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bucolic_frolic

(55,866 posts) Fri Mar 19, 2021, 08:45 PM Mar 2021

After replacing my laptop mouse Wednesday, and announcing it on DU this morning, I went

for a walk in the woods and found this dead mouse, up a tree around noon today. Looks like he got his head caught between 2 branches and froze to death.

The concidence of a mouse, and a mouse, both on the same day has me a little spooked. If you can explain such coincidences it would be appreciated.

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After replacing my laptop mouse Wednesday, and announcing it on DU this morning, I went (Original Post) bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 OP

Synchronicity. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 2021 #1

I think that's a rat. Lunabell Mar 2021 #2

That branch is about 1" diameter, cedar tree bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #4

He may be bloated, I don't know how long he's been there bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #5

Yes,... Mother Nature keeping the accounting books balanced,... magicarpet Mar 2021 #3

That's like when I put new tires on my car, and afterward... CaptainTruth Mar 2021 #6

Yes that is true bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #7

Perhaps some scavenger will come along... 2naSalit Mar 2021 #8

Yes, that's what happened, he's gone this morning bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #9

Well... 2naSalit Mar 2021 #10

Have you ever heard of a bird called a shrike? FSogol Apr 2021 #11

I could readily entertain the idea that I've seen them around here, or something very similar bucolic_frolic Apr 2021 #12

OAITW r.2.0

(32,634 posts)

1. Synchronicity.

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Fri Mar 19, 2021, 08:48 PM

Mar 2021

It happens.

Lunabell

(7,309 posts)

2. I think that's a rat.

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Fri Mar 19, 2021, 08:59 PM

Mar 2021

Looks too big to be a mouse.

bucolic_frolic

(55,866 posts)

4. That branch is about 1" diameter, cedar tree

Reply to Lunabell (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 19, 2021, 09:05 PM

Mar 2021

sure looked like a mouse to me, coloring of a field mouse. I'll take another look tomorrow.

bucolic_frolic

(55,866 posts)

5. He may be bloated, I don't know how long he's been there

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #4)

Fri Mar 19, 2021, 09:32 PM

Mar 2021

magicarpet

(19,427 posts)

3. Yes,... Mother Nature keeping the accounting books balanced,...

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Fri Mar 19, 2021, 09:02 PM

Mar 2021

Give a mouse (credit)... take a mouse (debit).

CaptainTruth

(8,262 posts)

6. That's like when I put new tires on my car, and afterward...

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Fri Mar 19, 2021, 10:31 PM

Mar 2021

...I was tired.

bucolic_frolic

(55,866 posts)

7. Yes that is true

Reply to CaptainTruth (Reply #6)

Fri Mar 19, 2021, 10:47 PM

Mar 2021

2naSalit

(103,820 posts)

8. Perhaps some scavenger will come along...

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Fri Mar 19, 2021, 11:00 PM

Mar 2021

and make use of the poor thing.

bucolic_frolic

(55,866 posts)

9. Yes, that's what happened, he's gone this morning

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #8)

Sat Mar 20, 2021, 11:09 AM

Mar 2021

and looking at the size and photos, I think one of the earlier replies was correct, a young tree rat not a mouse.

I'm on a roll. What's next? On to something bigger? Tomorrow is the demise of the Very Big Rat?

2naSalit

(103,820 posts)

10. Well...

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #9)

Sat Mar 20, 2021, 01:24 PM

Mar 2021

You just never know until it happens.

FSogol

(47,666 posts)

11. Have you ever heard of a bird called a shrike?

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Mon Apr 5, 2021, 02:09 PM

Apr 2021

The tiny vicious killer of the bird world: Shrike impales its victims on a SPIKE. Don't be fooled by its adorable appearance – a tiny bird called the shrike is known to be a ruthless killer. The small bird preys on mice, lizards, and other birds, and it impales its catch on the nearest spike before tearing into it.

I saw them at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. Its a research center for endangered species in Front Royal.
They spike up prey and save them for later. They had a spike tree on display full of their bird's future meals.

bucolic_frolic

(55,866 posts)

12. I could readily entertain the idea that I've seen them around here, or something very similar

Reply to FSogol (Reply #11)

Mon Apr 5, 2021, 02:15 PM

Apr 2021

Because we get everything.

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