White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)

Query: barred owl

Result: 57^th of 77

Subject:	White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)
Poster:	Phoby (phoby@hanafos.com)

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White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)

Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve White-footed mouse - Peromyscus leucopus. This mouse is a prey species of owls - especially screech owls and barred owls. Unfortunately, this small rhodent is also an important host in the life cycle of the deer tick and the spread of Lyme disease.

Image ID: nerr0383, NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve Collection
Location: Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island
Photo Date: 1996 October

Photo Source:
The NOAA Photo Library http://www.photolib.noaa.gov
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) http://www.noaa.gov/

barred owl
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