tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post3577376815574611785..comments2023-02-13T23:54:18.193-08:00Comments on Trailblazin': adventures in wildlife ecology: Subnivean PassagewaysTrailblazerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09949103831752176052noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post-1428195799725404242012-02-05T18:22:21.269-08:002012-02-05T18:22:21.269-08:00Thanks, Alyssa.
We've lost all our snow too.....Thanks, Alyssa.<br /><br />We've lost all our snow too....and we didn't have much this year overall.<br /><br />Sort of sad.....Trailblazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09949103831752176052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post-42556210653368480002012-02-04T20:00:14.313-08:002012-02-04T20:00:14.313-08:00Awesome post, so relevant...thank you! Wish I coul...Awesome post, so relevant...thank you! Wish I could have some pictures of the same, but we have been pretty much SNOWLESS all season! Our poor rodents, moles and shrews!Alyssa Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05944057074589003472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post-51131893625895821452012-02-04T18:52:02.715-08:002012-02-04T18:52:02.715-08:00Thanks Bay Laurel!!
I also enjoyed your recent Pi...Thanks Bay Laurel!!<br /><br />I also enjoyed your recent Pileated Woodpecker post!<br /><br />Everyone should check your blog out <br />(http://marinecology.blogspot.com/)Trailblazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09949103831752176052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post-87824446308209488332012-02-04T14:20:21.994-08:002012-02-04T14:20:21.994-08:00Great post and photos, I learned a lot!Great post and photos, I learned a lot!Bay Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17785546322243466842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post-86336259188310398052012-02-03T17:37:01.551-08:002012-02-03T17:37:01.551-08:00Thanks for the comments Jeremy and KB!
Yeah, I im...Thanks for the comments Jeremy and KB!<br /><br />Yeah, I imagine if the snow doesn't melt...the rodents have these passages readily avialable to them for the duration. And...like you said...the benefits must be high (in regards to heat retention and energy gained). But also in predator avoidance.<br /><br />Although...the tunnels don't completely protect them from fox and coyote. They can hear the rodents moving below the snow. There are spectacular pictures and videos of fox/coyote leaping through the air to plunge down through the snow on top of rodents.<br /><br />Check this out:<br />http://www.corbisimages.com/stock-photo/rights-managed/42-28569330/fox-vulpes-vulpes-leaping-into-the-airTrailblazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09949103831752176052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post-49847485330610433792012-02-03T17:09:07.300-08:002012-02-03T17:09:07.300-08:00Very interesting. I see lots of those passageways,...Very interesting. I see lots of those passageways, and I'm in awe of the work that must go into constructing them. I suppose that if the snow lasts all winter, perhaps the tunnels do too? That would make the calories expended worth their weight in gold.KBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16885661679762446456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post-5876307728096585892012-02-03T01:01:14.997-08:002012-02-03T01:01:14.997-08:00Interesting post Trailblazer. I've never heard...Interesting post Trailblazer. I've never heard of the terms 'nivean' and 'subnivean' but I guess that's not surprising since we don't get snow in these parts.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04488559051743146041noreply@blogger.com