I was talking to someone at the office today who has a bit of a mouse problem. She is disgusted by them and was asking what she could do to get rid of them. My advice was to enjoy their company and be happy that they had chosen her house to co-habitate in. This, of course, was not a satisfactory answer. I was reminded of a pleasant mouse encounter I had in the wild some years ago — well, it was sort of in the wild. I was hiking in Allegheny National Forest in northwestern Pennsylvania. At the trailhead there was a box containing trail maps. When I reached into the box I quickly realized that a family of deer mice had other plans for those maps. They had torn them to shreds and used them as nesting material to line the bottom of the box. About eight mice scattered from the nest, including this little guy who decided to asses the situation from behind the relative safety of the box post. Nikon D200 with Nikkor 80-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 200, f/7.1 at 1/60th of a second, Nikon SB-800 flash
If I stumbled upon a family of mice in a box where I was putting my hand, I would have dropped the camera and ran. Instead, you captured a really cute moment. Great picture.
I wouldn’t have enjoyed putting my hand in the box. We have mice in our house and three small dogs who do everything in their power to hunt them and catch them. One of my little girl dogs was successful the other day and was she PROUD! Nobody was allowed to go near HER mouse. I had to distract her with a bone next morning and dispose of it. They still keep trying. GREAT IMAGE TAKEN OBVIOUSLY VERY QUICKLY SEAN aaa+++
what a little cutie … but such a cutie can pack a mean punch, being a carrier of hantavirus and lyme’s disease ;o( … hope you washed up when you stuck your hand in there Sean
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oh what cute little follow he is.? great pic. to day.
The dear deer mouse is—-Fearful and yet so curious when—-Displaced from her home.
Yes he’s cute in a Disney sort of way, but a mouse is a mouse, and I wouldn’t want one in my house! But great picture, nonetheless, Sean.
This is how I got Xavier. Thought it was a baby mouse but turned out it was a baby rat. Length of tail is how you can tell apparently.
If I stumbled upon a family of mice in a box where I was putting my hand, I would have dropped the camera and ran. Instead, you captured a really cute moment. Great picture.
So adorable! Great shot once again.
I wouldn’t have enjoyed putting my hand in the box. We have mice in our house and three small dogs who do everything in their power to hunt them and catch them. One of my little girl dogs was successful the other day and was she PROUD! Nobody was allowed to go near HER mouse. I had to distract her with a bone next morning and dispose of it. They still keep trying. GREAT IMAGE TAKEN OBVIOUSLY VERY QUICKLY SEAN aaa+++
Very cool pic!
what a little cutie … but such a cutie can pack a mean punch, being a carrier of hantavirus and lyme’s disease ;o( … hope you washed up when you stuck your hand in there Sean
Thanks Pauline, yes, I actually never touched the inside of the box. Only opened the lid and the mice all scattered.
I like this one