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A collection of foxes

A Long Distance Fox and a Squirrel Portrait

April 14, 2015 by Words | 2 Comments

It’s been a long time, and I’ve had little success in the garden, but today I did manage to photograph a fox. Ok, it was a long way away, but a fox is a fox and if it’s a fox it’s on this blog. I spotted it at the far end of the University of Brighton campus at Falmer.

fox

That’s an uncropped photo. This next one isn’t.

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Far from great, and even at that distance I may well have spooked it by daring to take a few steps in its direction.

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fox

fox

And that was that. More early morning fox watching beckons!

I had more success with the squirrels in nearby woodland that runs along the edge of the campus.

Woodland path at Falmer

This is the shot I mean. A squirrel portrait!

squirrel

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

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Leucistic Greylag and more wildlife

April 13, 2015 by Words | Comments Off

The saga of the unusual geese at Falmer continues unabated. Today’s newcomer was genuinely unusual: an almost entirely white greylag goose. The photograph shows the leucistic goose alongside a standard greylag, and as you can see apart from the feather colour, the birds are more or less identical.

leucistic greylag goose

Leucistic greylag goose alongside a standard greylag

Leucism is a genetic condition that affect colour pigmentation in the feathers. As you can see, the eyes are not affected (they would be in an albino).

Leucistic greylag

Last week I posted a couple of photos of the local rats on a decaying carp. The carp is still there, and slowly the rats are making progress. It’s been a handsome feast for them.

rat eating dead carp

rat eating dead carp

The rats are slowly consuming the carp

Last, in what is a drastically unthemed blog, a couple of pictures of a badger from last night.

Badger in garden

Badger in garden

And a treat… a short video clip from the trail camera (now back in movie mode)

Camera note: greylag and rat photos taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens. The badger was photographed with the EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM lens.

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One Hour, One Fox

March 29, 2015 by Words | 3 Comments

I’ve just spent an hour out in the garden, hoping for badgers, dreaming of foxes (it’s been so long). One brief appearance and one frame in the camera; but that will do me for now.

Fox

My first fox photo of 2015. Rushed, too far away, but it’s a start!

Camera note: taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM lens.

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