In message , Sacha
writes
On 21/8/08 23:18, in article , "Bob Hobden"
wrote:


"Sacha" wrote
Looking out of the kitchen window today the children saw a tiny mouse
climbing, sitting for at least ten minutes in and then disappearing from,
some ivy and jasmine climbing that wall. When they called me to see it, I
thought they were going to show me an 'ordinary' mouse but this was tiny
with a very dark brown back and - given I had only a quick glimpse of it
moving - what I thought were quite large ears. The location it was in is
right up against the kitchen chimney wall where the Aga gives out some
warmth and where sparrows roost in various plants, too. There is plenty
of
cover there and birdseed too, from time to time. If anyone can suggest
what this little thing is or point me at some pics, I'd love to show them
to
the children. TIA.


Just a long shot.. could this be your Mouse?

http://images.google.com/images?q=Ha...ie7&rls=com.mi
crosoft
:en-US&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf8&um=1&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&resnum=1 &ct=title

Size looks right but not colour. Ours was very dark as to fur.

How about the Bank Vole
http://images.google.co.uk/images?gb...bank+vole%22&s
tart=42&sa=N

We have them in our garden and one regularly would pop out of the
shrubbery to feed on seed spilt underneath the bird feeders.

--
Robert