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Wildlife Reports => Toronto Wildlife => Topic started by: Napper on March 29, 2009, 12:45:51 PM

Title: Caught a thief
Post by: Napper on March 29, 2009, 12:45:51 PM
hey!!

I found this guy today in my garage, he was stuck. My daughter wanted to keep him.:roll:

It hops around.  Hopping mouse of some sort.

A chipmunk appeared in our yard today.. I can't help but wonder if it didn't stowaway on our car yesterday. We were in Tiny Township.

Napper:)

 




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Post by: egret on March 29, 2009, 01:49:17 PM
Wow!

he is quite fat
and also a long tail on
the animal


Egret
Title: Thief
Post by: Napper on March 30, 2009, 04:10:33 PM
Hey!!

He is fat because he has been steal'n my bird seed..

It was only about an inch and a half long!! not counting the tail..

I've been trying to figure out what it is.. I think it is a Deer Mouse

Napper  :D

Gotta be careful cleaning up if it is a Deer Mouse.
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Post by: Faltorvo on March 30, 2009, 04:51:21 PM
I agree i checked my book and my best guess is a deer mouse.
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Post by: egret on March 30, 2009, 05:55:28 PM
Oh, you do
did not know that
or at least
forgot it

I had a mouse in my
apt once
and kitty ate the whole thing :((

good grief
Title: Deer mouse
Post by: Napper on March 30, 2009, 08:27:24 PM
Deer mice

   Hantavirus

Yes I am aware, Very aware!


http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/pub ... hanta.html (http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/pub/disease/hanta.html)
http://www.lung.ca/diseases-maladies/a- ... ndex_e.php (http://www.lung.ca/diseases-maladies/a-z/hantavirus-hantavirus/index_e.php)  dangers

Napper  :shock:
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Post by: The Observer on March 30, 2009, 11:30:16 PM
Sweet Lord... and I thought that thing was kinda cute for a moment there..
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Post by: Axeman on March 31, 2009, 10:47:45 AM
RE: chipmunks...I have seen them in Mississauga (Port Credit and in that area off Stavebank behind Trillium Hospital / Mississauga General or whatever it's called.)

Saw my first Chipmunk for the season on March 23.
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Post by: Bird Brain on March 31, 2009, 02:10:08 PM
Quote from: "Axeman"
RE: chipmunks...I have seen them in Mississauga (Port Credit and in that area off Stavebank behind Trillium Hospital / Mississauga General or whatever it's called.)

Saw my first Chipmunk for the season on March 23.


Axeman ... I saw my first two Chipmunks this year back on February 28th at Riverwood Park here in Mississauga.  Didn't see any again there until March 19th.  

Jo-Anne