Yesterday we were moving a pile of composted material to the garden when we discovered, to our delight, a Northern Short-tailed Shrew. At first he scurried in a typically frantic and indecisive state before focussing on a determined escape beneath the piles of dead leaves. The largest shrew in our area, this insectivore was silvery, long and narrow and quite cute. Unfortunately the photo is not ours, as we were too slow on the draw. ~Gary Lyon (Photo John White)
