Vole peeps out...
...of this burrow
Grazing in the ditch near Grocontinental.
Almost trod on a water vole tonight: I was just bending down to photograph a burrow from the Edgeley Road end of the ditch near Grocontinental when the occupant poked its head out. The photo's poor but I post it because it was such a magical moment. .
Further up the ditch I had another sighting, but also this skull left on top of a fence post which I think is water vole, even though the teeth aren't as orange as usual. My guess is the vole was taken by a bird of prey.
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I watched the new vole burrow and throw out spoil, which was a surprise as I understood spoil heaps were more associated with rat digging. A short walk to end the evening showed latrines and burrows at the railway bridge by Homebase.
.Further up the ditch I had another sighting, but also this skull left on top of a fence post which I think is water vole, even though the teeth aren't as orange as usual. My guess is the vole was taken by a bird of prey.
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I watched the new vole burrow and throw out spoil, which was a surprise as I understood spoil heaps were more associated with rat digging. A short walk to end the evening showed latrines and burrows at the railway bridge by Homebase.
Best news of the day: we have great crested newts in our pond!
Enjoy the newts!
ReplyDeleteThe hunt is on to get a photo. I'll have to invest in a decent torch, I think!
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