Thanks for confirming that, everyone. I should have mentioned this is Mt Hotham. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a fox here before, are they common above the tree line? Peter Shute Sent from my iPad
Yep, we have found all kinds of things. Fur, feathers and bones. Loads of beetle carapaces. Orange peel and cherry stones (in scats from the northern end of Hattah, probably 5 km from the nearest orchard). One I remember at Bronzewing had baby echidna quills, which I perversely hoped had been pointing the wrong way when the bastard fox backed that one out. Scats collected by the Victorian Malleefowl Recovery Group have been analysed by Barbara Trigg and have found the presence of a number of rare species that were thought to be absent from the areas collected. —–Original Message—– brian fleming Sent: Thursday, 31 December 2015 9:33 AM On 30/12/2015 9:01 PM, Peter Shute wrote: else? Taken close by the Mountain Pygmy Possum “Tunnel of Love”, but I suspect the fur is rabbit fur. Looks like Fox to me.. I have found Fox scats coloured black by eating blackberries, or full of plum or cherry stones. When we were at Mt. Hotham, one Easter, we were told that Fox scats always contain grass-hopper and beetle wings, but these are never found in Dingo or feral Dog scats. Anthea Fleming
On 30/12/2015 9:01 PM, Peter Shute wrote: Looks like Fox to me.. I have found Fox scats coloured black by eating blackberries, or full of plum or cherry stones. When we were at Mt. Hotham, one Easter, we were told that Fox scats always contain grass-hopper and beetle wings, but these are never found in Dingo or feral Dog scats. Anthea Fleming
Have collected many kilos of fox poop off malleefowl mounds in 15 years and yes, it looks like that to me… —–Original Message—– Peter Shute Sent: Wednesday, 30 December 2015 9:01 PM Can anyone please tell me if this photo is of a fox poo, or something else? Taken close by the Mountain Pygmy Possum “Tunnel of Love”, but I suspect the fur is rabbit fur. Peter Shute
Thanks for confirming that, everyone. I should have mentioned this is Mt Hotham. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a fox here before, are they common above the tree line? Peter Shute Sent from my iPad
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D*mn – now the fox becomes a research assistant… On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 9:19 AM, Ross Macfarlane (TPG) < rmacfarl@tpg.com.au> wrote:
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Yep, we have found all kinds of things. Fur, feathers and bones. Loads of beetle carapaces. Orange peel and cherry stones (in scats from the northern end of Hattah, probably 5 km from the nearest orchard). One I remember at Bronzewing had baby echidna quills, which I perversely hoped had been pointing the wrong way when the bastard fox backed that one out. Scats collected by the Victorian Malleefowl Recovery Group have been analysed by Barbara Trigg and have found the presence of a number of rare species that were thought to be absent from the areas collected. —–Original Message—– brian fleming Sent: Thursday, 31 December 2015 9:33 AM On 30/12/2015 9:01 PM, Peter Shute wrote: else? Taken close by the Mountain Pygmy Possum “Tunnel of Love”, but I suspect the fur is rabbit fur. Looks like Fox to me.. I have found Fox scats coloured black by eating blackberries, or full of plum or cherry stones. When we were at Mt. Hotham, one Easter, we were told that Fox scats always contain grass-hopper and beetle wings, but these are never found in Dingo or feral Dog scats. Anthea Fleming
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On 30/12/2015 9:01 PM, Peter Shute wrote: Looks like Fox to me.. I have found Fox scats coloured black by eating blackberries, or full of plum or cherry stones. When we were at Mt. Hotham, one Easter, we were told that Fox scats always contain grass-hopper and beetle wings, but these are never found in Dingo or feral Dog scats. Anthea Fleming
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Peter, Definitely looks like Fox to me as well. Clive Herbert Director Amphibian, Reptile & Mammal Conservation Ltd 67A Ridgeway Avenue East Barnet Hertfordshire England EN4 8TL Tel: (0044) 20 8440 6314 Mobile: (0044) 7768 741303 On 30 Dec 2015, at 10:20, “Peter Shute” < pshute@nuw.org.au> wrote:
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Peter Depending on what size shoes you wear, that’s most likely to be fox scat. Cheers David On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 9:01 PM, Peter Shute < pshute@nuw.org.au> wrote:
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Have collected many kilos of fox poop off malleefowl mounds in 15 years and yes, it looks like that to me…
—–Original Message—– Peter Shute Sent: Wednesday, 30 December 2015 9:01 PM Can anyone please tell me if this photo is of a fox poo, or something else? Taken close by the Mountain Pygmy Possum “Tunnel of Love”, but I suspect the fur is rabbit fur. Peter Shute
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