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Common mole

(Scalopus aquaticus)

Photo by RonaldOrosz
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Field Notes

Description:

About 4 inches long, brown, and no eyes.

Habitat:

In my flowerbed.

Notes:

He is playing possum on the shovel and is not dead. I let the mole go on the other side of the road in an old golf course.

Reference Links:

The Life Of A Ground Mole

Species ID Suggestions

Common mole

(Scalopus aquaticus)
Jellis
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Comments (8)
RonaldOrosz
I put him in an old golf course. Plenty of places to dig.
Ava T-B
Poor little guy! Did he ever get back into the ground?
YukoChartraw
Cute! Interesting how he/she can run so fast without eyes.
RonaldOrosz
I saw the ground moving in my flowerbed and wondered what was slinking around in the ground. It took several attempts to block and then dig up. He had a slightly bloody snout but no real harm.
KarenL
How nice to see a live mole!
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PublishedMarch 8, 2013

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