Monday, 14 April 2008

Canal again


Went down to check the rafts again and found this scat, which I'm almost certain is brown rat. Nasty though it is, I thought it was worth a picture just to show the difference between rat pellets and water vole - voles' are rounded at both ends, Tic-Tac- shaped.

There was plenty of fresh water vole feeding, too. In the centre of the picture above (click to enlarge) is a massive pile of cut reeds. I found two new areas of activity along the canal since Saturday, which is really encouraging.

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2 comments:

  1. Jane Adams22 April 2008 at 14:06

    I've just found John Harding's video/stills about your brook http://www.vimeo.com/847967
    Loved it! Jane

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  2. Kate23 April 2008 at 02:06

    Yes, John and his partner Rosie are both very talented photographers. It was his idea to make the film. Have you seen his other stuff? Lovely footage of fieldfares eating apples.

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