Also, you may have noticed that some type of creature has been eating your prize perennials or found a flower bulb half eaten. You could also observe that something had gnawed the bark around your fruit or ornamental tree at the ground level. Judging from the number of inquiries that have occurred, both moles and voles are busy. Common moles are small mouse-sized mammals adapted to living underground. They are characterized by enlarged forefeet with long claws, stout necks and powerful shoulders which make them capable burrowers.
Moles have slender hairless snouts and inconspicuous eyes and ears.
Their eyesight is poor but they have superior senses of smell, touch and hearing. Moles are insect and earthworm eaters. They tunnel through your lawn in search of a meal. Moles stay underground, being most active in the morning and late in the evening. Most of their burrowing is a random search for food so many tunnels are seldom used again.