Little or no mist today, nor much in the way of sunshine; but it was dry and there were some new faces at the pond. In this case it's two new faces. A second pair of white ducks has appeared. Just as photogenic as the first pair, but slightly less pristine in their appearance if these shots are anything to go by.
The 'original' whites were out on the water, steering clear of the mud.
Another surprise was much smaller, and fleeting. Down by the edge of the water, perched on one of the submerged rocks, a brightly coloured grey wagtail.
Back home, Shutterbug came by and gave me my first opportunity for a very long time of a 'fox on a fence'. He was just passing through (or so I thought) and these are somewhat snatched shots, not helped by the twigs grabbing the primary focus.
He did wander back a few minutes later, again staying only briefly. Here's one of the better shots of him. 
Camera note: birds taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens. Fox photographed with the EF 100mm f/2.8L macro IS USM lens.
derWandersmann
25 Nov 2011Apparently the newcomers are either unacquainted with the pond, or they don't rank high enough in the pecking order to rate the clean water.
The wagtail is exquisite!
And Shutterbug is his usual calm self. He is very self-assured; you must have formed a sort of bond with him.
anonymous
25 Nov 2011Anonymous writes:
That's a really nice close shot of Shutterbug!
Marilyn
gdare
25 Nov 2011Nice to see he is in a good health and condition :yes:
cakkleberrylane
25 Nov 2011Beautiful shot of Shutterbug! Ducks and wagtail equally great!
Words
26 Nov 2011dW, the new whites are settling in now so I expect they will clean themselves up 😉 The wagtail is quite an unusual sighting locally, but they are very pretty little birds. As for Shutterbug, he's known me since he was a few months old so is really very relaxed.
Words
26 Nov 2011Lois, thanks! It was good to get back to some normal photography after all the experimenting.
Words
26 Nov 2011Darko, thanks! Foxes always look their best in autumn.
7Wellis
26 Nov 2011I love the photo of the flyig bird. :yes:
Words
26 Nov 2011Marilyn, thanks!
Words
26 Nov 2011Thanks 7Wellis!
SittingFox
27 Nov 2011I love the way that foxes assume that everything within their territories is there for their use. Of course a fence is rightly used a climbing wall and lookout post 😉
Mickeyjoe-Irl
27 Nov 2011Originally posted by Words:
Our cats like to do the same thing. They sit on the gatepost when I'm working in the garden.
Words
27 Nov 2011Adele, what I haven't yet worked out with the foxes is why they sometimes go over, and other times go under the same fence at almost the same point.
Words
27 Nov 2011Mick, climbing is certainly one of the more cat-like aspects of fox behaviour.
SittingFox
28 Nov 2011Originally posted by Words:
Perhaps I could research that for my thesis :whistle:
gdare
28 Nov 2011Originally posted by SittingFox:
And about stealing golf and tennis balls, too :left:
SittingFox
28 Nov 2011Well, I am doing a project on foxes over the Christmas break, but it doesn't include golf balls, sadly 🙁
Words
28 Nov 2011That's a shame. How about shoes?
gdare
28 Nov 2011😆
SittingFox
29 Nov 2011I'll consider it a backup plan 😉