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  1. 29-01-2010 #1
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    Field Vole, taken today in North hampshire.
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    A couple of crackers there Alan, why not pop the second one into the Gallery.
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    They are fantastic pics, Alan, but are they not Bank Voles?
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    Awww. He's super gorgious
    Lovely shots
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    By George I think you're right Catherine.

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    Here's one of our Bank Voles for you to compare it with - taken last March.
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    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.
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    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.
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    These are super photos!

    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!
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    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!
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    I guess it's a bank Vole, because of the Redish brown colour.
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    Alan, I might be a bit biased (as we have some here), but I think Bank Voles are the prettier ones anyway!
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