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Brown Rat

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Posted by John Robinson on October 27, 2009 at 8:09 AM
Brown Rat
One of the problems with feeding stations but makes a nice change when there's not much about.( Not at the site in front of the house thank goodness!)
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Posted by David Sewell on October 27, 2009 at 8:13 AM
Nice capture - somehow manages to make the rat look cute!

David
Posted by Rob Ashton on October 27, 2009 at 10:13 AM
These guys get way too much bad press. Nice photo.

Rob :toast:
Posted by Brian Davis on October 27, 2009 at 10:21 AM
Beautiful shot John :toast:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on October 27, 2009 at 11:16 AM
Nice one John,

I too reckon that they get too much bad press, although I would not like one in the house

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Posted by TOMFINLEY on October 27, 2009 at 11:30 AM
Nice shot.
Posted by David Taylor on October 27, 2009 at 1:23 PM
Very clean animals with no smell unlike mice. A really pleasing image of a beautiful rodent.

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Posted by John Robinson on October 27, 2009 at 1:33 PM
Thanks rat lovers ! :smile:
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by Andy Shepherd on October 27, 2009 at 2:58 PM


A lovely shot of Mr Rat John.

Andy...
Posted by Robert Lawrence on October 27, 2009 at 4:17 PM
Another lovely detailed shot John. I too am a bit of a fan of these and think they are a bit hard done by; they certainly dont do much harm in small numbers and as David Taylor mentioned above they don't smell as mice do (all this from someone who spent most of his childhood hunting them with a ferret and a terrier !!! ).
Robert
Posted by Craig Jones on October 27, 2009 at 5:26 PM
Very nice ratty John :biggrin: :biggrin: love the hands :wink: :wavey:
Posted by PhilH on October 27, 2009 at 6:02 PM
A nice looking Rat very nicely photographed, with a railway line and tunnel at the bottom of my garden I do have the occasional problem, I really must try and get some images...

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Posted by John Robinson on October 27, 2009 at 6:19 PM
Thanks all
Phil
I,m into steam train photoraphy at the moment( Severn Valley ) so I'll come and try at your tunnel! Going on "Tornado" tomorrow - so at a cost of 3 MIll it better be good !
Got some stuff in the garden so next time you,re up here. :smile:
Cheers
John
Posted by Brett Lewis on October 27, 2009 at 7:07 PM
Very nice capture John and probably taking full advantage of you generosity of food stuffs in the garden..? You really have to love rats for their sheer determination to take over the world..! :biggrin: Superb critters and deserve lots of respect.

Brett :toast: :toast:
Posted by David Kjaer on October 27, 2009 at 7:18 PM
It's all wildlife and ditto Brett's comments - nice setting John!

David :toast:
Posted by Nick on October 27, 2009 at 7:47 PM
'course it's good John.... Tornado was made a few miles down the road from me.
Posted by Craig Churchill on October 28, 2009 at 6:05 AM
Brilliant!!!!


Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk :wink:
Posted by Paul Hobson on October 28, 2009 at 6:00 PM
very cute, great light

Paul