November 22, 2009
Fur Ball Reveals Vertebrae, Claw
A ramble along Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby is always stimulating and refreshing, and if you keep your eyes open, you can spot all sorts of interesting evidence of the animals that live in the ravine. I'd love to spend a few days in the ravine with some First Nations elders, and plant and animal biologists, to really learn what to look for and how to interpret it.
While on spawner patrol, Yumi found a fur ball. Something had regurgitated it - a coyote? Spreading it apart with the tip of a walking stick, we could see vertebrae and a claw inside, but we don't have the knowledge to ID what beast ended up in the stomach of another one!
Claw at top left, vertebrae scattered near middle.
OK, if you'd like something more pleasant to look at to end this post, here's a raindrop sloughing off a berry :-).
