More sunshine, and signs that spring might be upon us. Likely it’s a false dawn, but we can but hope. These greylags were certainly in tune with the change of season, happily mating in the cool, early morning sunshine.
Lunchtime brought more signs of spring. I was taking a walk along one of the country lanes just outside Falmer. The trees are already in leaf, and the birds were singing.
Just off the path I spotted my second butterfly of the year (and managed my first photo). It’s a small tortoiseshell, and it seems an early showing.
As for the foxes (and badgers), they are still enjoying the garden at night, especially now the rains have more or less stopped (cue downpour in the next 24 hours). Here are the three foxes again, plus a couple of badger encounters.
Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.
dW
25 Feb 2014Very nice set, Words … the greylags are amusing, and I really like the shot down the lane.
Words
25 Feb 2014Thanks! I’m looking forward to seeing the goslings in a few weeks time.
dW
25 Feb 2014No edit announcement, this time, Words … of course, I didn’t need it, aside from adding that the shot down the lane reminded me of some of Arthur Rackham’s work.
Words
25 Feb 2014Hmmm… not sure why that might be. The comments/edit works on a cookie basis. I just tested it without logging in and it seemed to work. We’ll see how it goes. I don’t want to make the site too complex if I can help it, but it would be nice to have the basics all working.
Darko
26 Feb 2014OMG, butterflies? It is too early for them even in Vancouver 😛
Words
1 Mar 2014Darko, very early for us too. I actually saw another one about a week before this, but it escaped the camera. Very odd.