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Molluscs - Snails & Slugs Page 1
Image Taken on 04 Aug 2020
at 10:39 Image of day on 14 Sep 2020
A female Blackbird collecting a small slug, plus several other 'things' in
her beak. We think she is feeding another batch of chicks in one of
our old sheds.
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Ref: 20200914_e62_20200804_1039_080_fb5 blackbird female with slug + other items in beak(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 12 Aug 2020
at 05:18 Image of day on 16 Sep 2020
The female Blackbird has found yet another juicy slug to take back to the ever open beaks.
 in beak(r+mb id@768).jpg)
Ref: 20200916_e62_20200812_0518_073_fb5 blackbird female with small slug (q) in beak(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 15 Aug 2013
at 17:54 Image of day on 12 Oct 2013
The female Blackbird is still collecting food for chicks
somewhere. The nest in the Ivy on the house wall is now deserted
but this may well be a different family.
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Ref: 20131012_d50_20130815_1754_017_fb1 blackbird female with small slug in beak(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 17 Jul 2020
at 05:49 Image of day on 21 Aug 2020
The variation in scale of nature's creatures is wonderful.
Here the, to us, small chaffinch utterly dwarfs the tiny snail on the stone.
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Ref: 20200821_e63_20200717_0549_111_fb1 chaffinch male on stone + tiny snail(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 28 May 2012
at 22:00 Image of day on 01 Jul 2012
A tiny Menagerie on the top of the stone.
This is the ONLY mouse image we got this week.
 + tiny slug + fieldmouse(r+mb id@768).jpg)
Ref: 20120701_d45_20120528_2200_039_fb1 earwig + tiny snail (q) + tiny slug + fieldmouse (wood mouse)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 04 Aug 2008
at 02:01 Image of day on 19 Aug 2008
The left and right halves of this pic are separated by 17
minutes at 2 a.m. but make an attractive pairing. We haven't seen
the vole for some time - the log had been sinking into the
ground so that it had not been breaking the beam.
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Ref: 20080819_d3b_20080804_0201_097_&_0218_099 fb1 field vole + fieldmouse (wood mouse) + slugs and snail (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 21 Jul 2012
at 00:23 Image of day on 27 Aug 2012
Shortly after midnight on 2 successive nights a Short-tailed Field Vole and then a
Fieldmouse (Wood Mouse) inspects a slug.
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Ref: 20120827_d45_20120721_0023_180+20120722_0111_237_fb1 field vole and fieldmouse (wood mouse) inspecting slugs at successive midnights (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 13 Jun 2010
at 00:19 Image of day on 22 Jul 2010
And a short tailed field vole checking over a slug a few days later.
(Genuine single frame).
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Ref: 20100722_d45_20100613_0019_170_fb1 field vole and slug(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 07 May 2007
at 03:49 Image of day on 22 May 2007
After the first decent rain for a month out come the
slugs & snails to join the fieldmice (wood mice).
(r+mb id@576).jpg)
Ref: 20070522_d3e_20070507_0349_064 fb1 2 fieldmice (wood mice) & snails and slugs (1st substantial rain for weeks)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 03 Oct 2006
at 22:01 Image of day on 19 Oct 2006
Two opposing speeds of life illustrated in one photo.
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Ref: 20061019_d3e_20061003_2201_059 fb1 2 fieldmice (wood mice) & various slugs(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 20 Oct 2021
at 20:16 Image of day on 30 Nov 2021
A chance moment of 2 Fieldmice (Wood Mice), one making a very awkward looking landing
from which they undoubtedly 'bounced' unharmed, along with 3 leopard
slugs in the surrounding leaf litter.
Where are the slugs - under the horizontal mouse, another in front of the
horizontal mouse, and another just 'above' that one, half buried in the leaf litter.
 + 3 leopard slugs(r+mb id@768).jpg)
Ref: 20211130_e64_20211020_2016_249_fb2 2 fieldmice (wood mice) (one landing head first) + 3 leopard slugs(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 14 Oct 2021
at 22:38 Image of day on 30 Nov 2021
This accurately positioned montage is built from just 3 images taken in less than 10 minutes.
The Leopard Slug suspending itself between the stone and a lump of (unidentified)
fruit stayed almost motionless throughout.
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Ref: 20211130_e63_20211014_2238_140+2240+143+2246+144_fb1 fieldmice (wood mice) + leopard slug at hedge bottom 1+4+5 of 9 (accurate montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 28 May 2008
at 23:32 Image of day on 06 Jun 2008
Wet weather brings out the slugs. Looks like the mouse on the
right has an obstacle course to run. The mouse just left of
centre is behind the log.
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Ref: 20080606_d3b_20080528_2332_039 fb1 2 fieldmice (wood mice) and at least 20 slugs(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 28 Jun 2008
at 01:59 Image of day on 13 Jul 2008
The hole near this photo kit is in long grass on our side of the
fence so we expect most of them to survive.
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Ref: 20080713_d3a_20080628_0159_054 fb2 fieldmouse (wood mouse) & slug(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 17 May 2007
at 02:40 Image of day on 29 May 2007
A bit of damp weather has brought all the slimy inhabitants
out.
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Ref: 20070529_d3e_20070517_0240_093 fb1 fieldmouse (wood mouse) & slugs & worm(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 07 Jun 2007
at 01:45 Image of day on 25 Jun 2007
A sort of Hare and the Tortoise?
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Ref: 20070625_d36_20070607_0145_110 fb1 fieldmouse (wood mouse) & snail(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 08 Jul 2009
at 23:14 Image of day on 15 Aug 2009
A mouse has found the 'anvil stone' site. This was probably
photographed by something else breaking the beam out of frame.
Mice apparently staring at slugs and snails is uncannily common
and this was the first and (and with another week gone by) only
image of a mouse at this site.
 looking at slug(r+mb id@576).jpg)
Ref: 20090815_d50_20090708_2314_039_fb5 fieldmouse (wood mouse) (1st time any at this site) looking at slug(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 12 Sep 2024
at 01:51 Image of day on 20 Oct 2024
A few sightings of Fieldmice (Wood Mice) at the hedge bottom taken over 90 minutes.
We have no idea whether this is the same or different mouse.
We notice 3 slugs on the ground - all from the right hand mouse original.
Over the decades we have seen many direct mouse-on-slug interactions, many of which
seem to be mice licking the apparently sweet (we haven't tried it!) mucus that coats
the slugs. Our best effort at catching this behaviour can be found at
http://www.moorhen.me.uk/imgofday/arch 2011 dec.htm#31
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Ref: 20241020_e63_20240912_0151_201+0243_202+0318_203_fb1 3 fieldmouse (wood mouse) + 3 slug visits to hedge bottom over 90m (montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 17 Nov 2017
at 22:28 Image of day on 30 Dec 2017
Fieldmice (Wood Mice) frequently take unusual interest in Leopard Slugs. We understand Slug
slime is quite sweet and nutritious, and the Mice may lick it from the slugs!
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Ref: 20171230_e63_20171117_2228_150_fb1 fieldmouse (wood mouse) + leopard slug(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 30 Apr 2010
at 23:02 Image of day on 01 Jun 2010
And the same evening a fieldmouse (wood mouse) made it to the tree-trunk top
and spent several minutes looking for food. Here he is eating a
fragment of soft fruit. A leopard slug and tiny worm have also
made the 1.5m ascent - no doubt much more slowly than the mouse.
 on side (crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg)
Ref: 20100601_d35_20100430_2302_017_fb4 fieldmouse (wood mouse) + leopard slug on trunk top + worm (q) on side (crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
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