Water Vole

[Lepus]

I am always elated to see these cute Voles these days , thanks to mink and very likely pollution and development , their numbers have dwindled drastically . I used to take these for granted when I was a kid , seeing them very often on my local river bank , but not any more . So chuffed to get some half decent photos of him / her .

Santa Water Vole by Mark Powter, on Flickr

Water Vole 2 by Mark Powter, on Flickr

Water Vole 1 by Mark Powter, on Flickr

Secretive Water Vole by Mark Powter, on Flickr

[Trev B]

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Very nice Mark, yes agree you never gave them a second look, hey wer very common in my area - sadly no more

[Stan]

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very nice to get a shot in the open as in 2 and 3.

Got lots of shots of them at Arne RSPB last year but no sightings so far this year - may of course have be predated

Stan

[Lepus]

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Thanks Trev , Stan , thought these pics might of coursed a bit more of a response , but never mind , I was pleased with them , which is what really matters I suppose .

[ctrollen]

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Excellent. I'm hoping just to see one this week (visiting Suffolk). If I get a shot, any shot, I'll be ecstatic!

[Lepus]

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Cheers , and good luck Chris .

[tesarver]

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Nice set

Tom

[EOS_User]

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Great set, but #1 is super; something completely different ... it took me a while to work out that it's swimming among dandelion seed heads. Well done.

[Lepus]

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Many thanks Tom , Lee .

[pelliott1954]

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Superb set, I would have loved to have got these, I drive up and down the Dykes virtually every day in Lincolnshire and yet never see any.

Regards Paul