Relative Something

Cyndie discovered it first and told me I needed to check out the odd hole in the backyard. Even though she described it as unique compared to any holes Asher digs, I was not expecting the depth and large circumference. More surprising, there was almost no dirt visible outside the hole.

Where did it go?

From the angle of my approach, I instantly spotted the hole in the bottom of the hole. There were bees moving around and entering and exiting the small opening.

Some critter was after the bees. Cyndie looked up what animals dig up bee nests in the ground and learned bears, skunks, and raccoons were possibilities. I’m pretty sure it wasn’t a bear –we’ve seen no recent evidence of bear activity– and we hope it wasn’t a skunk. It could very easily have been a raccoon.

Still, I don’t understand where the dirt from the hole ended up.

We intend to fill the hole with lime screenings after spraying to discourage the continuation of bee activity in this spot. Cyndie read that the animals that dig up bee nests are seeking larvae. If the critter that dug up this nest was successful, maybe there wouldn’t be any future for this nest anyway.

The question remains, where did the dirt go? It’s a mystery to me.

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