Harvest mice

The trio of tiny mice were photographed by Alex Meek, 31, near his home in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. At one point, the creatures looked like they were about to topple off the barley stalks.

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Taken at a studio photography day with Miles and Sharon at Captivelight.co.uk in Bournemouth. Thanks guys :-))

Harvest Mouse, Micromys minutus Firstly, thanks to all of you who came up to me over the weekend and said how much you are enjoying this new blog. It seems you are happy for lots of photos, and so with that in mind here is another plethora of pictures for your perusing pleasure! Izzy found some fresh green corn in my old kennels last week, so I jumped on the chance of a bit of harvest mouse photography. I had something definite in mind... I won't say what, but I will say one of these got…

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Even though the lifespan of a harvest mouse is just 18 months, its days are filled with adventures. Being Europe's smallest rodent, it is the only British mammal to have a prehensile tail, giving it the ability to grasp plant stems as it moves through long vegetation. And probably no photographer has captured these little acrobats as well as Dean Mason from Dorset, United Kingdom.

Miles Herbert, 52, captured the sweet snaps as the harvest mice played inside the flowers near his home in Bournemouth, Dorset, for several minutes.

A photographer has managed to capture three harvest mice sitting on a stalk of wheat, showcasing how minuscule the rodents are, British news agency SWNS reports.

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The trio of tiny mice were photographed by Alex Meek, 31, near his home in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. At one point, the creatures looked like they were about to topple off the barley stalks.