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Harvest Mouse, Micromys minutus Firstly, thanks to all of you who came up to me over the weekend and said how much you are enjoying this new blog. It seems you are happy for lots of photos, and so with that in mind here is another plethora of pictures for your perusing pleasure! Izzy found some fresh green corn in my old kennels last week, so I jumped on the chance of a bit of harvest mouse photography. I had something definite in mind... I won't say what, but I will say one of these got pretty close. Unfortunately the corn has now been tattered by the birds (yep, I didn't store it very well), but if I get the chance in the future, and get the shot I wanted, I will post it up. Close up in the Corn Harvest mice are great, and as I always tell people... even if you have an aversion to mice you can't help but think these little ones are adorable. They have the latin name Micromys minutus, very apt for a mouse so small. Harvest mice weigh around the same amount as a two pence coin! Harvest Mouse in the Corn I took a few with a small bunch of the corn, and tried with a couple of mice at once too. It worked okay, but I preferred what I was getting with just one mouse... and although it is more obviously a set, preferred also the ones with a single stem of corn. Placement of the Mouse I had Tom on hand one evening, and Lucy one afternoon to help with the set up. It is possible for me to do it alone, and the way we do it minimises the risk of losing the mouse to negligible levels, but it is nicer and easier for me if I know I don't have to worry about keeping an eye on the mouse while setting up etc. Harvest Mouse Washing We always use more than one mouse which we can rotate if necessary, and at any signs of upset or discomfort on the mouses part we swap them... and if needs be call the shoot to an end. But when they just settle in and wash themselves as above, you know it will be a good shoot. This is one of my favourites of the first evening. Just a simple portrait. Harvest Mouse on Corn And I like this one showing of the prehensile tail so well... Exploring the Corn ... as does this one too. They really make the use of this extra "limb" to the full. Pole Dancing While climbing up and down the stalk, when they suddenly turn to change direction they create some great shapes. It is almost as if they are pole dancing. Pole Dancing Great skills, and they do it with such ease. Harvest Mouse Adaptations Another of my favourites, showing off their adaptations. The tail once again, but also the feet. They have opposable thumbs on their hind feet that make it easier for them to grip on to the stalks. Pole Dancing And another showing the tail. The harvest mouse is the only mammal in Europe to have an prehensile tail. This means they can use it like an extra limb to grip on to things, they can even hang just from their tail and take their full weight if needed! Harvest Mouse Another of my favourites... yep, sorry, the fisheye was out again. Below are a couple of old favourites... About to Pop A very old one above, showing a pregnant harvest mouse days... possibly even hours before giving birth. Being so small to start with, they really do blow up in size. This one had a particularly large litter and was almost the size of a golf ball! Secret Keeper Possibly still my favourite harvest mouse photo I have taken. The mouse is actually washing her face while delicately balancing between the stalks of corn, but it looks like she may be holding in a secret desperately trying to get out. This photo was commended in the BWPA 2012 (Collection 3). Thanks for looking.
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The mice, Britain's smallest breed with a body only 1.5in long, were pictured in Wimborne, Dorset, by wildlife photographer Dean Mason.
Hello my dear friends, as you know from time to time I love to share photographs from the Daily Mail in the UK because of their beauty ~ if it's the beautiful countryside or a photo of a little critter ~ basically anything that I like and think you would too. Well today I am going to share a little true story and some photographs as well. The story is about 3 little dormice who lost their mother and they were so tiny it seemed they were doomed not to survive if is wasn't for a very caring person. This person heard a noise in a hedge of his neighbours, found the helpless tiny creatures and then drove over 100 miles to take them to an animal sanctuary so they could be saved ~ which is exactly what happened!! I think this is such a fantastic thing that somebody cared so much about these mice ~ my hat off to you ~ you very sweet and caring and kind person!! And here my dear friends are those tiny baby dormice ... ... in all their cuteness and tininess. The photos were take by Richard Austin and I claim no rights or credit to them ~ but they are outstanding and so worth sharing!! Don't you just love that in today's world somebody stands out ~ like the person who decided to rescue these baby mice ~ and shines!!! We need more people like this ~ don't you agree?! I hope to see you here at Todolwen soon again. I hope you are well and life is treating you kind. Have a peaceful and creative day, Karen B.
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Even though the lifespan of a harvest mouse is just 18 months, its days are filled with adventures. Being Europe's smallest rodent, it is the only British mammal to have a prehensile tail, giving it the ability to grasp plant stems as it moves through long vegetation. And probably no photographer has captured these little acrobats as well as Dean Mason from Dorset, United Kingdom.
The secret life of the harvest mouse: cute pictures by Jean-Louis Klein and Marie-Luce Hubert.
Photographers Jean-Louis Klein and Marie-Luce Hubert lay patiently in meadows and reed beds close to their home for a year to capture some of the cutest moments ever seen.
Even though the lifespan of a harvest mouse is just 18 months, its days are filled with adventures. Being Europe's smallest rodent, it is the only British mammal to have a prehensile tail, giving it the ability to grasp plant stems as it moves through long vegetation. And probably no photographer has captured these little acrobats as well as Dean Mason from Dorset, United Kingdom.
Male and female mice sing to each other as part of their courtship ritual, researchers have found. While it has been known for some time that male mice serenaded their mates, this is the first time female mice have been found to sing back, the scientists said. It’s thought the females reply with ... fumews.com/index.php/2015/09/17/the-mice-girls-rodents-si...
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The secret life of the harvest mouse: cute pictures by Jean-Louis Klein and Marie-Luce Hubert.
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Did you know that dormice are not technically mice? Learn more about these exceedingly tiny (and notoriously sleepy) rodents.
Dean Mason, 51, snapped stunning pictures of harvest mice showing off their acrobatic ability as the perched on flowers and swung from stems in Wimborne, Dorset.
