What's digging up my garden?
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We live in a rural location and there are quite a few small holes in the garden, I've seen a few mice and found a couple of dead shrews in the garden but something else has decided to have a go. I did spot this little fellow out on the road just outside my driveway so maybe he's going in after a mouse or shrew? No evidence of a mole or rats, our old garden had a bit of a rat problem for a while so I know how messy they can be and their holes are bigger, this hole is only about 3-4cms across, so any ideas what it could be?
Looks like a weasel to me, I don't think they actually dig their own burrows, but use those of their prey. Could be a stoat - they tend to look a little stockier and have a dark patch at the end of their tail.
I seem to remember that the beginning of David Attenborough's / BBC's Mammals series started their section on Carnivores with a short piece on one of the two.
I seem to remember that the beginning of David Attenborough's / BBC's Mammals series started their section on Carnivores with a short piece on one of the two.
I'm pretty certain he was a weasel as he stood there long enough for me to look for a black tipped tail, way smaller than I was expecting as well.
It looks like it was a hole that was already dug and something else has gone in, more dirt round the hole this morning so he must have quite a nice size tunnel now whatever it is.
It looks like it was a hole that was already dug and something else has gone in, more dirt round the hole this morning so he must have quite a nice size tunnel now whatever it is.
jmsgld said:
Looks like a weasel to me, I don't think they actually dig their own burrows, but use those of their prey. Could be a stoat - they tend to look a little stockier and have a dark patch at the end of their tail.
I seem to remember that the beginning of David Attenborough's / BBC's Mammals series started their section on Carnivores with a short piece on one of the two.
The difference between Stoats and Weasels is simple. Weasels are weasily recognisable and Stoats are stoatally different.I seem to remember that the beginning of David Attenborough's / BBC's Mammals series started their section on Carnivores with a short piece on one of the two.
Sounds like a Weasel to me!
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