Strange Hole In The Garden

Tilly2 | 19:32 Thu 12th Mar 2015 | Home & Garden

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What creature would dig a round 2 inch hole in the flower border of my garden. Its round and goes down about 3 inches and then veers off to the side.

Picture here.

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Tilly2

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It's round!

tonyav

A mole maybe, Yilly.

Sam1960

a vole maybe ?
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Bank_vole.jpg&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vole&;h=176&w=286&tbnid=ja97Xwjk5wQYEM:&zoom=1&tbnh=123&;tbnw=200&usg=__OKE8gda8RNTAWOhRXpvPq36tuBs=&docid=hEdX55Dzu0D5EM&;itg=1&ved=0CIwBEMo3&;ei=HuoBVZuNOYqp7AaOu4FI

Tilly2

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How lovely! A little vole or a little mole, maybe. x

tonyav

Hope it isn't a rat, Yilly !.

pixie373

It's for your rotary washing line, tilly ;-)

Mamyalynne

One of these, if you catch him he will grant you wishes.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h72/HJL82/samiad1.gif

pixie373

Cute :-). I want one

Sam1960

Had a mole in the garden about 10yrs ago Tilly, finished up replacing a huge section of lawn because of it.
Now i've just got a little ornamental one that sits quite happy by a tub in the middle of the garden ;-)

B00

And its lovely to hear someone being delighted that a critter appears to be in their garden and not one of the "urgh, how do i get rid/kill it" brigade :-)

berniecuddles

mr Tilly !

Tilly2

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mamya, I hope it is one of those.

Now Bernie, why would Mr T want to bury himself in my garden?

berniecuddles

how long you got? xx

tonyav

Does Mr Yilly play golf ?. Maybe it's for putting practice.

Tilly2

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It's just at the bottom of the bird feeder. I hope the little thing is happy in my garden with its supply of sunflower hearts.

I have other strange holes in one of my trees. Do you want to see them?

Tilly2

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No, Yont. Good idea that though!

tonyav

Yes, lets see your strange holes, Yilly.

Tilly2

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Bernie, about five minutes. Tea's nearly ready.

pixie373

Photos of your strange holes? Go on, then...

berniecuddles

best call mr Tilly in from garden then xx

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