- Red-backed Vole gets a Truffle shows the vole with a truffle in its mouth.
- The BIRDCAM PRO camera uses the bright LED lights which I think caused the vole to suddenly drop the truffle.
- I purchased these wild truffles from the Pacific Northwest and set one out in some moss at about 8:30 p.m.
- Usually the Red Squirrel is not active during darkness so this helped get a video of a vole grabbing one.
- It appears that this vole is the Gapper's red-backed vole (C. gapperi) look at /sites/default/files/voles.pdf
- To understand the importance of truffles and voles to the maintenance of healthy forests look at /sites/default/files/Mycorrhizae%2C%20Voles%2C%20Owls%2C%20Trees%20and%20Man_0.docx and /sites/default/files/Home%20Range%20and%20Habitat%20Use%20of%20Western%20Red-backed%20Voles_0.pdf
- Later this year I hope to work more with truffles found in the forests around Juneau.
Red-backed Vole gets a Truffle
https://vimeo.com/403765433