A Healthy Walk (fox special)

February 2, 2014 by Words | Comments Off

We had sunshine today, and there’s the promise of at least a couple of dry(ish) days before the bad weather returns. You can never be quite sure about longer term forecasts (and I count 4 or 5 days as longer term), but we could certainly do with a dry spell.

Out in the garden we had sparrowhawks flying overhead (several times), and as dusk descended a buzzard was escorted past by a pair of herring gulls. It was already too dull to try for a photo, but I did manage several of the various sparrowhawks.

Sparrowhawk

This post though is called ‘A Healthy Walk’ and is supposed to be fox-related. The walk in question is Pretty’s, and it’s healthy because she is finally using her injured hind leg with only the barest trace of a limp. I took a long sequence of photos of how as she roamed the garden. These are a small taster.

fox walking

fox walking

fox walking

fox walking

fox walking

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

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Saturday Fox

February 2, 2014 by Words | 2 Comments

We’ve had rain, sunshine and hail today. Par for the course at this time of year. Plus a fox (Pretty). Also par for the course. Here are a few photos of her. The first two were taken in the early hours of Saturday morning. The remainder were taken through a window, late morning, while we still had some sunshine.

Foxes

Foxes

Foxes

Foxes

Foxes

Camera note: night photos taken with the Canon 7D and EF 24-105 F4L IS USM lens. Day photos taken with the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.

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Not a Lot to Report

January 31, 2014 by Words | Comments Off

If you’ve been thinking that January has been as wet as you can remember, you’re right. It’s been raining again today and for much of the south this will be the wettest start to the year in living memory. There were small breaks in the weather today, though they were slight and always with a lingering hint of drizzle. So not many photos, though I’ve become quite fond of seeing the Muscovy ducks flying… they brighten up even the gloomiest mornings.

Muscovy duck

I didn’t fare much better later in the day. There was still more than a hint of rain about, and the winds were building (though thankfully we seem to have escaped the forecast gale). This pretty pony didn’t seem to mind to much, what with having such a fine shaggy winter coat.

Shaggy pony

But really it was all rather desolate. Roll on spring.

Sheep

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

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