Rat (+ PiP)

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An excellent pair of photos, Keith, especialy the macro...

Great detail in the PiP Keith and the main shot is excellent. They say we are never more that 6ft from a rat in the city!

Take care and have a good, sunny week.

I really don't appreciate seeing them in the city
In the countryside and in these stunning photos, everything is different!
Very well captured, Keith!

Belle macro!!*****

Really Alitalia bit scary ! But nicely captured ! Have a nice week ahead, Keith !

Amazing survivors Keith, every photo has an educational value regardless of the subject. Nice shot.

nice:)

Ha! Fine shot, Keith!

Excellent!

Yes a lot of these about but not normally so brazen as to show themselves during the day near people. Well spotted and captured here.

Keep safe. Herb

I think it's because us humans don't dispose of our rubbish properly..!! Can't blame the rats for that :-)

In that case, and I see it all too regular now, we will soon be completely over-run with waste and rats. Such is the times we live in Keith.
ps, I photographed a big one, very close to our rented cottage kitchen window a few years back, sat on the stone bird table, guzzling the bird seeds, nuts and fat balls. - I did wonder about posting it on here too but in the end declined -you got more bottle than me :)
~ H

such a nice animal ;-))
Great shot!

You make them look cute;-) In natural surroundings I'm not overly bothered but I used to encounter them early in the morning going to work- in underground tram stations they are quite creepy....

They do have a bad reputation..............but they're just doing what they have to to survive!

Having said that................I wouldn't like to be too close to them in the wild..!!

Thank you all very much for your comments and stars! I hope these photos didn't creep anyone out too much!

Sweet dreams!

Là où il y a des hommes ,il y a des rats.Ils ont mauvaise réputation. (Peut être est ce nos concurrents ?...ou nos successeurs ?? ) Ce qui est sûr, c'est que ce sont des animaux extrêmement intelligents. J'ai pu en faire l'expérience.

Indeed................they are one of the ultimate survivors and will probably still be around when we're all gone!

Nooit zag ik veel ratten totdat ik bij iemand in de tuin kwam daar krioelde het ervan

They're fairly common near waterways here Fred. It's unusual to see them in daytime though.

Mein Kater hat dieses Jahr schon zwei Ratten erlegt. Sie leben auf dem Nachbargrundstück.