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Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) Animal,Cricetidae,Geotagged,Mammal,Meadow vole,Microtus,Microtus pennsylvanicus,Nature,Rodent,Rodentia,United States,Vertebrate,Vole Click/tap to enlarge

Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus)

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Excellent spotting Joe, was it hard to capture? Posted 10 years ago
    1. View Joe Spandrusyszyn's profile
      Joe Spandrusyszyn
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      Quite easy, actually. The top-right corner of this photo is the edge of a compost pile, just north of a garden at Tinker Nature Park (one of the tight bundles of photos in my Geotag map). I spotted one Vole on the edge of the garden, and saw it run towards the south edge of the compost pile, so I walked towards it, hoping that the vole stayed outside the heap and didn't run into a hole.
      As I got close, I suddenly heard a lot of scurrying to my left. I turned and saw probably 20 voles (most looked very young) run into about 6 different holes in the bottom of the compost pile. Another 4 or so were more brave, and stayed outside. This was one of the adults that stayed out.

      Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get very close. I ended up scaring the rest of them inside trying to get a better shot.

      One of the younger ones:
      Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) See also:<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/32037/compost_pile_meadow_vole_nest.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/31995/meadow_vole_microtus_pennsylvanicus.html Animal,Cricetidae,Geotagged,Mammal,Meadow vole,Microtus,Microtus pennsylvanicus,Nature,Rodent,Rodentia,United States,Vertebrate,Vole,juvenile


      Half of the compost pile (the side with the most obvious vole hole):
      Compost Pile & Meadow Vole nest Home to a whole bunch of Meadow Voles (I think I saw about 20), including these two:<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/31995/meadow_vole_microtus_pennsylvanicus.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/32036/meadow_vole_microtus_pennsylvanicus.html<br /> <br /> This photo only shows about half of the compost pile. There is a pile just about the same size on the other side of the wheelbarrow.<br /> <br /> You can see one of the vole holes fairly "easily" in the bottom center, with a path of missing grass just in front of it. There are actually four holes visible total in this photo, but three of them I can only spot because I saw them close up, and from different angles. Geotagged,Microtus pennsylvanicus,Summer,United States,compost,compost pile,meadow vole
       Posted 10 years ago
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    Ferdy Christant
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    That compost looks like an ideal home to them :) Posted 10 years ago

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The Meadow vole

The meadow vole, sometimes called the field mouse or meadow mouse, is a North American vole found across Canada, Alaska and the northern United States. Its range extends further south along the Atlantic coast.

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Similar species: Rodents
Species identified by Joe Spandrusyszyn
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By Joe Spandrusyszyn

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Uploaded Aug 9, 2015. Captured in 1525 Calkins Road, Pittsford, NY 14534, USA.
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