New identity

Natural History, Sept, 2002 by Keith Nelson

The last photo accompanying "Little Loggers Make a Big Difference" (5/02) shows a kestrel attacking what is the longest-tailed, biggest-eyed "vole" I ever saw. No doubt a mutant--or a vole mimicking a mouse in good Darwinian style.

Keith Nelson
Camp Meeker, California

THE EDITORS REPLY: The mislabel is an editorial error; the rodent is a mouse.

We also failed to notice (until it was pointed out to us after the May issue was published) the evidence of animal cruelty in this photograph: the mouse had been tied down. Had we been aware of that, we would not have used the picture.