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Very Young - Field voles

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Posted by Brett Lewis on January 16, 2009 at 1:53 PM
It is amazing what I find when I'm out doing my reptile surveys..!

Quite frequently Field voles will use my cover objects as nest sites and last year I had about 4-5 nests a week on one site.. Quite the opportunity to get some small mammal pics and to photograph these young as they developed..

They are just about 5-7 days old and do not yet open their eyes at this point..

The characteristic tail length give the ID away, with Field voles tails being only about 1/3 the length of the body and bank voles being about 2/3 the length, in adults..

Anyway, have a good weekend folks..

Brett :cool:

Canon 300D (My field camera), Canon 18-55mm, 1/100 @ f10, HH
Field voles - Microtus agrestis
Posted by Brian Davis on January 16, 2009 at 2:04 PM
Brett,

Lovely shot and story. Cute little critters.

Brian
Posted by Robert Lawrence on January 16, 2009 at 2:20 PM
A lovely image Brett. Unwittingly they have 'posed' in a quite photogenic composition.
Robert
Posted by Lee Newman on January 16, 2009 at 2:35 PM
Good stuff Brett. looks like they are playing all pile on. :smile:

Lee
Posted by John Robinson on January 16, 2009 at 3:49 PM
Great little fellas ! Every time I find these under my adder sheets the old woman's moved them when I go back !
JR
Posted by eric weight on January 17, 2009 at 1:34 AM
Cute but not really cuddly are they - yet? lovely shot.
:wavey: Eric
Posted by Tom Smit on January 17, 2009 at 5:12 AM
Lovely shot of these little guys.
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Posted by Elliott Neep on January 17, 2009 at 7:43 AM
Superb natural history image. Well done Brett for having the foresight to leave out covers in the first place. Great stuff!
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Posted by Fran French on January 17, 2009 at 12:03 PM
Such sweet little things Brett. It was so good of them to pose like this for you. A real belter, love it.

Fran :toast:
Posted by Ray on January 17, 2009 at 6:47 PM
An opportunity well taken and prepared for. Perhaps a tad tight for commercial purposes, but no big deal.