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Very small rodent ID
"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...m=1 &ct=title -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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Very small rodent ID
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 |
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Very small rodent ID
On 22/8/08 10:38, in article , "robert"
wrote: 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. I think you've cracked it! Thanks so much for that. I'll show that site to The Grand Daughter today. Very clever of you. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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Very small rodent ID
On 22/8/08 11:01, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:53:27 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 22/8/08 10:38, in article , "robert" wrote: 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. I think you've cracked it! Thanks so much for that. I'll show that site to The Grand Daughter today. Very clever of you. Did you get the colouring wrong? http://www.countrysideinfo.co.uk/for...TML/index1.htm I don't think so. I said it was dark on the back and to me that's how the Bank vole looks in those pics! I don't remember seeing reddish brown, though. It seems about right for size and 'shape', too so maybe it's some other kind of vole? OTOH we do have several banks in various areas of the garden! I'll keep an eye open for it and see if it comes to the same spot again. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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Very small rodent ID
In article , Sacha writes: | | I don't think so. I said it was dark on the back and to me that's how the | Bank vole looks in those pics! I don't remember seeing reddish brown, | though. It seems about right for size and 'shape', too so maybe it's some | other kind of vole? OTOH we do have several banks in various areas of the | garden! I'll keep an eye open for it and see if it comes to the same spot | again. Nope. The only likely British vole is the bank vole - the others are unlikely to climb, too large, or both. And, despite the name, bank voles don't particularly favour banks. But they are very common. They can be told from mice by being blunter faced, with shorter tails and smaller ears, and slightly stockier in appearance. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Very small rodent ID
On 22/8/08 11:23, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote: In article , Sacha writes: | | I don't think so. I said it was dark on the back and to me that's how the | Bank vole looks in those pics! I don't remember seeing reddish brown, | though. It seems about right for size and 'shape', too so maybe it's some | other kind of vole? OTOH we do have several banks in various areas of the | garden! I'll keep an eye open for it and see if it comes to the same spot | again. Nope. The only likely British vole is the bank vole - the others are unlikely to climb, too large, or both. And, despite the name, bank voles don't particularly favour banks. But they are very common. They can be told from mice by being blunter faced, with shorter tails and smaller ears, and slightly stockier in appearance. Regards, Nick Maclaren. I really think that must be it. Thanks everyone. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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Very small rodent ID
On 22/8/08 11:22, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:17:20 +0100, Sacha wrote: snip I don't think so. I said it was dark on the back and to me that's how the Bank vole looks in those pics! I don't remember seeing reddish brown, though. It seems about right for size and 'shape', too so maybe it's some other kind of vole? OTOH we do have several banks in various areas of the garden! I'll keep an eye open for it and see if it comes to the same spot again. We are expecting photos next time. Oh sure, I'll get the grand daughter to sit by the window for the rest of the day......... ;-)) We still haven't managed to photograph the magpie that sneaks in through the open kitchen door and eats the our cat's food. We think it might use the cat flap too. They're very clever birds, so it wouldn't surprise me a bit. Was it a sea gull that we read about last year that used to walk into a shop and help itself to its favourite crisps off a shelf? -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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Very small rodent ID
In article , Martin writes: | | It was a seagull that dropped a battered flat fish onto my parked car windscreen | in Whitstable. Do they cook fish in super glue in Whitstable? The traditional superglue WAS made from fish! Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Very small rodent ID
On 22/8/08 16:39, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:56:42 +0100, Sacha wrote: snip We still haven't managed to photograph the magpie that sneaks in through the open kitchen door and eats the our cat's food. We think it might use the cat flap too. They're very clever birds, so it wouldn't surprise me a bit. They recognise themselves in a mirror. That's more than I do these days. ;-) Was it a sea gull that we read about last year that used to walk into a shop and help itself to its favourite crisps off a shelf? It was a seagull that dropped a battered flat fish onto my parked car windscreen in Whitstable. Do they cook fish in super glue in Whitstable? I suppose you could be thankful it wasn't an oyster still in its shell! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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