The first of two posts tonight. This, strictly speaking, is yesterday’s but I didn’t get time to post it. The bird is a black redstart, a relatively uncommon species. There ae less than 100 breeding pairs in the UK, and fewer than 1000 wintering in this country. I saw it at Falmer, in the local churchyard, perching prettily on the gravestones.
Black redstart on gravestone in St Laurence Churchyard,
Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.
The photos very much tell their own story. Bread attracts gulls and ducks, but occasionally (and on this occasion deliberately) the rodents get lucky.
The rat goes swimming in Falmer Pond
That’s a tasty looking morsel!
Back on dry land (young mouths to feed)
Just making sure the coast is clear
And a quick dash back to the safety if the undergrowth
Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D and EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens.
Another very wet day here, but once again there was a brief clearing of the clouds at lunchtime… I got out to the village pond at Falmer; and so did this little rat. It thought about climbing the rock… then thought again.
Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D and EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens.
