When I tried to photograph it on the ground when it was moving fast the auto-focus couldn't cope with its hairs. (below)
We found this Shrew freshly dead. Note the long pointed nose.
They obviously live at all altitudes in our area.
I forgot to put something down to show the size. It seemed too big for a Pygmy Shrew, though its tail proportion seems to point to that. (two thirds of body length - Common Shrew's tail is said to be about half the length of the body.)
Thanks for the Shrew comments Steve. We found a dead one at Ogden this week will try find the photo we took of it for comparison !
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