Cougar paw print snow11/30/2023 ![]() These prints were taken in January 2019 at an altitude of 550m close to the Coire na Ciste car park, at a spot where the reindeer are fed by staff from the Reindeer Centre. They are the only free-roaming reindeer in Scotland. In Glenmore on the edge of the cairngorm mountains there is a herd of reindeer that were reintroduced to the Scotland in 1952. The main identifying feature is its size and walking gait. The Western Capercaille is a really big bird with a track that is similar to a grouse but much much bigger. The slopes of this mountain are covered in Scots Pine. This photo was taken in the Pyrenees-Orientales on north east ridge of Pica Bastard (2093m). The imprint of the mid and hind pad are visible, characteristic of a mammal that walks flat footed. The print is quite large and is broad along its length. The woodland was conifer plantation with some mixed broadleaf. The photo was taken in Glen Lochay, to the west of Loch Tay on a snow covered forest track. Ian is an International Mountain Leader living and working in the French Pyrenees. ![]() ![]() Thanks to Ian Pendry from Altitude Adventure for helping me identify some of these. For each of the photos I have noted where I took the it and some interesting / identifying characteristics about them. If you think I’ve made a mistake please do let me know. Most of them I am pretty confident about but others less so… I can’t distinguish between the tracks of a Crested Tit and Coal Tit for example so some of these are educated guesses. I have been building up my photographs over time and I think I’ve enough now share them. This blog is about animal tracks and signs in the snow.
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