The fox were back last night and it looks as if one has some sort of old injury or possibly a deformed limb, but it's good to see it isn't hindering it at all. The nearest front limb is bent at a funny angle and at first I thought it was just a weird momentary thing, but watching the video it's as if his paw faces outward instead of forward. He weights it just fine, so whatever it is he's dealt with it for some time.
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Does anyone know what is going on here? It's a patch in the forest that is clearly being used by deer, probably roe although there are some red around but very few in this particular area. There are also boar but I don't think it's them.
This is the general area, a pond in the background and then muddy areas. Lots of footprints but not much evidence of flattened or lain on mud.
Most of the nearby trees are like this
So muddied up at the base and up the trunk, some but not all have damage to the bark, presumably chewed or rubbed by antlers. The trees are almost all spruce.
I am guessing it's parasite related, my husband thinks antlers. Does anyone know?
It's possible but I don't think so. The footprints could be either to my untrained eye, but although we've frequently seen deer there we've not see evidence of boar. They usually leave a trail of destruction, whereas around the muddy area there was leaf litter disturbance but done more gently. The bark damage is also too high for boar.
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This is the general area, a pond in the background and then muddy areas. Lots of footprints but not much evidence of flattened or lain on mud.
Most of the nearby trees are like this
So muddied up at the base and up the trunk, some but not all have damage to the bark, presumably chewed or rubbed by antlers. The trees are almost all spruce.
I am guessing it's parasite related, my husband thinks antlers. Does anyone know?
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