Wood mouse in Cavan

wood mouse from a longworth live trap

I managed to trap this fellow, using hazel nuts as the bait, in the wood behind the house.  It is distinguished from the unwelcome visitors in the house  by the bigger ears, longer tail  and big back legs.

Amazing number of predators after this fellow, I imagine :  long eared owls, foxes ,kestrel,stoats, pine martin , badger, magpies,

 

birds eye view of cavan

The sunlight was picking out Trinity Island , the Derries and  the lakes of Lough Oughter as we came down Bruse Hill last Sunday. The far distant hills of  Slieve Beagh and hills of East Fermanagh form the horizon.

The billberry is now in blossom attracting the bumble bees. Also some evidence of mammals  droppings on a wall with lots of small bones inside

bilberry blossom early flowers for bumble bees

sunlight picking out lough oughter

Who left this? fox?

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