From now on it shall be known as #scaturday !!! Throughout the realm folks shall share themselves engaged in toilet activities!
The person who ID’ed the scat for me (I’ll see if I can find the post) said there was some hair in the poop which meant it was definitely fox. However, we don’t have bears or coyotes here so that tip may not mean anything. There was a hashtag #Scaturday which may be useful in finding an expert!! 😊
Katherine Mary Fryer (1910-2017):
Cat and Lantern (before 1940)
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Best #scaturday ever.
A cylindrical pile of poop sits at the edge of a hiking trail. Older samples are visible in the background.
A pile of poop sits at the edge of a dirt hiking trail.
This week’s #Scaturday challenge. Give a guess (and your rationale). Pinnacles NP, CA. Womens size 9.5 for size comparison. #scat #everybodypoops #tracking #pinnacles #trailsigns
Last week’s #scaturday offering was, indeed, Black Bear! And proof that they do, in fact, in the woods. Or at least on the trail. #blackbear #mammals #scat #everybodypoops
animal scat full of orange seeds
animal scat on gravel
animal scat on gravel
sorry I missed #Scaturday but I’d love some help identifying these poos… I’m thinking it’s the fox that’s been visiting our yard for the past few weeks ??
#ScatID #MysteryPoo
A very large pile of cylindrical poop, made up primarily of seeds and vegetation, sits in the middle of a hiking trail.
It is #Scaturday, and I’m once again asking you - who left this poo? From last Oct, fiber rich and full of gooseberry and currant seeds, an impressively-sized offering. #everybodypoops #scat #scatID #scatsandtracks #trailsign #sharethetrail
Last week’s #Scaturday submission was very herbivorous, and the sample quite grassy: California Ground Squirrel! Despite recent news of their carnivorous explorations, most of the ground squirrel poop we see is made up of plant fiber. #mammals #squirrelpoop #everybodypoops #tracking #scat #fieldwork
It’s #Scaturday! Time to work on your track and scat IDs! This week is from Coyote Valley, adjacent to a well-worn game trail atop a concrete canal. Size, composition, you know the drill. #everybodypoops #scat #scatID #tracking #whogoesthere
And the answer to last week’s #Scaturday offering: California Toad!
Composition is mostly shiny little insect bits. it’s pretty small in diameter (although larger than you would probably expect for an amphibian). #herps #toads #amphibians #scat #tracking #tracks #everybodypoops
And the answer to last week’s #Scaturday offering: Skunk!
Composition is mostly fur (skunks are omnivores), seeds and insect bits. Compared to my size 9/41.5 boot, it’s pretty small in diameter. Also helps that there were cute little paw prints further along the direction of travel (😆).
An early sneak peek for #Scaturday. Size, shape, composition, you know the drill.
Who is it? Santa Clara County, CA. #everybodypoops #scat #tracking #isawthesign
Saturdays should be for scat ID. Here is an offering from this week, can you figure out the species? Points to consider. Poop length varies, but diameter is diagnostic. Different species have diff ‘squeeze styles’. Is it twisted? Compact? What is it composed of? Big Sur, CA. #scat #scaturday