Mammal of the day

shirl · #61 (**permalink**) 24-01-2008, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Billy Wobble Dagger

Gosh Shirl it doesn't get much better than that. I'm off to see our local ones tomorrow. But the river has been very high and burst its banks in several places. The water voles didn't really re-establish themselves after last summers flood. I have my fingers crossed.
I can't get over how close you got, wonderful stuff.

BWD

Hope you spot some, certainly here they look as though they are getting ready for breeding, so you may just be lucky. Some of our vole population on the River Derwent were wiped out with the floods, but at least we do have the canal for them. Take that camera with you.

Shirl

Kayleigh · #62 (**permalink**) 24-01-2008, 09:25 PM

Mine has got to be the rat I had in my garden yesterday. Just managed to post two videos on the rat poison thread.

Words · #63 (**permalink**) 25-01-2008, 07:55 AM

Water vole! Good one Shirl.

I actually have a choice of two mammals from Thursday, but as I've previusoly posted a wood mouse, I'll go for this fine young vixen. She's generally very shy, but tolerated me in the garden for four minutes last night.

mh68 · #64 (**permalink**) 25-01-2008, 08:00 AM

Nice shot Words, she looks in good condition

Mark H

nutmeg · #65 (**permalink**) 25-01-2008, 09:30 AM

That's a beautiful vixen, Words

Billy Wobble Dagger · #66 (**permalink**) 25-01-2008, 08:52 PM

My mammal of the day is a...................water vole. I saw my first one of the year, plus lots of tracks, droppings and burrows. The river is still high and flowing quickly but I'm so pleased that they are still surviving. Sorry no pictures.

BWD

vole-woman · #67 (**permalink**) 26-01-2008, 08:34 AM

Glad to hear the wv's are already out and about; I'll have to go check my local brook. Shirl, I just love the photo of yours where the vole's nose is peeping out of its burrow!

shirl · #68 (**permalink**) 26-01-2008, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by vole-woman

Glad to hear the wv's are already out and about; I'll have to go check my local brook. Shirl, I just love the photo of yours where the vole's nose is peeping out of its burrow!

It was rather gorgeous, and this was a pile of silt in the middle of the canal, didn't see any hole but then the "earth moved" and there it was. There are lots of feeding signs and very fresh latrines already so I think the survey year may just be starting early - fine by me!

Shirl

Kayleigh · #69 (**permalink**) 26-01-2008, 04:34 PM

We live near the Stoke Bruern canal Northants where apparently there are water voles. In summer the reeds a quite high so its hard to see the waterline where the voles are. I have never seen one in the flesh.