No its not another anti Bea thread! Anyone know what this is likely to be. We live in a country area and a tiny weeny little creature has just run across my lawn. Its brown, really small about 1 and a half - 2 inches and I couldn't see a long tail. It looks really blunt around its head, like a fat bullet shape and it scurries. I looked up images of a shrew and a field mouse but it doesn't really look like either of them and I am at a loss to think what else it could be to check out a piccie.
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Sounds like a vole to me. 
aaw, sounds cute tho' 
quote:Originally posted by Demantoid:
Sounds like a vole to me.
Yep,probaby a field vole.
quote:Originally posted by kattymieoww:quote:Originally posted by Demantoid:
Sounds like a vole to me.
Yep,probaby a field vole.
And a youngish one, by the very small size of it.
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Thank you everybody, that is it. I never thought of a vole. Hubby says its rare to see! First time I ever saw one, lubs you all
Can I ask a question? You're all so good on things. Last week I had something come flying through the kitchen door which looked like a dragon fly, but was huge, at least 10 times the size of a dragon fly. It sounded a wee bit like a small helicopter, I was actually a bit scared of it because it was panicking in the enclosed space, but I managed to somehow guide it out. The only time I've seen anything vaguely like it was in Nigeria, but you expect it there. 
Any ideas? Thank you.
Any ideas? Thank you.
quote:Originally posted by cologne1:
Can I ask a question? You're all so good on things. Last week I had something come flying through the kitchen door which looked like a dragon fly, but was huge, at least 10 times the size of a dragon fly. It sounded a wee bit like a small helicopter, I was actually a bit scared of it because it was panicking in the enclosed space, but I managed to somehow guide it out. The only time I've seen anything vaguely like it was in Nigeria, but you expect it there.
Any ideas? Thank you.
what colour was it cologne?
quote:Originally posted by cologne1:
Can I ask a question? You're all so good on things. Last week I had something come flying through the kitchen door which looked like a dragon fly, but was huge, at least 10 times the size of a dragon fly. It sounded a wee bit like a small helicopter, I was actually a bit scared of it because it was panicking in the enclosed space, but I managed to somehow guide it out. The only time I've seen anything vaguely like it was in Nigeria, but you expect it there.
Any ideas? Thank you.
Must have been a sort of dragon fly. You get dragonflies and damsel flies. One sort fold their wings when they land and one keep them open, can never remember which is which. We have a pond so see quite a few and some of them are absolutely huge and sound, like you say, like small helicopters. I love to watch 'em, here is a link to one site but it might be worth a search to track down the one you saw.
http://www.derbyshire-dragonflies.org.uk/
this site looks good too
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quote:Originally posted by cologne1:
Can I ask a question? You're all so good on things. Last week I had something come flying through the kitchen door which looked like a dragon fly, but was huge, at least 10 times the size of a dragon fly. It sounded a wee bit like a small helicopter, I was actually a bit scared of it because it was panicking in the enclosed space, but I managed to somehow guide it out. The only time I've seen anything vaguely like it was in Nigeria, but you expect it there.
Any ideas? Thank you.
Remote control helicopter?
Sounds like a big dragonfly to me. The small type (that can fold their wings and have electric blue males) are actually damselflies.
Dragonflies are much, MUCH bigger, and their wings are always held horizontally outwards.
Dragonflies are much, MUCH bigger, and their wings are always held horizontally outwards.
quote:Originally posted by squiggle:quote:
Thank you everybody, that is it. I never thought of a vole. Hubby says its rare to see! First time I ever saw one, lubs you all
They are very common, but usually they manage to sneak around without us noticing.
I thought this was a thread about me 
quote:Originally posted by Demantoid:
Snob!!
quote:Originally posted by Trollop:
I thought this was a thread about me
It's about your thumb twin!
quote:Originally posted by Blizzie:quote:Originally posted by Demantoid:
Snob!!
Common shrew
quote:Originally posted by Demantoid:quote:Originally posted by Blizzie:quote:Originally posted by Demantoid:
Snob!!
Common shrew
Thanks for the replies (and bizzie ), the body was black and about 10 cm long; right enough it did keep it's wings open, but it just didn't look like any dragonfly I've ever seen.
), the body was black and about 10 cm long; right enough it did keep it's wings open, but it just didn't look like any dragonfly I've ever seen.quote:Originally posted by Blizzie:quote:Originally posted by Demantoid:quote:Originally posted by Blizzie:quote:Originally posted by Demantoid:
Snob!!
Common shrew
quote:Originally posted by Demantoid:
Awwww, I'm cute and common!
quote:Originally posted by Blizzie:quote:Originally posted by Demantoid:
Awwww, I'm cute and common!
With a long, whiskery nose
quote:Originally posted by Demantoid:quote:Originally posted by Blizzie:
Awwww, I'm cute and common!
With a long, whiskery nose
I don't care!I'm still cute!
quote:Originally posted by Demantoid:
Sounds like a big dragonfly to me. The small type (that can fold their wings and have electric blue males) are actually damselflies.
Dragonflies are much, MUCH bigger, and their wings are always held horizontally outwards.
Correct. We get a lot of dragonflies in our garden and they are huge! It was one heck of a shock when we had our first one flying straight towards us the first summer we moved here.
Oh and the funny little creature sounds very like a young vole. We have lots of those here too, big ones and wee ones.