Photographer Simon Dell found some mice in his garden one day, but instead of running them off, he decided to make them feel right at home.
He started building a miniature village for them, and the end result made for the perfect photoshoot. 🙂
Simon Dell
“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 Dell 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.”
Simon Dell
“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.”
Simon Dell
“It was at that point I thought I would give him a little shelter and safe place to hide and feed.”
Simon Dell
“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.”
Simon Dell
“He was once a single mouse but he left at the start of spring 2018, maybe to find a mate. Hoping he comes back this winter and maybe he could get to know the new mice in the garden.”
Simon Dell
“We get all kinds of wildlife in the garden. Many types of birds, such as starlings, house sparrows, blackbirds, robins, and more. Even a grey heron who has taken most of the goldfish from my ponds.”
Simon Dell
“We also have a fox that visits every night and a lot of hedgehogs and squirrels.”
Simon Dell
“At first there was just the one mouse. He had a cut in his ear and we called him George. I piled some small logs around a box as a home for the mouse and covered it with moss and straw to give him a little shelter.”
Simon Dell
“I could see the cats sitting just feet away at the other side of a fence so the log pile also gave him a bit more safety.”
Simon Dell
