Blue and White

Two locations today. The summer weather (!) drew me to Rottingdean, but I wasn't alone and the crowds didn't make for an ideal bird-watching afternoon. Still the sea was calm, and a beautiful rich blue.

The local marina was busy. There were plenty of sailing boats out on the water.

Closer to shore, the seaweed danced in the receding tide.

For wildlife, I returned to the garden where there's always something to see. Today it was the small white butterflies which are the current dominant species, though there are still some speckled woods and an occasional gatekeeper to keep them company. But it was the small whites that kept my attention. They have the advantage of being relatively bold (ie they don't fly off even when you get close).

I promise some foxes soon. I've been recording stills on the night cam, but haven't yet sorted them out. In the meantime here's one of the other night cam creatures from a few days ago.

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Camera note: Rottingdean shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens. Butterfly photographed with the EF 100mm f/2.8L macro IS USM lens. Badger courtesy of a Bushnell Trophy cam.

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9 Comments

  1. SittingFox July 31, 2011 at 9:07 am #

    Badger! 🙂 I haven't seen a British badger for ages. Must go looking…

    And yes, sunshine is very nice! 🙂

  2. Words August 1, 2011 at 8:08 pm #

    Adele, there's nothing quite like a badger sighting, but this one shows up very late so I'm unlikely to see it in the flesh.

  3. Words August 1, 2011 at 8:08 pm #

    Erwin, thanks!

  4. Cynthia23 August 4, 2011 at 11:08 pm #

    Beautiful photos!

  5. Words August 5, 2011 at 12:08 am #

    Cynthia, thanks!

  6. Cynthia23 August 6, 2011 at 11:08 am #

    You're welcome, Words.
    Hope the weather is fine there. 🙂
    It's a beautiful day here. Enjoy!

  7. Words August 7, 2011 at 12:08 pm #

    Cynthia, we've got very mixed weather at the moment. Not really a proper summer, but we live in hope!

  8. Cynthia23 August 7, 2011 at 1:08 pm #

    Yes, same here. 🙂

  9. Wulpen October 19, 2012 at 8:10 pm #

    A very nice document…… :up: