Now … where did I put that cheese?
Ah-ha … I have sniffed it and now I spy it!
Yum-yum in my tum …
… but I think I prefer the seed the feathered things drop from above …. squeak!
Here I have tried to capture a few moments in the life of a House Mouse (Mus musculus) … or mice … as I have seen a few of them under my birdfeeder where they have been grabbing the white heart sunflower seeds the finches drop.
They were quite funny to watch. I sat in a garden chair barely a couple of arms lengths away, and every time they appeared from beneath the flora I tried to snap them they ran for cover! They knew I was there, watching them, but I think they were curious about me and it became a bit of a game with them. Eventually they appeared in the open and they did their thing … which was eat … and eat some more …
September 2019 © Pete Hillman.
Nature Journeys 
They are actually quite cute.
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Same technique used for Alligators…wait, they look, wait, they get closer. Sitting is not recommended though.
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I don’t think I would sit and wait for an alligator to get closer, either 🙂
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It would work, but it’s a young mans game. Old knees are slow to react 😂😂👏
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I know what you mean … mine aren’t like they used to be 🙂
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Good to see a mouse living up to its traditions!
I never see house mice in the Surrey Hills, although have happened across one or two while working or travelling in London. Their eyes are noticeably smaller than our native wild mice.
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They are fascinating to watch, and there seems to have been a population living under my garden shed for quite some years.
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You cleverly lured them out 😀
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I did Indira 🙂
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So cute! Great pictures.
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Thank you very much Susanne! 🙂
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Ooooh mice, how lovely. Funny pics. I’ve heard they prefer chocolate to cheese.
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Yes, I have heard they prefer chocolate, too – like me … although I am a bit of a cheese fiend, too 🙂
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Yes to both, but not together.
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This is delightful series of photographs and I enjoy your captions very much.
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Thank you Anne. I am pleased you enjoyed them so!
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This is a sweet series. I happen to like house mousies, and I love that you were able to catch this one enjoying a few treats.
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Thank you Linda 🙂 They were fascinating to watch.
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Sweet captures, Pete. They are cute, but not welcome in my house! 😉
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Thank you Eliza! They are not welcome in mine either! 🙂
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My comment must have attracted an opening, as in the wee hours this morning, I heard gnawing in the wall near my bed. 😦 Time to get out the traps!
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Oh no! That doesn’t sound good.
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Nope!
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Delightful post Pete😊
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Thank you Belinda 🙂
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Oh, what a sweet little mouse! 🙂
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Thank you!
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Great photos Pete, we have the same happening under our bird feeder. They look so cute but not so great when you can hear them scratching away in the loft when your trying to sleep!
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I agree … they need to stay under the shed at the bottom of the garden .. but they are not welcome in the house. Thank you!
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Little mice are cute and interesting to watch. I do not care for them indoors, but when they are outside I just enjoy their antics. Have no fear of mice or rats and in nature they are essential. Thanks for sharing this cute little guy Pete.
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Thank you Peggy. Outside for me, too. Indoors they can be quite a pest.
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How entertaining to watch wildlife being themselves!
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I am pleased you were entertained Marilyn 🙂
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What a treat to see these tiny critters up so close. I’m envious.
Lovely shots of this little one and thanks for sharing, Pete. 🙂
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Thank you very much Vicki! They were quite a treat to observe 🙂
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