March 15, 2026
Nature Done Wright
Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs
May 4, 2019
Last Monday’s Mystery Answered
On Monday I asked:
Something has been digging a little tunnel across Parnell's Path in the Celery Farm for decades.
But what?
I got several great answers, all in the same family (I think): Shrew, Mole, and Star-nosed Mole.
A website explaining how to tell Voles, Moles, and Star-nosed Moles apart is here. (Apparently shrews use tunnels dug by voles and moles…)
I recall Stiles Thomas telling me years ago that the tunnel was made by a Star-nosed Mole, and I have occasionally seen a dead one near there, so I believe that's the right answer.
A photo of a recently deceased Star-nosed mole at the Celery Farm is here.
Diane L. and Sally thought it was a mole, and Judy Collier went so far as to ID it as a Star-nosed Mole. Congrats to all.





