. The story of hedgerow and pond . eout of their holes under the banks tonibble the water-crowfoot and otherwater-plants, or to sit up and wash theirfaces. Pretty little creatures they are,very much more so than the commonrats, which often take to the water-side154 Pond Life for a change, in the same way as we goto the seaside. You can easily tellthem from the water-rats, or water-voles,as they ought to be called ; for these lasthave rounded blunt noses, instead of thelong sharp nose of the rat, and short,tiattish tails covered with short hairinstead of a long, pointed bare tail, andtheir fur
. The story of hedgerow and pond . eout of their holes under the banks tonibble the water-crowfoot and otherwater-plants, or to sit up and wash theirfaces. Pretty little creatures they are,very much more so than the commonrats, which often take to the water-side154 Pond Life for a change, in the same way as we goto the seaside. You can easily tellthem from the water-rats, or water-voles,as they ought to be called ; for these lasthave rounded blunt noses, instead of thelong sharp nose of the rat, and short,tiattish tails covered with short hairinstead of a long, pointed bare tail, andtheir fur is very soft and furry instead ofcoarse and harsh. And their food is,I think, entirely vegetable, while thecommon rat will eat anything. Thewater-vole will make a nest like a birdsnest in a clump of sedges sometimes,but I fancy he only does this when it isa long way from a bank of earth intowhich to burrow. For the only placeI have seen them is in the NorfolkBroads, where they may be found a longway from any bank. And until you155.
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