Water Vole Arvicola terrestris feeding on vegetation (and apple from visitors) at Arundel UK on river banks near the wetland reserve and castle.

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A wild water vole living on river banks by the Arundel castle. Feeding on pieces of apple I left on the bank. Some voles may have come from breeding stock in the wetland centre nearby.

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Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: Arundel West Sussex UK
Photo credit: © Stephen Iles / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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