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2020


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As we sit by the glass door of our holiday cottage I spot some movement just beyond the door area. At first I thought it a mouse of some kind but later found out it was a little 'bank vole' looking for bits of food dropped from the nearby bird feeder. A cute little mammal for sure. See Pip.

"Bank vole (Myodes glareolus). The smallest of the UK voles, the bank vole is active during the day and night. The bank vole is the smallest UK vole with a reddish-chestnut coat and an off-white underside. Like all voles, it's a stocky little animal with a blunt snout, small eyes and ears. Its tail is short – just half the length of its body. At first sight, they can be confused with field voles, which are greyer with a shorter tail, or wood mice, which have a longer tail and move much more quickly. They can climb bushes in search of food. Diet: Fruits, nuts and small insects."

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25 comments - The latest ones
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
NO7 0445
5 years ago.
 TOZ
TOZ club
Nice little fellow Herb thanks for the info.
Regards TOZ
5 years ago. Edited 5 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to TOZ club
Another to please you here but quite different from my landscapes.

Cheers, Herb
5 years ago.
 Pics-UM
Pics-UM club
Top erwischt. Sehr schön. Einen schönen Sonntag noch. Gruß Uwe
5 years ago.
 John Cass
John Cass
Wonderful capture.
5 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to John Cass
Cheers John
5 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
So cute... and not affraid.
5 years ago.
 Colin Ashcroft
Colin Ashcroft club
i understand it’s been a good year for voles, we have some in the garden. i have seen one out and active but also one caught by a neighbours cat.
5 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Colin Ashcroft club
Thanks Colin. I have seem mice and even a shrew in our garden but never, knowingly a vole. I think there were a few around this farmhouse converted barn/cottage as I saw a few small mammals flying around the nearby road. Yes, a nice little snack for the local cats

Cheers, Herb.
5 years ago.
 Annalia S.
Annalia S. club
So cute and bright-eyed, Herb! And that almost spherical white rock used as a perch is great.
5 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Annalia S. club
My pleasure to share these with you here. i did wonder which to be the most important. I did like this one where it is looking into the lens but the other is cute too.

Cheers, Herb
5 years ago.
 natureoncam aka Greg
natureoncam aka Greg
Super capture Herb
5 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to natureoncam aka Greg
Thanks Greg.
5 years ago.
 Daniela Brocca
Daniela Brocca club
What a nice little animal. I read there are everywere, but I never saw one of them.
5 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Daniela Brocca club
There must be a lot of them but as they live mainly only in the countryside and come out at night it is no surprise not to see many. Glad you liked it.

Cheers, Herb
5 years ago.
 Anton Cruz Carro
Anton Cruz Carro club
An image to enjoy as you say. Beautiful in every way with a perfect light. It looks like the bottom of a pond. Best wishes, Anton.
5 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Anton Cruz Carro club
Welcome to my gallery Anton. Very happy that you liked this one. It was only a pit of the garden though -no pond!

best Wishes, Herb
5 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
What a wonderful little creature Herb..........quite a rare sight.............and you must have been quick off the mark to get a couple of images.

It looks quite happy among the pebbles and you've nailed the focus perfectly, especially on those beady little eyes! My favourite of the two shots is the one of it sitting on top of the large pebble..!!

Lovely clean shots for a relatively high iso shot too.
5 years ago. Edited 5 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Keith Burton club
Thanks Keith. Just above and slightly forward of this spot hung a bird feeder with an almost resident woodpecker which I will show on here soon. So I had my camera constantly ready for that and so was well prepared when Mr vole showed himself. Glad you liked him.

Cheers, Herb
5 years ago.
 Peter Castell
Peter Castell club
A wonderful capture Herb I prefer the second one
5 years ago.
 J. Gafarot
J. Gafarot club
Wonderful ficture Herb.
Thank you for the note !
5 years ago.
 Gabi Lombardo
Gabi Lombardo club
well seen and spotted!
5 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Beautiful captures, Herb.
5 years ago.
 Ingo Krehl
Ingo Krehl club
5 years ago.
 ROL/Photo
ROL/Photo club
Very Cute
5 years ago.

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