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…
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.
RobinL
4 Mar 2011Hmm, jogging Badgers!
Looks like a lovely golf course.
gdare
4 Mar 2011Did you know that golf courses are excellent for fox sightings? Ask Adele 😀
SittingFox
5 Mar 2011And 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:
Words
5 Mar 2011Darko, foxes do seem unusually attracted to golf balls for some reason. 🙂
Words
5 Mar 2011Robin, 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).
Words
5 Mar 2011Erwin, thanks!
Words
5 Mar 2011Adele, badgers are surprisingly swift. Not exactly elegant runners, but effective.
cakkleberrylane
5 Mar 2011A jogging badger! 😆 How funny! I'm captivated by the shaggy pony, it seems so very unusual.
Words
5 Mar 2011Good point!
Words
5 Mar 2011Lois, 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).
cakkleberrylane
5 Mar 2011I guess that would be why we don't have them in Florida!
Wulpen
19 Oct 2012Lovely pict