Hello friends of Nature! I stumbled upon this challenge and I am glad to be able to contribute my wildlife tracks.
So here is my entry post for this weeks "Thematic Challenge - Wildlife Tracker".
I love to crawl through the wilderness, having a dog gives me a good reason to do so and it is wintertime so let's go for it.
Spending time in nature is not only good for the physical health but also for your mental well being.
A forest is almost a healing space, it is proven that the blood pressure is sinking while being in the woods.
And the best thing...you can discover and explore! Whohoo!
But what can you find?
Well, if you have an open eye you can find a deer track among shoe and dog paw prints. They are the most detectable tracks around here.
I spotted it while walking through the mixed forest of my area.
We have a lot of European Beech (Fagus sylvatica), Common spruces (Picea sabis) and Fir trees (Abies).
That, among with an open space with agriculture and grassy sections makes the perfect habitat for the Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus).
Me and a Roe deer. So pretty...the deer lol.
Roe deer is feeding on grass, leaves, berries and they love young, fresh buds.
When snowing you can easily follow the tracks, lucky me it has been snowing lately.
Roe deer likes to hunker down among pine trees for rest and retreat. It is less snowy, the ground is soft and they are protected.
Even though there are no real predators around anymore in Germany, the deer is a vigilant animal as they are hunted by humans.
Small deer crossings are not only leading them through their surroundings, but also hunters.
They make a great path though, it is fun following them once you detect one.
But always make sure to respect the environment. Don't behave like a bull in a china shop when walking off road.
Can you see the deer crossing?
Hunters are also looking for tracks. They are sitting in high stands, waiting for deer, wild boars, foxes and badgers.
This is a classic german high stand in our neighborhood.
A hunter can read a deer track.
Maybe they can also detect the lottery numbers in a print, but that's what I figured they will notice lol.
Well this is it for my little tracking experience.
As a final treat for this contest, and a nice memory for me, I will share this picture of Molly finding a deer leg in the Rocky Mountains. Yeah I'm still proud of her, just gotta love it lol.
A special thanks to 
for the Thematic Challenge and 
for organizing!
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