digitalSorrow Posted September 19, 2016 Author #26 Share Posted September 19, 2016 10 hours ago, MissJatti said: How come you have a really really long thumb nail, and the others nails have been cut? Why not cut the thumb nail too. It was only a matter of time before someone noticed. Having all my nails long would just get in my way, and keeping my thumbnails long lets me use them as a kind of simple tool. They're very useful for opening letters and snack packages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalSorrow Posted September 19, 2016 Author #27 Share Posted September 19, 2016 10 hours ago, Kurzweil said: I've seen turkey tracks like that back in my hunting days. They can be mean sobs too. Now, if it were canadian geese just look for droppings. Turkey or goose in my opinion. There aren't turkeys in my area, and there weren't any droppings anywhere nearby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorvir Posted September 19, 2016 #28 Share Posted September 19, 2016 There are large birds in Michigan. There are wild turkey in Michigan.http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10370_12145_12202-52511--,00.html They were reintroduced and are now found there. Here's a list of birds in Michigan. There are some large specifies btw:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_of_Michigan The tracks, however, do look more like a canada goose than a wild turkey. Wild turkey tracks are wider...but this may have been a small/young one. I'll go with goose for the time being. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podo Posted September 19, 2016 #29 Share Posted September 19, 2016 If it was a Canada Goose you should get the hell out of there. Those things scare me more than any land predator ever could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudds Posted September 24, 2016 #30 Share Posted September 24, 2016 (edited) On 9/20/2016 at 0:23 AM, Podo said: If it was a Canada Goose you should get the hell out of there. Those things scare me more than any land predator ever could. I was in a park the other day, and there were over eight Canadian Geese quite near the river. They're not scary, Podo. Unless you come across them during mating season, as they usually protect the females during that time. Edited September 24, 2016 by Hudds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rashore Posted September 24, 2016 #31 Share Posted September 24, 2016 (edited) On 9/18/2016 at 11:03 AM, digitalSorrow said: The US, specifically southwestern Michigan. Just noticed this.. I got family in SW MI. They have natural dune sandpits and peat muds and marsh bogginess that take bird prints great. In that particular area.. Wild turkeys are out- too small. I have fairly small hands and turkeys are smaller. There's regularly a 16-22 rafter and a few 3-7 rafters of turkeys that wander the yard. And there's a couple of pondside/underwoods areas where they apparently congregate regularly because there's always tracks and dropped feathers in the area. We jokingly call them "turkeys corners" and "the hens hangout" due to the types of feathers dropped in those areas. All the species of herons and cranes are out- while some of them might be the right size, the spread and shape of the tracks is wrong. Some of the predator birds and other walking birds are out for the same reasons, because they show distinctive "spur" tracks. I'm keeping with either Canadian Goose or a swan type as what made that footprint. On a surface like that and pounded in like that, they can look a lot alike. Edit to add: you are crazy to say Canadian Geese aren't scary Hudd. Geese can be mean and nasty, even out of mating season. Their bite and wing buffet are a bit less than a swans, but their tempers can match a swans- especially when they are in a group that isn't hesitant about humans. Edited September 24, 2016 by rashore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudds Posted September 24, 2016 #32 Share Posted September 24, 2016 23 minutes ago, rashore said: you are crazy to say Canadian Geese aren't scary Hudd. Geese can be mean and nasty, even out of mating season. Their bite and wing buffet are a bit less than a swans, but their tempers can match a swans- especially when they are in a group that isn't hesitant about humans. Well the ones I'v came across seemed harmless, and they just minded they're own business probably because of being more used to humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rashore Posted September 24, 2016 #33 Share Posted September 24, 2016 5 minutes ago, Hudds said: Well the ones I'v came across seemed harmless, and they just minded they're own business probably because of being more used to humans. Very happy to hear you haven't had bad goose experiences. And yes, geese can be urbanized like pigeons- and like garbage seagulls. Still, unwise to tell anyone geese aren't scary- cuz they darn well can be. The fact that the ones you've encountered weren't scary is great and fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudds Posted September 24, 2016 #34 Share Posted September 24, 2016 59 minutes