In yesterday's blog I mentioned that I'd seen numerous geese around the lake in the park. Today it rained and I didn't make it there, so before too much time passes I thought I'd post a couple of shots. These are greylags, which are almost as numerous as the squirrels. They do a fine job of keeping the grass manicured and are oblivious to the crowds of people who walk, jog, and cycle past them all day.
But the main focus today is the young male fox. He seems to be the most consistent visitor at the moment (and certainly the only fox coming by at a time I'm likely to be watching). He's growing in confidence (a bit), and I was even able to adjust my position a little tonight without scaring him away.
The forecast for tomorrow is moderate so I may go and see the coots again. The other project on the horizon is replacing the video card in my PC. It's suffered from the 'nvlddmkm stopped working' problem for the best part of a year, but has deteriorated noticeably in recent weeks. None of the supposed fixes works and so I'm biting the bullet and am going to replace the card, probably in the next couple of weeks. Everything will be securely backed up before I start 😉
Camera note: the geese shots taken with the Canon 40D and EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM. The fox was photographed with the EF 100mm f/2.8L macro IS USM lens.
Cynthia23
7 Jan 2011Wow, that first photo! @@ Amazing the way you can catch the birds in flight! :up:
cakkleberrylane
7 Jan 2011The second one is great too – looks like they're at a dance! LOL!
Words
7 Jan 2011Lois, don't they just! They look faintly ridiculous prancing around like that, but who am I to judge.
cakkleberrylane
7 Jan 2011Maybe they are saying the same about us!
Words
7 Jan 2011Cynthia, there are so many chances to get shots like these in the park. This was one of about 7 or 8 geese that crossed the path in a few minutes. They lined up and took turns to go across!
Words
7 Jan 2011I'm sure they are (about me anyway!)
wellisteffi
8 Jan 2011Practice them for dancing with the stars? 😆
SittingFox
9 Jan 2011Hope the computer upgrade goes well! And it's good to do it now, not when it fatally implodes and forces you to replace the whole computer (as my poor old computer did :rip: )
Like the look of the young fox. Hopefully he will grow accustomed to you. I haven't seen many foxes in the garden lately but I did meet one on the footpath through the wood at about 4pm on Saturday.
Words
9 Jan 2011Adele, I've been through the whole 'hard drive' nightmare (which is why I now have this machine!).
The fox is getting more comfortable with us, but I doubt he'll ever be as relaxed as Bold. Nice to be making progress with him though. It's a while since I've had a chance to look for foxes out on walks. There's always something special about those encounters.