There is no doubt that it is great fun to watch tits and sparrows at the feeding station in the garden. Other residents, on the other hand, you will almost never see directly. However, they leave characteristic traces that betray their presence. Walk through the green with your children and you will be amazed at how many animal tracks you come across.
Foxes also often come near houses in winter
learn to read tracks
You can find tracks in freshly fallen snow or in the soft garden soil. A frequent visitor to rural green spaces, for example, is the fox, whose paw prints are lined up like pearls on a string. Also the typical imprints of
- Rabbits,
- mice and
- birds
occasionally pervade the garden.
discover grazing marks
If a squirrel has made itself comfortable in your area, you will find bare spindles under the trees. If you discover fruit broken in two under the walnut tree, this also indicates the nimble little animals. On the other hand, if the fallen nuts have gnawed, round holes, bank voles and dormice have feasted on them.
The larvae of the hazelnut borer live in hazelnuts with a small, round hole. This pest belongs to the weevil family and should be combated in an environmentally friendly manner, for example with glue rings.
Traces also appear quite differently
You probably know the droppings that indicate that bird parents are raising their children under a roof beam. During the moulting period, you can find feathers in the garden, for example
- Blackbird,
- tit,
- sparrow or
- bullfinch
assign.
Small, cylindrical, odorless droppings that can even be found on the balcony can be from a squirrel.
Occasionally, shy hares retreat to gardens where they are safe from hungry predators. Biting marks on the bark of trees and bushes point to them as well as firm, round little poo, which are about two centimeters in size.
tips
The neighbor's cat may have left sausages two centimeters thick and up to ten centimeters long. However, if the end is very pointed and the legacy is streaked with food remains or hair, it probably comes from a fox. In this case, you should dispose of the feces immediately, as they could be infected with fox tapeworm.