ago, rashore said: Very happy to hear you haven't had bad goose experiences. And yes, geese can be urbanized like pigeons- and like garbage seagulls. Still, unwise to tell anyone geese aren't scary- cuz they darn well can be. The fact that the ones you've encountered weren't scary is great and fine. I just now did a bit of research about Canadian Geese, and you are right as they can be very vicious. Although, here in the UK they seem harmless apart from during mating season. I think either way it's best to stay clear from them, just to be on safe side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podo Posted September 24, 2016 #35 Share Posted September 24, 2016 3 hours ago, Hudds said: I was in a park the other day, and there were over eight Canadian Geese quite near the river. They're not scary, Podo. Unless you come across them during mating season, as they usually protect the females during that time. You have clearly never been mauled by one before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudds Posted September 24, 2016 #36 Share Posted September 24, 2016 21 minutes ago, Podo said: You have clearly never been mauled by one before! When you mentioned those things scare you..., I thought you meant in a sense of they're presence in some way. I obviously wasn't aware that you were mauled by one. My apologies, Podo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebDandelion Posted September 25, 2016 #37 Share Posted September 25, 2016 On 18/09/2016 at 11:11 AM, ChrLzs said: Just go to nearest local museum or zoo.. I don't get it. Here by us going to them won't help a bit. How will it help going to the museum? Zoo I can still understand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrLzs Posted September 25, 2016 #38 Share Posted September 25, 2016 4 hours ago, Debstermania said: I don't get it. Here by us going to them won't help a bit. How will it help going to the museum? Zoo I can still understand Perhaps I should have clarified - but any large-ish municipal museum will generally contain well-trained staff in various areas, especially local flora/fauna/history/geography/mineralogy and so on. They are generally a great starting point for identifying stuff, because that's what museums do - they catalog stuff.. Back in my youth I got to know the Adelaide museum's staff quite well, especially to help me identify some of the weirder rock specimens I had found - I was an avid rock-hound/gem-hunter, and they loved chatting about their pet topics and seeing anything new, even if it was obvious to them what it was... And they and I got an extra thrill when we couldn't identify something - mysteries are cool! I still have a couple of specimens that they couldn't name - I could probably get them lab-tested, but sometimes it's nice not to know everything.. Universities are good too - almost without exception, academics LOVE visitors and sharing their knowledge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billyf Posted September 26, 2016 #39 Share Posted September 26, 2016 On 9/24/2016 at 6:01 PM, Hudds said: I just now did a bit of research about Canadian Geese, and you are right as they can be very vicious. Although, here in the UK they seem harmless apart from during mating season. I think either way it's best to stay clear from them, just to be on safe side. yeah, geese can be vicious. i can also tell you, ive seen a lot of goose tracks in my life and i am 99.999% sure thats exactly what those are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varelse Posted September 27, 2016 #40 Share Posted September 27, 2016 looks like it could have been muddy when they were made? sometimes mud can make a foot print larger than normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudds Posted September 27, 2016 #41 Share Posted September 27, 2016 17 hours ago, billyf said: yeah, geese can be vicious. i can also tell you, ive seen a lot of goose tracks in my life and i am 99.999% sure thats exactly what those are. Indeed, there is possibility those tracks could have been from a Goose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I like cats Posted September 27, 2016 #42 Share Posted September 27, 2016 (edited) Quote from wikimedia.org: "I have no idea what made these prints in the sand - obviously a bird, and one without webbed feet, so not a gull" posted in 2006 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Footprints_-_geograph.org.uk_-_223966.jpg Edited September 27, 2016 by I like cats date added to 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.I. Posted October 5, 2016 #43 Share Posted October 5, 2016 On 9/18/2016 at 9:19 AM, Carnoferox said: It seems that you have found the tracks of a true living dinosaur. No need to search the remote jungles for them; they are right in your backyard! As humorous as your sarcasm is, there are some who would mistake you for being serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted October 5, 2016 #44 Share Posted October 5, 2016 He is being serious. And he's quite right. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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