Well, well, well, look what the start of spring dragged in. As I was starting to be more outside over the last couple of days since the temperatures were creeping up and there was more room for hanging outside..I also heard some rustling here and there in the bushes.
Rustling is usually not the best thing to hear, as it means something is hanging around there. And after some inspection in the grass (yeah I know it looks more like moss rather than grass...Don't judge me, winter has been long here) I saw a couple of these kinds of holes peeking into the grass.
Crap, usually that means no bueno. In general, when you find a first of something... is a multiplied factor in the background what you are not able to see. When you notice something going on, usually a whole family has already moved into the grass without being noticed.
Who is the potential culprit over here?
I am not expecting this to be a mole of any kind, because there are no piles of sand next to this hole. It surely can be caused by a badger, although I have never seen any here. Which is a good thing since they are a protected species and even though if they would build a sett over there, I would stil not be allowed to blow them up (sorry nature lovers, these guys are annoying)
There is really a big chance that these holes are made by a 'vole' which we call a 'woelmuis' here in the country. They are known for the little holes of 2-3 centimeters and I have seen more than one hole over here.
What I also noticed when I was walking over the grass towards the hole was that the ground start to collapse a bit under my feet. As in...as if there was a tunnel over there and I had just stomped it into pieces. These are the classic signs of these voles. Now in general I don't mind what lives in the garden, as everything deserves a place ofcourse. But that place shouldn't be near the house though!
Because now it is a hole, but eventually these guys will eat everything from roots or head into the allotment. Thanks but no thanks dude.
Or even worse...These could also be normal nice and then they have the option to creep into the walls. Argh....It's a bummer that doggo is not a hunter, because this would be the perfect use case for his to chase something.
You think I could still train a 8 year Bernese mountainbulldozer into hunting skills? :D. Just to follow the rustling and chase them away? A girl can dream right