The water vole is a species that has evaded me for quite a while. I have had a few sightings over the years, but no good photo opportunities. So when a friend offered to show me the a water vole platform on a small stream local to me, I didn’t hesitate. While there a small water vole came out and posed for a photo or two.
I was itching to have another go, but it was nearly a month later when I finally got back there. The sun was out and I even found a slow worm on the way there, but after a few hours I had not seen any water vole activity. Then an adult appeared.
Despite it’s poor eyesight, the water vole knew I was there. If I moved too quickly I would stop and look at me.
The icing on the cake was when I got the teleconvertor on for some close up.
Its true that water voles evades too quickly. Their habitats are the burrows near riverbanks. Thanks for posting these amazing snaps of the Water Vole