A Cold Day

The pond was frozen over this morning, and there was a decent frost on the ground which had transformed from soft mud to a hard, icy crust. Not many birds around this morning, but I did see that shaggy pony again.

I was in Eastbourne later in the day. I've not yet had a chance to investigate much of the area, but I ended up near a golf course with some decent woodland fringes.

The wind was whipping around, and it was still too cold for more than a brief exploration. I could hear green woodpeckers in the distance, but the only birds I saw were rooks.

Back in the garden the badger has become a regular night time visitor, and has even taken up a bit of jogging.

SB, the fox, is altogether more sedate…

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Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens, apart from the fox which was taken with the EF 24-105 F4L IS USM lens.

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This Post Has 12 Comments

  1. RobinL

    4 Mar 2011

    Hmm, jogging Badgers!
    Looks like a lovely golf course.

  2. gdare

    4 Mar 2011

    Did you know that golf courses are excellent for fox sightings? Ask Adele 😀

  3. SittingFox

    5 Mar 2011

    And if you happen to live near a golf course, you get foxes kindly bringing golf balls to the garden to bury! :bandit:

    That badger was running as fast as an American badger! :right:

  4. Words

    5 Mar 2011

    Darko, foxes do seem unusually attracted to golf balls for some reason. 🙂

  5. Words

    5 Mar 2011

    Robin, I saw a badger jogging along our street a few nights ago. They can really shift when they have a mind to. The golf course is a typically English one (ie prone to strong cross winds).

  6. Words

    5 Mar 2011

    Erwin, thanks!

  7. Words

    5 Mar 2011

    Adele, badgers are surprisingly swift. Not exactly elegant runners, but effective.

  8. cakkleberrylane

    5 Mar 2011

    A jogging badger! 😆 How funny! I'm captivated by the shaggy pony, it seems so very unusual.

  9. Words

    5 Mar 2011

    Good point!

  10. Words

    5 Mar 2011

    Lois, it was good of the badger to trot past the camera like that. I'm not well informed about horses/ponies, but presume this is a Shetland Pony (they are small, stocky and designed for cold weather).

  11. cakkleberrylane

    5 Mar 2011

    I guess that would be why we don't have them in Florida!

  12. Wulpen

    19 Oct 2012

    Lovely pict

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