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Dron
wrote:
Yesterday
Yes. Each rectangular wire square measures 15mm (width) by 25mm (height).
Petaurus norfolcensis
DonFletcher
wrote:
Yesterday
Thanks Dron. Are the vertical wires about 15 mm apart in the trap?
Petaurus norfolcensis
Dron
wrote:
Yesterday
Also the location data in the image was incorrect, sometimes my phone does that when I'm on wifi ... I have updated the location manually to Mongarlowe.
You can see the tip of the tail better in this photo:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DAXU7i1u-AwTMueDow6_p9KUOFS7lkcO/view?usp=drivesdk
You can see the tip of the tail better in this photo:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DAXU7i1u-AwTMueDow6_p9KUOFS7lkcO/view?usp=drivesdk
Petaurus norfolcensis
Dron
wrote:
Yesterday
I have some shonky video I can send you.
Rat trap dimensions : 132x160x340
The tip of the tail was a dark colour, like the colour of a brush tail.
This glider seemed to have less stripes, only a small black mark on it's head, than other gliders I've seen. And cuter with bigger eyes. The underside of the belly was a cream/ white colour.
The glider seems to have taken up residence in the roof of the shed so I may be able to set up a camera and get better footage once I resolve my solar power issues...
Glider video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D9qkuMxuBvMgMmFB9IB1T2Y-k5eG-oTP/view?usp=drivesdk
Rat trap dimensions : 132x160x340
The tip of the tail was a dark colour, like the colour of a brush tail.
This glider seemed to have less stripes, only a small black mark on it's head, than other gliders I've seen. And cuter with bigger eyes. The underside of the belly was a cream/ white colour.
The glider seems to have taken up residence in the roof of the shed so I may be able to set up a camera and get better footage once I resolve my solar power issues...
Glider video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D9qkuMxuBvMgMmFB9IB1T2Y-k5eG-oTP/view?usp=drivesdk
Petaurus norfolcensis
MartinPredavec
wrote:
Yesterday
Hi @DonFletcher . Good question. How confident am I? I would say ‘not very’ and less so given your comment about the number in the region. I think sugar(Krefft's)/squirrel gliders are difficult to ID through photographs, particularly casual photographs (i.e. not photographing particular ID features). I agreed with the ID partly through “gestalt” - its size, large ears, bushy tail at the base, colouration. The CarbonAI ID might have pushed me in one direction.
Given this interesting observation, I think a few further questions for @Dron might help.
@Dron can you please provide some further details.
1. Can you give some dimensions for the trap. Length, width, height.
2. Did you notice anything about the tail. Length relative to body, colouration (particulalry at the tip), width at the body.
3. Colour of the underside of the animal.
Best wishes,
Martin
Given this interesting observation, I think a few further questions for @Dron might help.
@Dron can you please provide some further details.
1. Can you give some dimensions for the trap. Length, width, height.
2. Did you notice anything about the tail. Length relative to body, colouration (particulalry at the tip), width at the body.
3. Colour of the underside of the animal.
Best wishes,
Martin
Petaurus norfolcensis
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