ID On this wee beastie please

[Stomperone]

I think it is a vole but would like to have more accurate ID .. I am able to sit in my car within 6ft of several of these, whilst having lunch at work..
I thank you in advance






Peter

[Gill Catton]

It is a vole (what gorgeous photos!) but I can't seperate Field Vole from Bank Vole from pics like these, I think you need to see the tail for a definative ID but there's bound to be someone aroud here with more experiance than me!

[Stomperone]

I am going to take the camera again tomorrow and try to get a different angle on them and try to tempt them out a bit further..

I would say the tail is about 1/3 the body length .. If it helps They are in a bank nowhere near a field.. I think they are "industrial estate voles" as I work in the middle of a large industrial estate .....The rate They are eating the "bait" they are going to be the biggest wotsits in Devon

Thank you

[mh68]

Great pics there Peter, i`ve tried photographing Voles and they never seem to stay still, and even less so in spots where you can get a clear shot
As Gill says, a pic showing the tail would confirm ID, but i`d hazard a guess that theyre Bank Voles given your description of where you found them,they certainly look to have reddish brown coats, whereas Field Voles tend to be a bit greyer...

Mark H

[Dogghound]

It is a Bank Vole, no need to see the tail, the two have distinctively different coloured coats, as mark says. Bank Voles are reddish brown with grey flanks, Field Voles have no reddish brown and are a plain brown/pale brown and grey. Also another little tip for IDing the two is the ears of the Field Vole ears are less prominent and are mostly coverd by fur.

[vole-woman]

Lovely photos!