tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942007593478726390.post4384192161592742578..comments2023-10-22T09:27:47.213-04:00Comments on It Just Comes Naturally: Funky FecesScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04443352705506509732noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942007593478726390.post-42087033646722823332013-10-18T10:39:45.038-04:002013-10-18T10:39:45.038-04:00Mark: I'll bet that armadillos are omnivorous...Mark: I'll bet that armadillos are omnivorous, and probably would have gobbled up the dead vole if it had run across it in the feces. I had armadillos in my garden when I lived in central Florida, but they haven't migrated to Pennsylvania (yet). I don't know how far their range extends northward; now I'm going to have to Google it!Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443352705506509732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942007593478726390.post-9854498785356944332013-10-17T09:54:35.604-04:002013-10-17T09:54:35.604-04:00I hadn't thought of a raccoon. I wonder what a...I hadn't thought of a raccoon. I wonder what an armadillo would do with a vole. I doubt you have them up there, at least yet, but on the other hand, I saw a dead armadillo by the highway up in Illinois (I think -- all the places tend to run together) on our recent trip.Mark Phttp://www.caniconfidimus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942007593478726390.post-76735837105866508992013-10-17T09:44:51.845-04:002013-10-17T09:44:51.845-04:00Mark: It was completely new to me, too, so I thoug...Mark: It was completely new to me, too, so I thought it might be worthy of a post. Also, the feces might be from a raccoon; there are quite a few around, and they are a bit more likely to come onto the patio than a fox or coyote might be. I've seen quite a few dead voles laying on the trails recently (cause of death unknown), and a raccoon may have just come across one and eaten it. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443352705506509732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942007593478726390.post-58463224427026591552013-10-17T08:29:06.416-04:002013-10-17T08:29:06.416-04:00I just realized I missed this post. We see lots of...I just realized I missed this post. We see lots of fox and coyote scat around here. There is almost always either a whole lot of seeds (mainly persimmon now) or hair, but I have never seen anything like that undigested critter.Mark Phttp://www.caniconfidimus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942007593478726390.post-46859890078342447792013-10-14T14:45:54.021-04:002013-10-14T14:45:54.021-04:00Nah, Packrat, the vole was covered with intestinal...Nah, Packrat, the vole was covered with intestinal mucus (I think; it was a little hard to tell because everything was so wet).Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443352705506509732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942007593478726390.post-88611975685847848952013-10-14T14:44:57.529-04:002013-10-14T14:44:57.529-04:00Robin Andrea: I'd never seen anything like it...Robin Andrea: I'd never seen anything like it before, either!Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443352705506509732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942007593478726390.post-85638141631798921012013-10-13T17:35:23.257-04:002013-10-13T17:35:23.257-04:00Scott:
Are you sure that vole didn't take one...Scott:<br /><br />Are you sure that vole didn't take one bite of that funky piece and keel over on the spot?<br /><br />:)packrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16266949090288383421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942007593478726390.post-79710234333498441742013-10-13T10:45:35.839-04:002013-10-13T10:45:35.839-04:00That really is quite a funky bit of feces. We see ...That really is quite a funky bit of feces. We see a lot of scat on our walks, but never one with an undigested vole. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com