Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
The harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) is the smallest rodent in Britain weighing just 6 grams which is about the same as a twenty pence coin. This mouse wasn't given a common name until the 18th century for the simple reason that it hadn’t been discovered until then. the name harvest mouse originated from the fact that it was usually only commonly seen when crops were harvested and the mice disturbed.
Canon EOS-1D Mark IV — EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
165 mm
f/5.6
1/250s
ISO 800
The harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) is the smallest rodent in Britain weighing just 6 grams which is about the same as a twenty pence coin. This mouse wasn't given a common name until the 18th century for the simple reason that it hadn’t been discovered until then. the name harvest mouse originated from the fact that it was usually only commonly seen when crops were harvested and the mice disturbed.
Canon EOS-1D Mark IV — EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
165 mm
f/5.6
1/250s
ISO 800
2/23/2013
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