Field Vole

Field Vole, taken today in North hampshire.

A couple of crackers there Alan, why not pop the second one into the Gallery.:)

They are fantastic pics, Alan, but are they not Bank Voles?:confused:

Awww. He's super gorgious :):thumbsup:
Lovely shots

By George I think you're right Catherine.:)

Field vole Description

Bank Vole Description

Here's one of our Bank Voles for you to compare it with - taken last March.

I guess I'm wrong, I was going by the short tail. Another picture of my Basingstoke vole, and one taken the day before in Fleet. Is the Fleet one also a Bank Vole?
Apart from being very young the Fleet vole looks the same to me. But what do I know.
I do find this interesting.
Regards to all Alan

These voles are attracted by peanuts put to lure the birds.
I love to watch them when it's quiet on the bird front, I see them most days
The Basingstoke one was near a river, but the Fleet one was not.
They let me take their pictures and I pay them peanuts.

These are super photos!:thumbsup:

I'm not an expert on anything - never mind Voles - but when we first witnessed our little garden visitors, I checked MANY sources to ascertain what kind of Voles they were.

I found that Bank Voles are common in gardens, but Field (or Short-tailed) Voles are not, being much more timid and normally only in fields in the countryside.

Bank Voles have a reddish or 'chestnut' colour to their fur. The other type are more grey in colour.

Bank Voles have tails like the one in my first pic, but Field (or Short-tailed) ones have a much shorter tail.

The ears on a Bank Vole are more obvious.

Check on this site for Field and Bank Voles and see what you think yours are!
Mammals

Wow, Catherine, good spot - I wouldn't know the difference :-) But lovely shots there, Alan. - and once yuo have ascertained which it is, I agree with Rolf - in the Gallery!

I guess it's a bank Vole, because of the Redish brown colour.
Alan

Alan, I might be a bit biased (as we have some here), but I think Bank Voles are the prettier ones anyway!:D