It's definitely getting warmer, with temps nearing 50 and the walking actually pleasant. On the road, I stopped for a minute to check out a stretch of woodland for, well, anything living, and while I scanned the leaf litter, I noticed something very white. From a distance, it almost looked fungal, but when I got closer, it was clearly an oval of whitish fur. The back side was brown, so that combination helped to whittle down the possibilities. It was smaller than my fist, so it almost definitely not a White-tailed Deer tail, and since it was essentially round, the shape ruled out a squirrel tail. That left the Cottontail posterior of a local rabbit, which, for now, is the identity I'm going with of the anatomy left behind. There have been more and more Eastern Cottontails out and about these days, particularly as the light grows stronger and longer and the temperature rises, but I have no doubt whatsoever that my discovery signified a "tale" that didn't end well for the bunny.