Posted by Ralph Mowery on August 4, 2006, 6:08 pm
In my back yard there are about 50 or more holes. They are about 1.5 inches
in diameter and seem to be between 4 and 6 inches deep. It looks as if they
were punched in by a stick as there is no mound of dirt around them. They
have been there for several months and I have had several opinions on what
they may be. The ground is near the woods and there is a small stream about
50 feet away from them. Some are close to each other but some are about 20
feet from the others.
Photos can be found here:
http://home.earthlink.net/~rmowery28146/Holes/
The shinny object near one of them is a quarter to compair the size.
They are not mole or vole holes as they only go down a few inches and stop.
Posted by Mark on August 4, 2006, 10:10 pm
Cicadas?
Posted by Srgnt Billko on August 5, 2006, 11:52 am
> In my back yard there are about 50 or more holes. They are about 1.5
> inches in diameter and seem to be between 4 and 6 inches deep. It looks
> as if they were punched in by a stick as there is no mound of dirt around
> them. They have been there for several months and I have had several
> opinions on what they may be. The ground is near the woods and there is a
> small stream about 50 feet away from them. Some are close to each other
> but some are about 20 feet from the others.
> Photos can be found here:
> http://home.earthlink.net/~rmowery28146/Holes/
> The shinny object near one of them is a quarter to compair the size.
> They are not mole or vole holes as they only go down a few inches and
> stop.
Motion detector camera - about $50 at Walmart - they work for me.
Posted by FireBrick on August 6, 2006, 8:14 am
Could they be squirrels.
I have lots of squirrels in my area, and they did small holes similar to
that to bury their 'cache'.
I have a big corn stalk right in the middle of my flower garden, the result
of a squirrel.
(even my Alzheimer memory is better than the squirrels)
> In my back yard there are about 50 or more holes. They are about 1.5
> inches in diameter and seem to be between 4 and 6 inches deep. It looks
> as if they were punched in by a stick as there is no mound of dirt around
> them. They have been there for several months and I have had several
> opinions on what they may be. The ground is near the woods and there is a
> small stream about 50 feet away from them. Some are close to each other
> but some are about 20 feet from the others.
> Photos can be found here:
> http://home.earthlink.net/~rmowery28146/Holes/
> The shinny object near one of them is a quarter to compair the size.
> They are not mole or vole holes as they only go down a few inches and
> stop.
>
Posted by dicko on August 6, 2006, 10:25 am
Crayfish burrows.
On Sun, 6 Aug 2006 07:14:25 -0500, "FireBrick"
>Could they be squirrels.
>I have lots of squirrels in my area, and they did small holes similar to
>that to bury their 'cache'.
>I have a big corn stalk right in the middle of my flower garden, the result
>of a squirrel.
>(even my Alzheimer memory is better than the squirrels)
>> In my back yard there are about 50 or more holes. They are about 1.5
>> inches in diameter and seem to be between 4 and 6 inches deep. It looks
>> as if they were punched in by a stick as there is no mound of dirt around
>> them. They have been there for several months and I have had several
>> opinions on what they may be. The ground is near the woods and there is a
>> small stream about 50 feet away from them. Some are close to each other
>> but some are about 20 feet from the others.
>>
>> Photos can be found here:
>>
>> http://home.earthlink.net/~rmowery28146/Holes/
>>
>> The shinny object near one of them is a quarter to compair the size.
>>
>> They are not mole or vole holes as they only go down a few inches and
>> stop.
>>
>>
>>
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> inches in diameter and seem to be between 4 and 6 inches deep. It looks
> as if they were punched in by a stick as there is no mound of dirt around
> them. They have been there for several months and I have had several
> opinions on what they may be. The ground is near the woods and there is a
> small stream about 50 feet away from them. Some are close to each other
> but some are about 20 feet from the others.
> Photos can be found here:
> http://home.earthlink.net/~rmowery28146/Holes/
> The shinny object near one of them is a quarter to compair the size.
> They are not mole or vole holes as they only go down a few inches and
> stop.