Rare Pictures of a Cute Harvest Mice by Jean-Louis Klein and Marie-Luce Hubert

These pictures give a rare insight into the secret lives of tiny harvest mice. The Harvest Mouse, Micromys minutus, is a small rodent native to Europe and Asia. It is typically found in fields of cereal crops such as wheat and oats, in reed beds and in other tall ground vegetation such as long grass and hedgerows. Photographers Jean-Louis Klein and Marie-Luce Hubert spent one year photographing the adorable little creatures in a project that saw them released from captivity into the wild. Also see the beautiful pictures of Tiger Cubs here.
Harvest mouse among wheat and poppiesMouse leaps through air in autumn

Female Male Mice on plant stemsYoung Mice linked tails on a branch

Female and Male Mouse chattingHarvest Mouse in the nest

mouse carrying baby to nestMouse on ear of wheat
A female harvest mouse carrying a baby to a new nest(L)

Hanging Harvest MouseMouse on a canary grass

Harvest Mouse in waterMouse licking dew on grass
A harvest mouse drinking the dew on a blade of grass

Female Mouse Feeding cubsFemale Mouse in the Nest
A female harvest mouse feeding her cubs aged 10 days old(L) and a female harvest mouse, her young (aged 5 days) in a nest(R)

Harvest Mouse stilt walkerMouse between two stalks of grass
A harvest mouse balancing between two stalks of grass in a field in Alsace, France

wheat peering Mouse
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