I often see voles sneaking about in my garden, but like most people I rarely get to see them really close up. Some time ago I did manage to grab some shots of one feeding and identified it as a Bank Vole (Clethrionomys glareolus).
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| Bank Vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) feeding on Honeysuckle Berries. This vole was far too timid to photograph close up and I had to use a 400mm lens. |
Then the other day I spotted five young voles feeding in the garden. I originally thought they were bank voles as well, but after looking closely at the pics and video I have come to the conclusion they are actually young Field Voles (Microtus agrestis) as they are much lighter in colour and have very short tails.
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| At first they were not too sure if I could be trusted and would hide under the path, or disappear down their hole. |
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| After a few minutes they would come back out if I stayed still. |
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| Eventually they allowed me so close I could photograph them with a 100mm macro lens |
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| After a while they would even take grass shoots from my hand. |
We must be doing something right with our garden.
Text/images copyright David Forster www.bluestoneimages.com
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