During a field trip that was part of the Field_Notes workshop, I catched a lemming!
There are many of these small rodents this year, it is almost impossible NOT to see one when you're out hiking. Usually they disapear as soon as possible in one of their holes, but if you are lucky no entrences nor hiding sides are available for the creature. Then you have the possibility to catch it! This is how to do it:
Run as fast as you can after it, with big steps but with a good focus on the direction it is heading. Be prepared that it can change direction quicker than you, so try to predict its movement. BELIEVE that you won't miss when grabbing it, KNOW that you won't let it escape if it reacts nervously. Then just jump towards the ground, more or less throwing your body downwards and catch the animal with both hands. Enjoy a good look of it!
