A Walk with Wildlife

Adventures in the wilds of England by Adele Brand

Not Always Sleeping

Adele Brand
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Summer: defined as those few months when dormice are awake 🙂

Handled under licence

Dormouse IoW juv2 7 Jul 19

Dormouse IoW juv1 7 Jul 19

17 responses to “Not Always Sleeping”

  1. wordsfromanneli Avatar
    wordsfromanneli

    Oh, SO cute!!!!!

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    1. Adele Brand Avatar
      Adele Brand

      Aren’t they just! I’m involved in dormouse conservation efforts and never tire of those adorable faces!

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  2. 365dniwobiektywielg Avatar
    365dniwobiektywielg

    The birth of beauty

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    1. Adele Brand Avatar
      Adele Brand

      Indeed, they are so beautiful 🙂

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      1. 365dniwobiektywielg Avatar
        365dniwobiektywielg

        Oh yes

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  3. Eliza Waters Avatar
    Eliza Waters

    Tiny and precious!

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    1. Adele Brand Avatar
      Adele Brand

      A small handful of adorability that melts everyone’s hearts 🙂

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  4. Robin Avatar
    Robin

    Adele, wonderful! Pretty little thing!

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    1. Adele Brand Avatar
      Adele Brand

      🙂 It’s always lovely to see them up close on surveys.

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  5. naturebackin Avatar
    naturebackin

    Thanks for sharing seeing these lovely creatures – such a special privilege to see them, even in photos. Great that the conservation project is having successes.

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    1. Adele Brand Avatar
      Adele Brand

      Sometimes I have to be content with just a few hints of dormice! I went on a survey this morning and there were several nests, some complete and other half-built, but all the dormice were hiding. That happens sometimes. It is lovely to know that they’re around, anyway.

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        naturebackin

        Indeed yes, and nice to see the nest building as concrete evidence that they are around and active.

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  6. Lynette d'Arty-Cross Avatar
    Lynette d’Arty-Cross

    They are adorable. 🙂

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    1. Adele Brand Avatar
      Adele Brand

      Hi Lynette, welcome here 🙂 And yes, I think dormice are undoubtedly the most adorable of my local wild mammals! They’re distant cousins of squirrels and spend most of their time high in the trees, are only usually active at night, and are also endangered, so all in all are rarely seen. Very cute when they do show themselves, though.

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        Lynette d’Arty-Cross

        Thank you. 🙂

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  7. Erika T Avatar
    Erika T

    Oh my, just adorable!!!!

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    1. Adele Brand Avatar
      Adele Brand

      🙂 I can never see too many of these little creatures!

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