens in #ichnology: there's a bit of variation in how footprints appear.
#NameThatTrack #ichnology
The claw marks were not horribly obvious because the snow melted a touch.
That happens in #ichnology: there's a bit of variation in how footprints appear.
#NameThatTrack #ichnology
Since we're now in Bluesky After Dark territory, it's really common to see rabbit tracks made in snow that melts...and the four tracks melt together and become an outline that looks like, well, twig & berries. Sadly, I don't have any of my Naughty Bunny track pics on my phone. #NameThatTrack 🧪
December 27, 2023 at 5:19 AM
Since we're now in Bluesky After Dark territory, it's really common to see rabbit tracks made in snow that melts...and the four tracks melt together and become an outline that looks like, well, twig & berries. Sadly, I don't have any of my Naughty Bunny track pics on my phone. #NameThatTrack 🧪
Sometimes you don’t need to #NameThatTrack or even have a track to know exactly who your new neighbours are. Just don’t know how long they’ll stay!
#saskatchewan #farm #wildlife #badger
#saskatchewan #farm #wildlife #badger
December 14, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Sometimes you don’t need to #NameThatTrack or even have a track to know exactly who your new neighbours are. Just don’t know how long they’ll stay!
#saskatchewan #farm #wildlife #badger
#saskatchewan #farm #wildlife #badger