Eanna Ní Lamhna on field mice, voles, caterpillars, sparrowhawks and more
Can you identify this little creature? Is it a vole? There was a pair of them climbing through the garden on a salvia plant, among others. They were so light they didn’t bend the weak twigs.It is a field mouse, which is about 9cm long and with a tail almost as long as it body. It can weigh about 17 grammes, which is very light. We only have one vole , which is heavier, furrier and has a much shorter tail. It is a south and west species and hasn’t yet spread as far as Dublin.
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