Mouse

[ronwoodcraft]

A mouse in the woods..
I had this camera trap setup for fling squirrels and this mouse triggered the camera.. I had a dab of peanut butter on top of that stick and concealed by some moss.

 

[tamrock]

I like it.

 

[DizzyDigger]

Amazing shot Ron! I recently offered a mouse some peanut butter, and it did
indeed try to access it. The mouse was immediately terminated with extreme
prejudice....

 

[Chilli]

A mouse in the woods..
I had this camera trap setup for fling squirrels and this mouse triggered the camera.. I had a dab of peanut butter on top of that stick and concealed by some moss.

The size of those whiskers! They're like probes. Id have never imagined they would be so long on a mouse.

 

[ronwoodcraft]

Amazing shot Ron! I recently offered a mouse some peanut butter, and it did
indeed try to access it. The mouse was immediately terminated with extreme
prejudice....

Thanks Mike! I use peanut butter with mouse traps for pest control as well.

 

[DizzyDigger]

The size of those whiskers! They're like probes. Id have never imagined they would be so long on a mouse.

Ummmm...they are probes. That way it can feel the sides of the hole in the dark,
as otherwise it'd just sit there ramming it's head into the dirt...

 

[Chilli]

Ummmm...they are probes. That way it can feel the sides of the hole in the dark,
as otherwise it'd just sit there ramming it's head into the dirt...View attachment 2245808

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Just never seen them that long, or taken notice probably.

 

[ronwoodcraft]

Ummmm...they are probes. That way it can feel the sides of the hole in the dark,
as otherwise it'd just sit there ramming it's head into the dirt...View attachment 2245808

 

[Chilli]

This is all im used to seeing here. Nothing remotely that length.

And, according to my friend Bob......

"Yes, some mice can have longer whiskers, particularly certain breeds like Angora mice, which are known for their long whiskers. Whisker length can vary among different species and individual mice based on genetics and environmental factors."

 

[Gare]

Great ;pictures by all

 

[Trezurehunter]

Now that's a neat pic !

 

[UnderMiner]

That looks like a White Footed Mouse, or similar species, one of the primary vectors of Lyme Disease. I read that after the extinction of the Passanger Pigeon the niche they once occupied, which was the mass consumption of seeds on the forest floors of North America, was replaced by the mouse, causing the population of mice to explode after the 1910's - and the rate of mouse borne disease went parabolic during the 20th century where it hadn't existed much previously.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

I recently offered a mouse some peanut butter, and it did
indeed try to access it. The mouse was immediately terminated with extreme
prejudice

Tells me all I need to know about you...