Another Gentle Variety Bag

More sunshine! I could get used to it. And so I'm sure could these signs of summer…
Yellowhammer singing out loud!

I could hear the next shot long before I could see it. And despite the bright sunshine, the tree canopy shrouded them in darkness. This shot was taken at a snail-pace of 1/100s.
Fledgling blue tits

At lunchtime I spent a few minutes by one of the local ponds, this time in a small 'woodland walk'. The damselflies were as abundant as ever.
Mating damselflies

By early evening, the light was softening, and the insects taking one last tour before dusk.
A lone ladybird

The bees were still foraging among the foxgloves…
Bee and foxglove

And as the last of the light disappeared the cheeky young vixen joined me outside. She is unbelievably curious and kept approaching within the 1.5m focusing range of my 70-300mm lens. I let her approach to within a couple of feet, but never let her touch. A small movement, or slight noise is enough to send her scurrying back out of harms way.

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Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 40D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens, except the young vixen which was taken with the EF70-300mm 4.5-5.6 DO IS lens.

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This Post Has 12 Comments

  1. RobinL

    24 Jun 2010

    Wonderful shots! The vixen takes after her mother. She is very pretty.

  2. SittingFox

    24 Jun 2010

    She has a lovely eye colour.

    I suspect the yellowhammers are as pleased to see summer as you are! To be honest it's really too hot for me right now :insane:

    Glad to see the fledglings. I have been wondering about how our strange weather has impacted bird breeding success.

  3. Vulpes vulpes

    24 Jun 2010

    Great photos…as usual! You'll have to give the vixen a proper name soon, especially as she appears to becoming a fixture! 😀

  4. gdare

    24 Jun 2010

    She looks beautiful. It is better for her safety to be alert in presence of humans. Not every human would be kind to her as you are :left:

  5. Words

    26 Jun 2010

    Robin, thanks!

  6. Words

    26 Jun 2010

    Vulpes, I think I'll call her 'Cheeky'… it suits her character 😉

  7. Words

    26 Jun 2010

    Adele, I seem to have come across a good variety of fledgling this year, although maybe I'm just more aware of them. Very few swallows and swifts relatively speaking though.

  8. Words

    26 Jun 2010

    Darko, it's too easy to forget they are wild but yes it's better for them to be cautious around people.

  9. Words

    27 Jun 2010

    Thanks Erwin!

  10. Flying Red Fox Blog

    18 Jul 2010

    Its been a beautiful Summer so far, July looks changable but hopefully will get warmer again soon. 😀

  11. Words

    18 Jul 2010

    Mark, I'm looking forward to a good August. That would do me just fine!

  12. Wulpen

    19 Oct 2012

    Beautiful Pict

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