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03-04-2008, 04:34 PM
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I thought the peanuts were going down quickly with no obvious signs of bird activity - now I know why   
Not sure what type of mouse it is though? |
03-04-2008, 04:50 PM
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Ahhh! Cute little Apodemus.
Cheers,
Adam |
03-04-2008, 04:52 PM
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03-04-2008, 04:55 PM
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Yup. Hence Apodemus in my first reply.
Cheers,
Adam |
03-04-2008, 06:05 PM
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Ah. Sorry, that went whizzing over my head.  |
03-04-2008, 07:16 PM
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03-04-2008, 08:29 PM
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Very cute, how did it get there ? I presume they climb then.
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03-04-2008, 08:41 PM
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They are incredibly agile and acrobatic. I get them scaling my buddlia to reach the peanut feeders. They are so beautiful.
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03-04-2008, 09:14 PM
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I did wonder whether it was a yellow necked mouse ( Apodemus flavicollis - got my book out LOL) because it is quite large and is a wonder to behold when it climbs/runs up the hedge and leaps onto the nuts. We have more than one by the way To me it seems a lot darker in colour than a Wood Mouse but I'm not that sure - anyway, thanks for looking |
03-04-2008, 10:59 PM
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It's seriously cute which ever one it is I get both round here..South Downs area gets quite a few yellow necked mice
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04-04-2008, 08:19 AM
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I always put nuts by a little hole by the garage that I spotted a very rotund lady(?)mouse by last summer!I know a lot of people try to stop other creatures feeding at their birdtables - but I just love to see all nature there !
Was very excitied to have a pair of red legged partridges there 2 days ago - had to look them up as I had never seen one before !!! |
04-04-2008, 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by badgerwatcher They are incredibly agile and acrobatic. I get them scaling my buddlia to reach the peanut feeders. They are so beautiful. | I went to a house that had a fieldmouse stuck inside a feeder (the sort that suckers to a window)
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04-04-2008, 10:39 AM
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i moved a stand in our visitor centre last week and found 3lbs of peanuts stacked away shame it was mixed with polystyrene and paper. |
04-04-2008, 10:57 AM
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Hard to say for sure but the yellowish tinge to the fur and the sharp delineation between the brown back and white underside does point to the yellow-necked mouse. Although it has a very local distribution.
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04-04-2008, 01:22 PM
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One thing i have learned is that woodmice come in all sorts of shades of brown! Id say woodmouse. |
04-04-2008, 01:58 PM
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We've had a few Wood Mice families, the last one a few weeks ago, looks the same to me so I'd go with wood mouses
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