With Falmer Pond now flooded, the rats have taken to scurrying around the exposed roots of the trees. This makes them more difficult to spot, and means they are in almost constant deep shade. But crank up the ISO (1600), ignore slow shutter speeds (between 1/30s and 1/160s), and this is what you get.
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.
The rain has barely paused today… but for wildlife there is little escape. The photos of teh gull, the cormorant and the swan were taken early this morning in fine but very persistent rain at Seven Sisters. The trail cam footage is from a couple of nights ago in the garden, when we had a bit of a downpour. The badger seems to be quite unconcerned about it.
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.
Just another day at Falmer Pond, which is now filled to overflowing following the recent heavy rains. The rats are having to find other ways of getting around now their dry runs are flooded, but water isn’t a barrier to a tenacious rodent. They simply get down to swimming.
Meanwhile an altogether more colourful inhabitant, a robin, has found a nice dry perch.
Finally, this is close to a shot I’ve been after for a long time… a decent image of a collared dove in flight.
