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L) Highly commended – Kate Williamson. No 83. This photo was taken on the 6th October 2012, whilst on a Small Mammals training course at Kindrogan Field Studies Centre, Perthshire, Scotland. On this course, we learned how to trap and handle live small mammals using Longworth traps, with the intention of getting involved in small mammal recording and using these skills to introduce community groups to the world of small mammals. I took many photos on this training course, but this one has to be my favourite. It was a really frosty morning when we trapped this woodmouse in the grounds of Kindrogan Field Studies Centre. I love the way the photo captures the startled look on the mouse's face, with it's paws up and fingers and toes spread wide as it's being handled. I bet he was really enjoying a nice warm bed and a feast in his trap before he was rudely disturbed by a group of novice handlers.
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