Joined: Jul 19, 2019 Last Active: Sep 18, 2026 iNaturalist Canada
I spend a lot of time outside photographing, documenting (annoying) and researching the native wildlife in my area. I absolutely love trail cams, I get to watch animals behaving and interacting naturally, and learn their daily movements and travel patterns around the property.
Also great for keeping track of trespassers :)
Random links to cool info:
Whitetail deer glands:
https://www.toknowtheland.com/blog/glands-on-a-white-tailed-deer-leg
Beaver and Porcupine Skulls:
https://www.toknowtheland.com/blog/determining-the-difference-between-north-american-porcupine-and-the-north-american-beaver-skulls
Great article about water buffalo history and genetics:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7736047/
Guide to Pinniped Skulls:
https://mmapl.ucsc.edu/images/docs/Guide_to_Pinniped_Skulls_FINAL_with_NOAA_logo_0801204.pdf
Useful little blog about identifying skulls from fragments:
https://nrtraininggroup.com/blog-identifying-a-species-from-bits/
Skulls:
https://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/documents/skullkey.pdf
More Skulls:
https://dnr.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/dnr/education/documents/skulls.pdf
Excellent book on Skulls of North of America, free PDF download:
https://dn721909.ca.archive.org/0/items/animal-skulls-a-guide-to-north-american-species-pdfdrive/Animal%20Skulls_%20A%20Guide%20to%20North%20American%20Species%20%28%20PDFDrive%20%29.pdf