Mystery Photo
Do you know what is responsible for the two parallel lines that run diagonally across the bottom of this photograph? If so, enter your comment on the Naturally Curious blog. Scroll down and click on “Comments.” Hint: there are numerous clues in photo. Answer will be revealed on Wednesday’s (1/8/20) blog post. (Photo by Mike Hebb)
Mystery Photo
Do you think you know who was here and what he/she was doing??? If so, go to the Naturally Curious website, scroll down to and click on “Comments” and enter your answer. Wednesday’s post will reveal what transpired here.
(Photo by tracker/naturalist/wildlife videographer Alfred Balch.)
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Mystery Photo
Can you tell who has been here and what they were doing? If so, share your explanation on the Naturally Curious website by scrolling down to “Comments.” (Hint: those are acorns scattered on the dirt.) Answer will be revealed on Wednesday, December 4. (Photo by Ashley Wolff)
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Red Squirrel Belly Flop
Congratulations to Mary Pratt, the first reader to correctly identify the impression a Red Squirrel left in the snow. Red Squirrels are fiercely territorial, and will chase each other furiously in order to defend their territory and their food caches. The photographer, Susan Bull Riley, witnessed this behavior as she watched two Red Squirrels racing after each other in the crown of a maple tree. Suddenly one of them fell to the ground, where sleet and wet snow cushioned its fall and recorded the belly flop landing. No time was lost in the resumption of the chase!
There were many “Flying Squirrel” responses, which makes great sense as they are approximately the same size as a Red Squirrel (just an inch or two shorter in length) and are gliding from tree to tree or from tree to the ground. My assumption is that a Flying Squirrel’s landing impression might show some of the patagium, or membrane, that stretches from a squirrel’s wrists to its ankles, due to the fact that it is extended as the squirrel glides. (Any firsthand Flying Squirrel landing-in-snow impression observations welcome.) Thanks to all who submitted an answer to this Mystery Photo. Many were very amusing!
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Mystery Photo
What do you think made this six-inch-long impression in the snow? Please enter guesses under “Comments” on the Naturally Curious blog (scroll down). Answer will be revealed on Monday, November 25.
(Photo by artist Susan Bull Riley – http://susanbullriley.com/ )
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Mystery Photo
I am often asked how I find the subjects that I photograph. Sometimes I am consciously looking for specific plants and animals, but more often I’m simply looking for something that is either out of place or out of character. In this particular instance, I noticed an American Beech sapling with leaves that were bunched up into an odd shape. If you think you know what caused this roughly 2-inch long x 1-inch wide, leaf-covered cylinder, go to the Naturally Curious blog (www.naturallycuriouswithmaryholland.wordpress.com), scroll down to “Comments” and enter your thoughts. The answer will be revealed Monday, Oct. 7.
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Mystery Photo
Who’s peeking over this leaf??? Go to the Naturally Curious blog and scroll down to “Comments” to enter your response. Imaginative answers welcome. This mystery will be solved in Wednesday’s 9/4/19 post.
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