tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post7268339486930901834..comments2024-03-29T09:09:49.454+01:00Comments on wcs: Mountains and molehillswcshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-41389691920698968622012-01-27T09:44:33.388+01:002012-01-27T09:44:33.388+01:00tim, I didn't know that about hares. But we, t...tim, I didn't know that about hares. But we, too, have noticed a significant drop in sightings in recent years.wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-61855687710335880012012-01-27T09:19:18.632+01:002012-01-27T09:19:18.632+01:00Fortunately not, Walt... rabbits burrow, hares sta...Fortunately not, Walt... rabbits burrow, hares stay above ground all the time... raising their young in 'forms'... grass, formed into a nest.<br />The young "leverets" develop much more quickly than rabbits and leave the form once they can see.<br />Down here they are currently doing night counts to see how many hares there are... numbers have fallen quite noticeably. When we bought the house in 2003 it was quite common to see two or three together, most weeks. Now, nine years on, we are lucky to see them three times a year!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-89205468851838014072012-01-27T08:01:10.283+01:002012-01-27T08:01:10.283+01:00victoria, I've not seen those little worm thin...victoria, I've not seen those little worm things here (but I have read about them). I'll have another look around.<br /><br />susan, Bert does take his share of voles and mice and birds. But the moles, not so much.<br /><br />tim, I'm glad that Callie isn't interested in the moles. The hills are one thing, but big holes and a dirty dog? Agh!<br /><br />mitch, I read about your woodchucks. And the best way to get rid of grubs here is, well, moles.<br /><br />raybeard, hehehe.<br /><br />writer, hmmmmmm...<br /><br />bill, we like it. This is just one section. The moles like it, too.<br /><br />starman, apparently! Maybe he's not using the right sauce?<br /><br />ron, I'll have to look up wiregrass...<br /><br />tim, um, don't they?wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-4433766976241354792012-01-27T00:31:12.804+01:002012-01-27T00:31:12.804+01:00The WV has just come up as "hares"... th...The WV has just come up as "hares"... thank the gods they don't burrow!!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-65750761159941110082012-01-27T00:19:07.750+01:002012-01-27T00:19:07.750+01:00OMG! Look at those mole hills! At least that'...OMG! Look at those mole hills! At least that's one thing I don't have to contend with in our one acre Backyard Paradise. Would you like some of our wiregrass?Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161930319264523497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-56396208954132150892012-01-26T19:50:33.941+01:002012-01-26T19:50:33.941+01:00Or maybe Bertie doesn't find them very tasty.Or maybe Bertie doesn't find them very tasty.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-21204842125450422902012-01-26T18:42:20.456+01:002012-01-26T18:42:20.456+01:00Even with the mole hills, your yard seems so, oh, ...Even with the mole hills, your yard seems so, oh, je ne sais pas, inviting.William Dameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129769129251689759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-9825189449294917012012-01-26T16:29:59.754+01:002012-01-26T16:29:59.754+01:00My grandparents always bought this plastic yellow ...My grandparents always bought this plastic yellow spinning sunflowers on metal rods. Apparently the vibration of the spinning would run down the rod and into the ground thus scarring the little cutie patooties (I'm biased) away.<br /><br />But I like your mole mountain range better. :)Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445128608422429761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-42740795557927191862012-01-26T16:15:51.049+01:002012-01-26T16:15:51.049+01:00Can't you tie little pink ribbons round each o...Can't you tie little pink ribbons round each of the moles' necks, perhaps with a tiny tinkling bell? Just a thought.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-24720563549328929562012-01-26T14:30:30.381+01:002012-01-26T14:30:30.381+01:00We had a problem with woodchucks in Connecticut an...We had a problem with woodchucks in Connecticut and also finally just gave up. They ate the flowers but, unlike the moles, they didn't destroy the lawn and make it treacherous to walk. How frustrating. We also had a skunk problem and were told if we eradicated the grubs, we wouldn't see as many skunks. That DID work!Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-23782119147967353292012-01-26T10:07:08.483+01:002012-01-26T10:07:08.483+01:00Walt, watch or listen to Jasper Carrott's Mole...Walt, watch or listen to Jasper Carrott's Mole Sketch, [you can find the animated version on U-Tube]...it is a superb bit of observation!<br />And my Border Collie used to go after moles... never caught one and created biggg holes in the process... but always had that BC grin on his mush afterwards!!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-18939689085034856222012-01-26T09:27:53.905+01:002012-01-26T09:27:53.905+01:00Very interested to read the vet's comment that...Very interested to read the vet's comment that cats aren't very interested in moles. Cats are small mammal specialists and I've seen a French documentary on moles that claimed they were a threat. Anyway, very happy to learn that you and Bertie are now living in peace with the moles.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-36750711623973702432012-01-26T09:01:34.664+01:002012-01-26T09:01:34.664+01:00oh I so feel your pain....last year the moles were...oh I so feel your pain....last year the moles were back again....the little you know whats! We had been very earth first about it until the little creeps got under our new brick patio and made the bricks sink. We got these sheets of worms that looked like gummy bears .... or gummy worms....when we'd see activity we would remove a little dirt and put just a half a worm in the hole......one day later (sorry) a dead mole in our yard....then the next day ..... another one bit the dust. After some digging and leveling on the brick patio.....no more mounds, tunnels, or mountains.<br /><br />I look forward to a mole free yard this year....if not I know how to take care of it.<br /><br />Victoria, Bellingham, WACaseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322611095151539108noreply@blogger.com