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Bank Vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) by Phil Winter Via Flickr: I disturbed this little guy when I went to set up a feeding station in the wood behind my house. I saw him disappear down a hole at the foot of a birch tree. The Fly agaric was on it's side and there were bite marks in it. I stood it up and placed a few sunflower hearts on top which I know they love. I set the camera up at ground level and manually focussed on the top of the fungus. I moved away and fired the camera remotely to take a test shot. I didn't see the vole return but I could see the bracken move. It wasn't long before he poked his head up and gave me a chance of a shot. The bracken framing him was a bonus because it wasn't in the test shot. He must have disturbed it while he was rooting around underneath.