Rain and Sun

A day of two halves (if you stretch the final hour or so of the day to a half). Anyway, I was greeted today by torrential rain, which eased sufficiently to allow a couple of early morning shots of the local heron.

Heron

That first shot was taken from the car. The rain had eased slightly by the time I got this slow-shutter shot of the heron gliding over the water.

Heron

The rain moved away mid morning, but it was wet again at lunchtime. That was the pattern for the day, showers and limited sun, interspersed by heavier rainfall. Until evening. Then the sun came out, dropping below the clouds and casting long shadows across the garden. And with the sun came a fox: Bully Boy (of course).

Young fox in the sunshine

Young fox in the sunshine

Camera note: fox shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 24-105 F4L IS USM lens. Heron photographed with the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.

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Night Fox (portraits)

Three portraits of Bully Boy, the young fox, taken after this evening’s heavy downpour of rain. These are very typical shots, taken from below the level of the fox. I used a standard external flash.

Fox at night

Fox at night

Fox at night

Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 24-105 F4L IS USM lens.

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Weekend Fox Special (includes video)

We had a bit of lazy day today, but it’s always nice when a friend calls round. The dull and damp start to the day gave way to some warm sunshine in the afternoon, which is when Bully Boy decided to show his foxy face.

This is a small selection of photos, and I’ve included a video edit at the end.

Fox

Fox

Fox

Fox

Fox

Fox

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Camera note: shots 1,5 and 6 taken with the Canon 7D and EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM lens. The video (and other stills) were taken with the EF 24-105 F4L IS USM lens.

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