Say cheese! Amateur photographer, 17, snaps adorable pictures of harvest mice stacked on top of each other

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An amateur teenage photographer snapped adorable images of harvest mice stacked on top of each other. Matthew Gwilliam, aged 17, took the intimate photos of the glossy-eyed creatures on July 13. The student from Somerset, UK, spent hours with his father David trying to capture the best shots of the mice. Matthew said he used Canon 5D Mark IV and a Canon 100mm Macro lens, which he borrowed from his father. Click through to see the incredible shots...

An amateur teenage photographer snapped adorable images of harvest mice stacked on top of each other. Matthew Gwilliam, aged 17, took the intimate photos of the glossy-eyed creatures on July 13. The student from Somerset, UK, spent hours with his father David trying to capture the best shots of the mice. Matthew said he used Canon 5D Mark IV and a Canon 100mm Macro lens, which he borrowed from his father. Click through to see the incredible shots...

Mice to see you: An amateur teenage photographer snapped adorable images of harvest mice stacked on top of each other.

Mice to see you: An amateur teenage photographer snapped adorable images of harvest mice stacked on top of each other.

Two's company... Matthew Gwilliam, aged 17, took the intimate photos of the glossy-eyed creatures on July 13.

Two's company... Matthew Gwilliam, aged 17, took the intimate photos of the glossy-eyed creatures on July 13.

Hang in there: The A-Level pupil from Cheddar, Somerset, spent hours with his father David trying to capture the best shots of the mice.

Hang in there: The A-Level pupil from Cheddar, Somerset, spent hours with his father David trying to capture the best shots of the mice.

Time for my closeup: Matthew said he used Canon 5D Mark IV and a Canon 100mm Macro lens, which he borrowed.

Time for my closeup: Matthew said he used Canon 5D Mark IV and a Canon 100mm Macro lens, which he borrowed.

Say cheese: The harvest mouse is Britain's only mammal that has a prehensile tail - which it can use it like a fifth limb, holding on to grass stems with it, according to the Wildlife Trust.

Say cheese: The harvest mouse is Britain's only mammal that has a prehensile tail - which it can use it like a fifth limb, holding on to grass stems with it, according to the Wildlife Trust.