Man Discovers A Family Of Mice Living In His Garden, Builds Them A Miniature Village

[Rhiannon12866]

Recently, photographer Simon Dell stumbled upon a family of mice running around his garden. Instead of reaching for the traps, however, he took out his tools. Dell built the mice a miniature village and they repaid him by posing in front of his camera.



“I was out one day just taking photos of the birds in the garden and having just cut the grass I noticed something moving on the ground,” Simon told Bored Panda. “I pointed my camera at the ground and was shocked but very happy to see a very cute little house mouse standing up just like a meerkat in the fresh cut grass.”



“I knew instantly he was a star and ran back inside to get a couple of peanuts to put down for him. Sitting there, waiting, it was only minutes before he came back out for the treats.”



“It was at that point I thought I would give him a little shelter and safe place to hide and feed.”



“I had a bit of experience taking photos of wildlife and mice as I also had another mouse that used to live in my garden shed and only come out after dark. He was a wood mouse and we named him Stuart.”


Much more: https://www.boredpanda.com/miniature-mice-family-house-simon-dell/?utm_source=1487495_0_0_0&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=WebPush

[JHan]

1. squee!

[50 Shades Of Blue]

2. Squee to infinity! LOL!

[Zoonart]

26. SQUEE to infinity and beyond!

This is wonderfully cute.

[Sanity Claws]

3. cute but I certainly wouldn't want to be his neighbor

I wouldn't want the offspring of his mice looking for new territory in my yard or house.

[WhiteTara]

17. Thanks. I was feeling sort of like the Gringch

because they are nasty and I'm happy my cats and dog are vigilant.

[bluestarone]

31. Agree with you here after

Actually seeing the damage these varmints do!!! YUCK.

[mbusby]

36. They crapped....

...all over our garage.

[Grasswire2]

4. that's the best thing I will see today

Everyone in my house loved it.

Even kitty.

[violetpastille]

5. Oh cute!

I had a bet with myself before I clicked the link, "I bet that guy is English."

[MLAA]

6. Ahhhhhh 🐭

[samnsara]

7. i found a newborn blind naked mouse in the middle of my living room floor...

..I rescued it..fed it yogurt every few hours with a demi tasse spoon. That mouse ( 'Mousey') lived to be 6! They are not meant to live that long as fast growing tumors etc starved him to death. Hes buried under tree with his bowl of birdseed ad his critter tube.

[Rhiannon12866]

32. What an amazing story! Good for you!

I don't know if I'd have known what to do. I also had a pet mouse, got him at Grant's back in the day. He was black and white, the only mouse left and looked so lonely that I had to bring him home. I named him Franklin D Roosevelt, Frank for short, and he went with me to boarding school (we weren't allowed pets, but he was small enough ) and had him for my first year of college. I think that was about 4 years, I was heartbroken when he got sick, took him to the vet, but it didn't help. My Dad took care of him after he died, I was just too heartbroken. He was a very sweet pet.

[handmade34]

8. oh my

adorable... when my kids were young we always kept pet mice...

now unfortunately, I have become a great hunter as they want to take over my house...

[FirstLight]

9. I needed this today

Thanks! super cute!

I love watching the chipmunks, squirrels and other critters coming to share the birdseed on the deck. It's very relaxing, and they are just so damn fun to see how they interact...the jays will try and be domineering and the chipmunk will stand his ground!

[Mrs. Overall]

10. Too cuuuute! Now I want a little mouse village!

[Pepsidog]

11. Where's a cat when you need one?Sorry but I hate mice

[PatrickforO]

12. That is SO cool!

Cute little guys.

[3catwoman3]

13. That is just too cute...

...for words. I am a softy for little critters.

[denbot]

14. Best post today (IMHO)

Thank you!

[JerryLS]

15. Still, it's a pitty ...

...that he wasn't able to convince them to take up the wearing of clothing and learning basic agriculture.

[Chellee]

19. I'm still waiting for woodland creatures to start cleaning my house.

[trixie2]

16. Reminds me of the Documentary The Gnomist

built in a park in Kansas

[LastDemocratInSC]

39. I haven't cried in years - the short film "The Gnomist" took care of that

Thank you for posting the link to "The Gnomist". It is a strikingly powerful short film.

All I can think of now is Little Owl.

Thank you!

[trixie2]

47. Just passing on a great film with great spirit

Someone turned me onto it too. You are welcome. Pass it along and change the world.

