Three shots taken today in more of the glorious sunshine. The black-headed gulls are the smallest of the local gulls, and – as I've mentioned before – they are poorly named. In winter they are almost pure white, but this is summer and, as you can see, their plumage is chocolate brown rather than black.
Just two shots of the foxes tonight. The first is Red, turning tail and diving for cover. The second is Shy Boy, taken an hour or so ago. He's the closest I've seen to a 'fallow' fox.
Camera note: black-headed gull shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens; the fox cub running away taken with the EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM lens; and the final shot with the EF 24-105 F4L IS USM lens.
derWandersmann
20 Jul 2013Nice shot of the gull taking off.
Shy Boy is kinda dappled, isn't he?
SittingFox
20 Jul 2013I like black-headed gulls. Definitely the most elegant of the family.
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23 Jul 2013dW, thanks! Shy Boy has the oddest colouring. Shutterbug was slightly dappled, so Shy Boy could be his offspring, but he's certainly taken it to extremes.
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23 Jul 2013Adele, the bhg's make a change from all the herring gulls, and what they lack in size they make up for in being perpetually noisy.