Monday, 3 June 2019

A Bit of an Explosion


Large male hedgehog in our garden two nights ago. I brought him in to check him for ticks and wounds but he seemed fine, and he was back again last night.


 Mum vole keeping watch on her three (or more) babies who are just out of the nest.



 Really big adult. I suspect this is a male.


Mum and baby again.



Small adult, so probably born early this year.

I'm delighted to report a modest water vole population explosion at the car park near Tesco. I saw at least four adults this evening, and at least three very small babies who probably only a week or so out of the nest. There are relatively few predators by the car park as it's so busy, so these babies have a better chance than most of surviving into adulthood.

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