Bon Appetit

A Water Vole (Arvicola amphibious) nibbling on a leaf at Strumpshaw Fen in Norfolk. Water voles are generally herbivores and need to consume 80% of their body weight every day. They eat a wide range of vegetation, especially the lush stems and leaves of waterside plants but will also consume fruits, bulbs, twigs, buds, and roots when given the opportunity. After several hours waiting I finally captured this image of the Water Vole in its natural habitat surrounded by the vegetation essential to its survival.