Friday 8 August 2008

Wind in the Willows- a Footnote!


Also at the Penclacwydd Wetlands, the sad demise of mole (Talpa europea) was noted. His friend Ratty (the Water vole Arvicola terrestris) seems, however, to be thriving in that location.

3 comments:

Caroline Gill said...

I thought you might like to see my post on Swansea wildlife in the Willows ...
Caroline at Coastcard

Owz said...

Poor thing was still there on Sunday!
-Owen

Paul Brain said...

What do you expect? Zombie moles?

What's In a Critter's Name? 11. Comma butterfly

The Comma butterfly ( Polygonia c-album) gets its name from the punctuation-like mark, on the underside of its wings.