Friday 31 March 2017

Burrow-based Vole




 Paw prints in the mud


I've been watching this vole for two evenings, and it's a very burrow-based animal. So I'm thinking this is a female with very new babies she can't leave.


Sunday 19 March 2017

Hares and Burrows

  
Thrilled to watch some boxing hares this morning!

Meanwhile, there's a sudden explosion of water vole burrows in the field off Edgeley Road.








  These two burrows below and the bitten-off reed are from the back of Edward German Drive.





Saturday 18 March 2017

White Lion Meadow Vole on a Saturday Afternoon


Burrow with Feeding Round it







Here's a pretty small adult water vole, busy making burrows like the one in the photo at the bottom. You can clearly see the vegetation's been nibbled round the borrow entrance, too. (We'll assume the vole wasn't responsible for the snack bar.)

Monday 6 March 2017

First Vole of 2017!






Great to see this colony up and running again, though I note that the water by Tesco's is contaminated by diesel again. Last time this happened it came from the lorry park at Grocontinental. I don't know where this spill originates, but I've reported it to the Environment Agency.