lew Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 I was cleaning up in the yard yesterday after some of the snow melted and and came across this. It's 6" wide at the base, 5" high and perfectly round and a week ago would have been under 2' of snow. I can only guess some little critter has tunneled under the snow and used the grass he found there to build himself a winter home, maybe a mouse or vole ?? Anyone know for sure ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 My vote is vole. Nice a cozy under the snow for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted March 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 (edited) I've been doing a bit of reading this morning and it seems as if both mice & voles will burrow under the snow and build a nest to live in. Still plenty of snow around here, infact we got another inch over night and it's still snowing now, but I'm gonna pay close attention to the ground when it melts. Never had an issue before and hopefully it's not starting now. Edited March 21, 2015 by lew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4bassin Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Ya , I would say a vole to Lew . Those little buggers hit my lawn every winter and cause some major damage ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Lk Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 It looks like the work of "tiny beavers" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Ever resourceful our four legged friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted March 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Ever resourceful our four legged friends You have to give them credit for how they survive the brutal winters around here but I spose they've had a few million years...or whatever...to figure out what to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regan Thompson Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Did you look inside of it Lew? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msp Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 This may answer your question Lew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted March 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Thanks for the link msp that was great. I watched a fox run across my front lawn awhile back and grab & kill a squirrel before the little guy even knew what was happening. Maybe it's time to recruit him LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister G Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Typical shelter for a small Big Foot before growing to 9' tall. Get your camera ready and make sure all your pictures are far away and fuzzy to view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokestackLightnin Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Isn't that York University in the background? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted March 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Isn't that York University in the background? Nope, York University's 100 miles west of that little grass igloo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 We have a cottentail living in the bushes beside our house and sometimes under our deck. I've been feeding it all our vegetable scraps (and a few bags of carrots when Sue isn't looking LOL). It has gotten so tame that now it will let me go and put food in the pile for it while it sits a few feet away. This morning I went out to add to the food pile and there are coyote tracks all over the yard. Sure hope it didn't get the rabbit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokestackLightnin Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 Nope, York University's 100 miles west of that little grass igloo. Sorry my comment was in reference to the mysterious tunnel they found back in Feb at York U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 looks like a spot you missed raking up in the fall when you made a pile of leaves... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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