March 23rd
See who came to The Pinery Hotel last night!!
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It was a REALLY cold night........and, early this morning, as I went to feed the birds, I found this little family of four, nestled up to each other, eating their brekkie of sunflower seeds!! |
From Wikipedia:
The House Mouse - Mus musculus - can reproduce 4 to 7 offspring every 1.5 months.
House mice have an adult body length (nose to base of tail) of 7.5–10 cm (3.0–3.9 in) and a tail length of 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in). The weight is typically 10–25 g (0.4–0.9 oz). They vary in color from white to grey to light brown to black. They have short hair and a light belly. The ears and tail have little hair.
The hind feet are short, only 15–19 mm (0.59–0.75 in) long; the normal gait is a run with a stride of about 4.5 cm (1.8 in), though they can jump vertically up to 45 cm (18 in).
The voice is a high-pitched squeak.House mice thrive under a variety of conditions: they are found in and around homes and commercial structures, as well as in open fields and agricultural lands.
Young males and females are not easily distinguished. Females have five pairs of mammary glands and nipples; males have no nipples. When sexually mature, the most striking and obvious difference is the presence of testicles on the males. These are large compared to the rest of the body and can be retracted into the body.
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