[hostalover]

43. I watched with wonder. Thanks so much for posting this.

[trixie2]

48. You are welcome

My brother and I (both in our 50s) have been talking about making houses and sneaking over to grandkids houses and putting them around. Maybe hanging from a tree with bird proof plexiglass and solar tiny lights so it looks like they, the fairies, turn them on.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

18. Repugs (or Torys) would cut their housing benefit!

Too posh for the unwashed masses, ya know.....

Reminds me of the hedgehog houses some English gardeners set up with pride.

Thanks for posting the great photos, Rhiannon!...... ..........

[StarryNite]

20. The cutest thing!

[Talitha]

21. Cute as a button, but boy-howdy he'll regret this...

when the vermin infestation starts.

It's nice to be kind to our fellow creatures, but he'll be overrun in no time.
Chances are, his garden will turn into a kitty buffet for the neighborhood cats.

But they ARE darned cute, though!

[DesertRat]

22. Aww, that's so cute!

[Silver Gaia]

23. Ordinarily, mice make me scream (over which I have no control!),

but these mousies are adorable!

Thanks for making me smile.

[Rhiannon12866]

24. My mother was like that, but I had a pet mouse anyway

He was black and white and his name was Franklin D Roosevelt, Frank for short. When I went away to summer camp, my grandmother (Dad's mother) "mouse sat" for me. She gave him a blueberry every morning for breakfast, one time even took a photo. So I have a long history with mice, LOL, and I found this story - and pix - irresistible!

[Silver Gaia]

25. What a sweet story!

Thanks for sharing.

[Luciferous]

28. Me too, but he does look cute in his little mouse village :)

[Fla Dem]

27. What a great story! And how talented is that guy.

Not only a good photographer, but so creative in constructing the mice's habitat.

[malthaussen]

29. Okay, that's pretty cute.

I may need some insulin now.

-- Mal

[geardaddy]

30. Cute!

[Totally Tunsie]

33. "Eskimo" mice set up their home in my front yard each winter.

They build their rooms and tunnels in the snow mounds created by shoveling the front walk, creating tiny igloos. They're so darn cute and entertaining, and often find treats left by their landlord (me) at their front doorways.

Springtime brings The Robin Family to my front doorway by virtue of them feeling quite comfortable to nest in the curvature of the grapevine wreath on the door. Mama is very vigilant, which usually means we don't use this entrance during the hatching process for fear of being dive-bombed. I place a large soft pillow on the doorstep in case one of the pre-flyers should happen to fall from their adorable home.

[Beringia]

34. I had a couple of wild mice for a while

I found one in a pail destined for starvation and another one in the winter, outside my front door. I put them together. One day when I was cleaning the aquarium, I lifted up their house and saw a new litter. I could see they would multiply and multiply, so I set them free. I did enjoy having them.

[Farmer-Rick]

35. I had to put bales of hay in the garage one winter and they came with mice

The mice were alright the first couple of months. By the 6th month they were so noisy you coud hear them squeak from the house. I would walk into the garage and see mice jumping everywhere, climbing the light cord, having a big old mouse party. I had to end it for fear that they would move into my house.

After they were gone and I was cleaning out the remaining bales, I found a couple of very large corn snakes. I pushed them out into the cruel summer sun. I had a whole little ecological environment going in my two car garage.

[dlk]

37. Sweet

[red dog 1]

38. Kick for cuteness!

[libdem4life]

40. Well, go back in a time machine,more or less,and enjoy...

I read the book so many years ago...beloved by school children...before is was a video or on TV, as far as I knew. The author gave us mental pictures that totally match the video.

Another one...If You Give Mouse a Cookie

Pretend you're a kid or an elementary school teacher...it will mean more.

[defacto7]

41. That really does look cute!

But in the real world they're purpose is as food for larger animals. First there are 2 then 200. Supply and demand... and if the demand is low, well....

I think nature should take it's normal route and we should steer clear.

[LAS14]

42. K & R

[smirkymonkey]

44. Awww! How cute!

[VOX]

45. A genuinely sweet thing to do in an all-too-often hard world.

Really, it’s little bits of business like this that touch the heart, as the only motive involved sheer kindness to small creatures.

[DashOneBravo]

46. That's very cool and cute.

And they can stay there happily ever after.

Cause if they show up here, they won’t be welcomed. I had to help clean out a house that had a mouse infestation. They almost destroyed the whole thing.