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Title: teeny tiny vole
Post by: norfolklass on September 17, 2007, 16:04:11
at least I think he's a vole... definitely not a mouse as he didn't have mouse ears!
he's currently living under the carpet by the brassica bed, and he's about the length of my little finger, including tail :)
he's made himself a beautiful little nest out of grass (top right)
Title: Re: teeny tiny vole
Post by: Lauren S on September 17, 2007, 21:10:23
Awwwww what a cutey. I hope you'll let him stay for the winter.

Lauren  :)
Title: Re: teeny tiny vole
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on September 17, 2007, 21:11:18
The ears are hidden by the stem but it does look like a vole. They have short tails and small ears, and they don't move as fast. You'd be extremely lucky to get that shot of a mouse!
Title: Re: teeny tiny vole
Post by: star on October 13, 2007, 22:48:55
My daughter uncovered a vole on her allotment last week, they are cute.

You did really well to get that photo.....so pleased you zoomed in though as my failing eyesight missed the point in the first pic ;D
Title: Re: teeny tiny vole
Post by: honeybee on October 14, 2007, 23:24:09
Awwwww look at the way hes looking up at you, so cute  :)
Title: Re: teeny tiny vole
Post by: antipodes on October 19, 2007, 16:28:51
oh I think that's what I have got! I saw him in the compost  bin the other day! I pulled away the bottom plank and there he was, he just stood and looked at me. so now I am careful where I tread around there!! he'll get lots of food from the scraps in my bin anyhow!
Title: Re: teeny tiny vole
Post by: Lindsay on October 19, 2007, 17:00:37
I think I have them too - I'll let them stay the winter, but after that... :-\ 
I'm still not happy that they ate half my carrots, and the parsley roots.  OK - for the carrots, I'll let them off, I had plenty anyway, but the parsley roots.... grrr  >:( ;)
Title: Re: teeny tiny vole
Post by: mc55 on October 19, 2007, 21:36:21
Quote from: Lindsay on October 19, 2007, 17:00:37
I think I have them too - I'll let them stay the winter, but after that... :-\ 
I'm still not happy that they ate half my carrots, and the parsley roots.  OK - for the carrots, I'll let them off, I had plenty anyway, but the parsley roots.... grrr  >:( ;)

aww, but they are soooo cute.  They've eaten tonnes of stuff on my lottie ...including next years sunflower seeds that I have been drying carefully.
Title: Re: teeny tiny vole
Post by: CoffeePot on November 08, 2007, 08:00:34
Aw thats so sweet, what a brilliant photo  :)