Photographer Captures Adorable Pictures of Harvest Mice Curling Up in Colorful Tulips

Photographer Captures Adorable Pictures of Harvest Mice Curling Up in Colorful Tulips
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As we face unprecedented times, it’s good to remind ourselves of all the beauty nature has to offer us. So what better way to do that than by taking a moment to admire these adorable harvest mice exploring gorgeous tulips.

UK photographer Miles Herbert has captured a series of pictures of the mischievous mice exploring tulips and getting their noses covered in pollen over the years. Herbert explained according to The Daily Mail in 2017, “It’s always a pleasure watching these endearing little creatures as they go about their business.”
Harvest mice tiptoeing in tulips was captured in 2018. (Caters News)
Harvest mice tiptoeing in tulips was captured in 2018. Caters News

Herbert’s passion to shoot Eurasian harvest mice (Micromys minutus) is due to their incredibly playful and occasionally destructive nature. Additionally, it is also because of their unique anatomy.

“Harvest mice are the smallest mammals in Europe that have a prehensile tail,” Herbert said.

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In his series of pictures that he has captured over the years, the mice are spotted curling their bodies in strikingly colored beautiful tulip blooms. Surprisingly, although these tulips look fragile, they are able to have the strength to welcome and hold these cute animals, which measure up to 2–3 inches.

The photographer further explained that the harvest mice have a lot of fun and get a snack at the same time. “The mice love to eat the stamens and nectar from the flowers and enjoy climbing in and out of the tulips.”

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In Herbert’s pictures, some of the mice use their long tails to get a grip and make their way around the flowers to get at the stamens. A couple of the harvest mice have climbed inside the tulip flowers, which happen to make a perfect cozy bed for them to relax on and probably take a little nap.