It was very much business as usual at Falmer Pond today. The rabbits were out in the fields in the morning. There are plenty of young ones about, looking healthy and bright-eyed.

Rabbit in field

Rabbit in field

The big white goose continues to make splash.

White goose

It can’t compete though with this pair of greylags playing chase across the surface of the pond.

greylag geese

greylag geese

The oddest encounter is this final sequence of the Falmer rats. Not that it’s unusual to see them, but this young rat was being fed scraps of ham by two women who were delighted and intrigued by its cute behaviour, even going so far as to shoo away the ducks in case they frightened it.

rat

rat

rat

All in all, a normal day at Falmer Pond.

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.

This Post Has 4 Comments

  1. Nice shots, Words … a good variety. Glad to see things waking up, over there. I’ve been chasing a pair of turkeys over here, trying for some decent shots.

    1. dW, thanks. Good luck with the turkeys!

  2. I like that sequence of greylags chasing, looks like a serious territory fighting.

    1. Darko, thanks! These little fights tend to break out fairly often, but they always look good.

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