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Index of Subjects That looks like it. It is very industrious, not afraid and has no problem getting to the feeder although it does stay under most of the time. Also I think what the remains from a couple weeks ago belonged to. Thanks, Jim http://margmillard.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> To: "NatureNS" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 8:24 PM Subject: [NatureNS] re mole or rat or short-tailed shrew?, was birding call in show on CBC today. > Margaret, I would think that possibly it might have been a short-tailed > shrew? They are common and active all winter and about the size and shape > of a meadow vole but slate-grey in colour with a pointed snout and a quite > short tail, not a naked tail like a rat would have. > > Jim in Wolfville > ---------- > From: "Margaret E.Millard" <mmillard@eastlink.ca> > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:08:41 -0400 > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] birding call in show on CBC today. > > I didn't really think it was a mole. Has eyes and no thingy on nose. It > is > charcoal grey, doesn't look like a mouse I am familiar with so maybe a > young > small rat (?) It ran up a support that is at an angle and then the vines > make quite a heavy support. It was there a few minutes ago......lordy I > hope > we don't end up with the big rats again. They weren't pleasant things, It > would challenge as we went in and out the house. We had to dispatch it I > am > afraid......I was most happy to see it go. There must be a book at the > library I can get that has small creatures in it. Maybe I can find > something > there. > Marg in White Point, Queens, where it is gorgeous today!! > > http://margmillard.ca > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Randy Lauff" <randy.lauff@gmail.com> > To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 1:13 PM > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] birding call in show on CBC today. > > >> On 07/12/2007, Margaret E.Millard <mmillard@eastlink.ca> wrote: >>> >>> Other wildlife on the feeder, a squirrel, a >>> grey creature...mole vole or small rat (not the right shape for the rat >>> I >>> think) ? it is scooting all about under and up the grapevine to the >>> feeder >>> and has trails going everywhere; >> >> >> >> Moles do not have the right foot/leg structure to "scoot" anywhere, >> though >> I >> understand their shovel-like hands also make them good swimmers. >> >> If it was grey, it could be a House Mouse or a Meadow Vole. I'm not sure >> if >> Meadow Voles climb well, but I suspect they do...certainly many of our >> small >> mammals do. >> >> >> Randy >> _________________________________ >> RF Lauff >> Way in the boonies of >> Antigonish County, NS. >> >
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