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07-06-2008, 07:51 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Shropshire
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Just seen this big vole by our local supermarket. |
08-06-2008, 11:27 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Suffolk
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That is a big one   |
08-06-2008, 01:38 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Shropshire
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My kids call her "Mrs Big-Bottom", though I don't know whether it's a male or female vole. |
08-06-2008, 05:11 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abu Dhabi for 4 months
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| | | Re: Mammal of the day
She is a big one, might she be pregnant. I know the water voles on the Windrush range from very small to some of a simalar size to yours.
I know we can't mention religeon on this site but she does look like she's saying her "lots more grass to eat prayer".
Yet another great photo as well.
BWD
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08-06-2008, 05:26 PM
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Lol! Saying Grace, more like! |
10-06-2008, 09:26 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Berkshire
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I am just so excited and have to tell someone! I was very quietly standing by my pond this evening hoping to catch a glimpse of the baby moorhens, when a head popped up out of the ground, then a body and it was unmistakably an otter  I am completely gob-smacked.
I have never seen an otter before but had just been watching them on Springwatch - hope I was not hallucinating!
Our pond is well away from the house and is made by damming up a small trickle of a stream. The pond is quite large and up to about 4-5 feet deep. There are plenty of fish. I would never have dreamt that we had otters there.
I have now set up my stealthcam but because they are so low to the ground, I don't hold out too much hope of them setting off the motion detector. Unfortunately, my webcam will not transmit that far.
If I manage to get any pictures I will post them here.
I think I need a stiff drink. I am in a state of shock.
Jenny |
10-06-2008, 09:33 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kensworth, Bedfordshire (W/ends) and Huntingdon
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That's brilliant, jennyb! Lucky you! |
10-06-2008, 09:44 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southampton
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Fantastic i can understand why you are so excited really hope the stealthcam works fingers crossed you wont sleep tonight
Your graden sounds wonderful you should host naturewatch next year
Linda |
10-06-2008, 09:53 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: in Essex
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You lucky thing jennyb,I hope you manage to get something on the stealthcam.
Ellen
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10-06-2008, 09:55 PM
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I have just got my books out to read up about them. I am sure it was not a mink because it seemed well over a metre long. I must look out for more signs of them around the pond. No, I won't sleep tonight.
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