On Aug 14, 11:12*pm, Sacha wrote:
On 14/8/08 19:59, in article
, "Judith in





France" wrote:
On Aug 14, 10:58*am, K wrote:
Judith in France writesOn Aug 14, 9:15*am, K
wrote:
Judith in France writes

Thanks to all who replied, it was cut off Charlie, no rot. *Edward and
I both saw quite a sweet creature yesterday, it looked like a mouse but
had a pointed nose, Edward seems to think this is a vole?

If very pointed, and a small creature, then it's a shrew. Voles tend to
have rather rounded noses

So it was a shrew, I looked up a picture, it is exactly the same,
thanks Kay. *Could it be nipping my plants underground?

I don't know anything about shrews, but I rather thought they were
carnivores. Sharp toothed vicious little creatures. Not that I hold it
against them. You have to be tough if you're that size.
--
Kay

Tell me about it, I am small and tough too :-)

Judith

Haven't noticed vicious, though. *You lose. *;-))
--
Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.com
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In article ,
K writes:
| Judith in France writes
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| So it was a shrew, I looked up a picture, it is exactly the same,
| thanks Kay. Could it be nipping my plants underground?
|
| I don't know anything about shrews, but I rather thought they were
| carnivores. Sharp toothed vicious little creatures. Not that I hold it
| against them. You have to be tough if you're that size.

They eat insects and molluscs mainly, with the only European exception
being the water shrew. They are On Your Side.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

So maybe the shrew was eating the slugs that ate the lupin!