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Jim, I guess I should have said we have mole-hills and not just holes, was
just following the thread on "holes" and I see we have some fresh ones this
morning!! Even though we are on a hill the ground here is still quite damp
and I have more moss in my lawn than actual grass, so I can see why we have
them now.
Dorothy
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of James W. Wolford
Sent: April-16-12 4:05 PM
To: NatureNS
Cc: Mike O'Brien; Mark F Elderkin
Subject: [NatureNS] re moles? re holes in lawns
I will weigh in but am no expert. Star-nosed moles are common and
widespread in Nova Scotia, and we have no other species of moles. However,
some people might confuse the short-tailed shrew with a mole, because of the
un-rodentlike fur and the fact that it is an insectivore like moles, not a
rodent. Our moles usually do not make holes, but rather cause pushed-up
mounds of earth (mole-hills), and they are active mostly at night, I
believe, and generally in wettish lawn areas or edges of marshes. They do
apparently come to the surface or near enough to the surface to be included
in the menus of birds of prey like both owls and hawks.
Now let's hear from others about our moles. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
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D'>Jim, I guess I should have said we have mole-hills and not just =
holes, was just following the thread on “holes” and I see we =
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actual grass, so I can see why we have them now.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
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naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] =
<b>On Behalf Of </b>James W. Wolford<br><b>Sent:</b> April-16-12 4:05 =
PM<br><b>To:</b> NatureNS<br><b>Cc:</b> Mike O'Brien; Mark F =
Elderkin<br><b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] re moles? re holes in =
lawns<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>I will weigh =
in but am no expert. Star-nosed moles are common and widespread in =
Nova Scotia, and we have no other species of moles. However, some =
people might confuse the short-tailed shrew with a mole, because of the =
un-rodentlike fur and the fact that it is an insectivore like moles, not =
a rodent. Our moles usually do not make holes, but rather cause =
pushed-up mounds of earth (mole-hills), and they are active mostly at =
night, I believe, and generally in wettish lawn areas or edges of =
marshes. They do apparently come to the surface or near enough to =
the surface to be included in the menus of birds of prey like both owls =
and hawks.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Now let's hear from others about our moles. =
Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
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