tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post4980216593686828258..comments2024-03-22T20:11:44.673-04:00Comments on Saratoga woods and waterways: Snowy Trails, Out of the WindJacqueline Donnellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-90356192246701606342009-12-13T19:17:48.528-05:002009-12-13T19:17:48.528-05:00Hi squirrel, thanks for your comment. I expect I ...Hi squirrel, thanks for your comment. I expect I will see a porky at some time. They don't really run away when you encounter them because they feel invulnerable to attack. Unfortunately, they don't run across the roads quickly, either, and I often find their corpses in the ditch. Their only predator around here is the fisher, whose populations seem to be increasing all the time.<br /><br />Hi Sue, let's make a date for the next good snowfall to go tracking porcupines. By the way, we did see fisher tracks in the woods down by the lake.<br /><br />Hi Ellen, thanks for your kind comments. I agree you should come to Moreau, not just to track porkies, but also to share a hike with me. You're always great company! <br /><br />Thanks, desertnutmeg, for the link about winter trees. I don't think it was ash because ashes have compound leaves, and I believe these were simple. I'll be eyeballing this tree as the seasons progress and see what it looks like in the spring. I also could ask one of the park naturalists, but that would be too easy.<br /><br />Kenton and Rebecca: I too wish you had been along on our hike. As your blog demonstrates, you have such a wonderful sense of delight in all things natural. It sure would be fun to join you outdoors! But that's almost what we do with our blogs, isn't it?Jacqueline Donnellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-38967023368251540732009-12-11T19:26:33.461-05:002009-12-11T19:26:33.461-05:00What an awesome adventure! The curls of that wood,...What an awesome adventure! The curls of that wood, and the mysterious witch's broom. Wish we had been along for this one!Kenton and Rebecca Whitmanhttp://www.wildaboutnatureblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-11709281984184653872009-12-11T14:42:05.564-05:002009-12-11T14:42:05.564-05:00i'm definitely not an expert, but the first th...i'm definitely not an expert, but the first thing that popped into my head after viewing the bark was "Ash." Maybe this site will help:<br /><br />http://botany.suite101.com/article.cfm<br />/identifying_trees_in_winter<br /><br />Photos were great-was there hot chocolate afterwards? :) ~nutmeg.<br />p.s. had to repost this as the url did not go through correctly. Argh!936000https://www.blogger.com/profile/05132867703170636584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-67167504218520992082009-12-11T11:35:02.498-05:002009-12-11T11:35:02.498-05:00Beautiful pics of the water droplet and the "...Beautiful pics of the water droplet and the "oozing" tree!<br /><br />Can't see enough of your Broomed tree to render an ID for you, though. Sorry.<br /><br />One of my winter goals this year is to track a porcupine...maybe I'll have to head to Moreau to do it!Ellen Rathbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684750034177425795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-77911469361944539272009-12-11T10:51:34.656-05:002009-12-11T10:51:34.656-05:00Late last winter Dave took us up to the Porcupine ...Late last winter Dave took us up to the Porcupine Dens - by then you could find them by SMELL alone ! we didn't see any actual porkies, it being high noon, but the little troughs they make in the snow when waddling around were everywhere.<br />Let's keep checking on them!<br />Also, on the way there, you might see tracks of fisher-cats too. They, too are looking for porcupines...suephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01413896904031019699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-47600878089578671032009-12-10T22:32:08.487-05:002009-12-10T22:32:08.487-05:00Nice hike. I have never seen a porky or a witches ...Nice hike. I have never seen a porky or a witches broom. Hope you find the proky.squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297406366801045392noreply@blogger.com