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Something strange in the garden

philippahoosephilippahoose Posts: 2
in Problem solving
Does anyone know what these could be. Not sure whether they are an insect eggs like ant eggs or whether they are seeds collected by mice / squirrels. They seemed to be in a hole and went deeper into the ground, although I couldn’t investigate how deep as I had 3 toddlers with me and didn’t want them to eat them. Thank you 😊 

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  • pitter-patterpitter-patter Posts: 2,429
    sunflower seeds?
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Yes, I think they’re sunflower ‘hearts’ without the harder outer shell ... they swell a bit and go soft in the wet.  They could be a cache by a field mouse or similar, or they could be a spillage when someone was  filling a feeder  or similar. 



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  • philippahoosephilippahoose Posts: 2
    Ah yes, they do look like sunflower seeds. We don’t have a feeder or any sunflowers so I think it must be a winter collection for one of our many field mice! Many thanks 
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