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With Shrews I believe that they battle one another when meeting and in a lo=
t of the cases one of the combatants is killed. Let me know if I'm wrong a=
bout this. I remember reading about it somewhere or other or maybe saw it =
in a documentary. Anyhow=2C if this is the case with shrews=2C then do the=
moles do the same thing? =20
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James R. Hirtle
Bridgewater
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From: jimwolford@eastlink.ca
Subject: [NatureNS] re dead uneaten star-nosed moles
Date: Wed=2C 17 Sep 2014 18:04:20 -0300
CC: elderkml@gov.ns.ca
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Of course=2C moles are Insectivores and therefore related to shrews=2C whic=
h=2C especially short-tailed shrews=2C are frequent but uneaten prey of hou=
se cats =97 thus perhaps moles are distasteful (not necessarily poisonous a=
lthough short-tailed shrews have toxic saliva). Perhaps more interestingly=
=2C we can wonder what the predators were in these two places? (Three Fatho=
m Hbr. & Big Island). I imagine the star-nosed moles are rarely near or at=
the surface of their burrows except at dusk=2C overnight=2C or dawn=2C so =
perhaps owls might be suspected? or a variety of mammals?
Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
Begin forwarded message:From: Annabelle Thiebaux <hamst@xplornet.com>
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] recent Pictou Co. observations
Date: September 17=2C 2014 at 5:31:59 PM ADT
To: "naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Was it something poisonous?
Sent from my iPad
On Sep 17=2C 2014=2C at 5:05 PM=2C Kate Steele <katefsteele@gmail.com> wrot=
e:
Over the past year or so=2C I have found three or four dead star-nosed mole=
s on a trail where I walk frequently in the fall in Three Fathom Harbour=2C=
HRM. They always appear unharmed from what I can see. Any idea what is kil=
ling these neat creatures and leaving them on the trails? There are frequen=
tly hawks around=2C lots of dogs=2C and I have seen a cat as well.=20
On Mon=2C Sep 15=2C 2014 at 6:22 PM=2C Ken McKenna <kenmcken@eastlink.ca> w=
rote:
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Got news today that a imm Piping =0A=
Plover seen by myself and Polly Szantor at Melmerby Beach PP Sept =0A=
11 and supporting a black leg flag with H3 in white letters was banded in =
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8:04:20 -0300<br>CC: elderkml@gov.ns.ca<br>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><=
br>Of course=2C moles are Insectivores and therefore related to shrews=2C w=
hich=2C especially short-tailed shrews=2C are frequent but uneaten prey of =
house cats =97 thus perhaps moles are distasteful (not necessarily poisonou=
s although short-tailed shrews have toxic saliva).  =3BPerhaps more int=
erestingly=2C we can wonder what the predators were in these two places? (T=
hree Fathom Hbr. &=3B Big Island).  =3BI imagine the star-nosed mole=
s are rarely near or at the surface of their burrows except at dusk=2C over=
night=2C or dawn=2C so perhaps owls might be suspected? or a variety of mam=
mals?<div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Beg=
in forwarded message:</div><br class=3D"ecxApple-interchange-newline"><bloc=
kquote><div><span style=3D'color: rgba(0=2C 0=2C 0=2C 1)=3B font-family: "H=
elvetica"=3B'><b>From: </b></span><span style=3D'font-family: "Helvetica"=
=3B'>Annabelle Thiebaux <=3B<a href=3D"mailto:hamst@xplornet.com">hamst@x=
plornet.com</a>>=3B<br></span></div><div><span style=3D'color: rgba(0=2C =
0=2C 0=2C 1)=3B font-family: "Helvetica"=3B'><b>Subject: </b></span><span s=
tyle=3D'font-family: "Helvetica"=3B'><b>Re: [NatureNS] recent Pictou Co. ob=
servations</b><br></span></div><div><span style=3D'color: rgba(0=2C 0=2C 0=
=2C 1)=3B font-family: "Helvetica"=3B'><b>Date: </b></span><span style=3D'f=
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n></div><div><span style=3D'color: rgba(0=2C 0=2C 0=2C 1)=3B font-family: "=
Helvetica"=3B'><b>To: </b></span><span style=3D'font-family: "Helvetica