Christmas part 2- adventure in "the forest"

We went to a near by trail after lunch (I call it "the forest") for a little adventure. I wanted to see more animal foot prints but what I really hope to find was a fallen bird nest. Look, I got my wish (or as I like to say, God must have heard me. Praise the Lord!)


Something we did not expect... spotting an animal in the "forest". The animal was pretty far from us, but it looked like a dog, wolf, or coyote (this is what my hubby think it is). Whatever the animal it was, after we spotted, it ran away. My hubby jokes it is because it heard my loud crunchy snow shoe. :) Anyway, I definitely don't want to have a close encounter with a wolf or a coyote unless it is in a zoo.

Another thing we found... hanging on a tree was bones of a dead animal and hanging from the bones was the remains of another much smaller animal. It looked like it could have been a bat or something that size.

Below, J/W on the trail. Usually, our car could drive in. Since it it winter, it is blocked and we had to walk. W enjoys sliding on a hill. J collects twigs/barks etc for building a fairy house later.

Some more animal foot prints. dog prints in the first picture? I have no idea what the 2nd picture is.