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03-10-2009, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by vole-woman  I believe water voles on the continent dig up lawns and fields - I've heard they're a devil for eating bulbs - but not in this country. As eeyore says, it's most likely a bank vole.
| Too true, and they can be a problem. I did hear the other day that our water voles latin name is about to change from Arvicola terrestris, not sure when that comes in though.
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03-10-2009, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by shirl Too true, and they can be a problem. I did hear the other day that our water voles latin name is about to change from Arvicola terrestris, not sure when that comes in though.
Shirl | according to wikipidia the watervole is no Arvicola amphibius. News to me.
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03-10-2009, 06:44 PM
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spelling error no should read now. Sorry |
06-10-2009, 10:32 AM
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Thanks for the photo, eeyore. What happens if the one I see isn't as cute as your one?  |
06-10-2009, 11:44 AM
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That IS a spectacularly cute vole!  |
06-10-2009, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by vole-woman That IS a spectacularly cute vole! | in my experience most voles are cute - btw that isnt my photo is out the Gallery (I think by ann2)
this is one of mine 
tho in restrospect that might well be a woodmouse 
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07-10-2009, 09:04 PM
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That is a woodmouse. You can tell by the large ears and the large white back feet. |
07-10-2009, 09:29 PM
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yep i thought so - thats a big heap of rubble that was on my mums back lawn (while it was taking me two years to build the patio ) we had both woodmice and bank voles in residence and i photographed both - but i cant find the vole pics in the image library/ Gallery - tho i'm sure i uploaded them at the time
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08-10-2009, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by vole-woman That is a woodmouse. You can tell by the large ears and the large white back feet. | I agree it's a woodmouse and a gorgeous little one too.
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08-10-2009, 03:20 PM
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this one on the other hand is a rat (for comparison purposes) he lived in mums compost heap and we nicknamed him gerald - being a lone male we didnt get a population explosion so we left him to his own devices and all was fine
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