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Beaver's at work. Northeastern, Pa. 1-2-23
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Beaver at work. Northeast Pa. 1-2-23
Eastern Box Turtle [Terropene caroline carolina]. Notice the right hind foot is deformed from some old injury. But was moving just fine and looking great. Dauphin County, Pa. 5-31-22.
Beaver dam. North Central, Pa. 4-26-22
Porcupine. North Central , Pa. 4-26-22
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Almost through, Beaver hard at work! North Central, Pa. 4-26-22
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Bird tracks in the snow. Dauphin County, Pa. January, 2022
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A Solitary Turkey track in the snow. Dauphin County, Pa. 1-22-22
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Black Bear tracks and trail in snow [Ursus americanus].North Central Pa., 12-16-21
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Black Bear tracks in the snow [Ursus americanus].North Central Pa., 12-16-21
Black Bear tracks and trail in the snow [Ursus americanus].North Central Pa., 12-16-21
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​Black Bear [Ursus americanus]. Tioga county,Pa.9-9-13
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Black Bear [Ursus americanus]. Tioga county,Pa.9-9-13
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Brook Trout [Salvelinus fontinalis].Dauphin County,Pa.8-4-18
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The tiniest fawn track that I have ever seen!That's a turkey track for comparison.Dauphin County,Pa.6-11-18
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Appalachian Brook Crayfish with young [Cambarus bartonii].Perry County,Pa.3-19-18
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Bear track in the snow [front left paw].Tioga County,12-08-16 
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Bear track in the snow Tioga county,12-08-16.Sometimes a bear's hind foot will step in the front paw print,making it appear that there are too many toes.
Large Bear tracks in the snow,Tioga County,12-08-16.I back tracked the bear to see where he came from.He came down mountain to the left of pond,  walked across the valley at the far end of the pond and headed up the mountain to right,to the road.The bear walked the road for a short distance and backed tracked his trail and headed up the mountain to the right [last two pictures].Molly and Sam checking out the situation [their first bear tracks].Notice where the bear melted the snow where it crossed over a small log.I was so glad to see this bear survived the hunting season.I think this bear was a male,due to lateness of the year and the fact that the bear is not in a den as of yet hibernating,that and also not seeing any cub tracks along with the larger tracks.  
Old beaver Dam [Castor canadensis].Coos County,N.H.,9-9-16
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Moose sheds 2008.Coos county,N.H.,9-7-16
Two complete sets of moose sheds from the same moose [Alces alces].The sheds on the left are from 2008 and the ones right are from 2010.The right [moose right] antler from 2008 was the state of  New Hampshire record for a moose antler for one year,scoring a 82 2/8".The left antler [moose left] from 2010 is the current state record for a moose antler,scoring a 92".Coos county,N.H.,9-7-16. Courtesy of Paul Piwarunas and Toby Owen    
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Moose sheds 2010.Coos county,N.H.,9-7-16
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Eastern Chipmunk [Tamias striatus].Dauphin county,4-29-08
Three different habitats for the American woodcock [philohela minor].Areas the male selected for spring courtship display.Dauphin county,4-29-08 & 3-21-09
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Porcupine [Erethizon dorsatum],damage to a camp.Tioga county,6-12-10
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White-tailed Deer [Odocoileus virginanus],antler shed.Dauphin county,2-25-09
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Moose [Alces alces],skull.Coos county,N.H.,9-8-10
Young Cow Moose [Alces alces].Coos county,N.H.,9-15-10
American woodcock [Philohela minor] tracks,drill holes [feeding] and splash [excrement].Coos county,N.H.,9-12-09
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Black Bear [Ursus americanus],Cub track.Dauphin county,6-20-10
American woodcock [Philohela minor],"drill holes" [feeding] and "splash" [excrement].Dauphin county,6-6-10
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Beaver [Castor candensis] dam.Cedar run,Toiga county,11-13-09
"Bank" Beaver [Castor candensis],lodge,dam & cuttings.Tioga county,11-13-09
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Beaver [Castor canadensis],cuttings.Coos county,N.H.,9-15-09
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Beaver [Castor canadensis] lodge.Coos county,N.H.,9-11-08
Black Bear [Ursus americanus]Tioga county,9-9-13
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Beaver [Castor canadensis] dam.Coos county,N.H.9-12-12 
Beaver [Castor canadensis].Coos county,N.H.7-11-15
Bull Moose [Alces alces].Coos county,N.H. 7-10-15
Beaver [Castor canadensis] and beaver dam on a road.Coos county,N.H. 7-4-15 [The water from dam was 1 to 2 feet above the road.Notice the rocks beaver used in the dam construction]. 
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                                                                                                   Young Bull Moose [Alces alces].Coos county,N.H.9-14-09 [losing his velvet] 
Black Bear [Ursus americanus]. Tioga county,9-9-13
Northern Flying Squirrel [Glaucomys sabrinus].Coos county,N.H.9-11-12
Large Beaver [Castor canadensis] dam.Tioga county,5-14-11 [5 feet tall] 
Old Beaver [Castor canadensis] workings.Dauphin county,4-30-12
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Eastern Cottontail Rabbit [Sylvilagus floridanus].Dauphin county,5-27-13
Moose [Alces alces],shed.Coos county,N.H.,9-9-11
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      • Blue-Spotted Salamander [Ambystoma laterale]
      • Jefferson Complex [Ambystoma jeffersonianum x laterale]
      • Spotted Salamander 1 [Ambystoma maculatum]
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      • Marbled Salamander 1 [Ambystoma opacum]
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      • Mole Salamander [Ambystoma talpoideum]
      • Northern Dusky Salamander [Desmognathus fuscus]
      • Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander [Desmognathus ochrophaeus]
      • Allegheny Mountain Dusky x Northern Dusky Salamander Complex [ Desmognathus ochrophaeus x Desmognathus fuscus]
      • Black- Bellied Dusky Salamander [Desmognathus quadramaculatus]
      • Northern two-lined Salamander [Eurycea bislineata]
      • Northern Spring Salamander 1 [Gyrinophilus porphyriticus]
      • Northern Spring Salamanders 2 [Gyrinophilus porphyriticus]
      • Four-toed Salamander [Hemidactylium scutatum]
      • Red-spotted Newt [Notophthalmus viridescens]
      • Eastern Red-back Salamander 1 [Plethodon cinereus]
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