Two collared doves in a display of love and affection…
It begins with a kiss…
… and ends with a flutter.
Two more shots from today after all that (very brief) excitement 😉
First a rampaging moorhen…
Moorhen racing across Falmer Pond
And second the three ducks from the other day… this time out for a leisurely swim.
Trio of ducks on Falmer Pond
Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens.
It’s been a little while since I featured the local rodents who live in the banks of Falmer Pond. It’s a good habitat for them, with plenty of cover, nice, easy runs along the banks, and a steady supply of food courtesy of the local duck-feeders. This being Brighton, seed is more common than bread.
Anyway, here are several of the local rats…
The ‘evil’ face of the rat in its run
Rat clambering on to the grassy bank of Falmer Pond
Rat tucking into bird seed at Falmer Pond
Rat scampering through undergrowth at Falmer Pond
Rat running through undergrowth at Falmer Pond
Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens.
We spent some time down in Rottingdean today which gave me another chance to try my hand at photographing flowers. We visited the Rudyard Kipling gardens. Kipling lived in Rottingdean for many years, and the local preservation society now maintains his (extensive) garden. Beautiful they may be, but I still struggle to get decent shots of flowers!
Flower in Kipling’s Garden, Rottingdean
Flower spike in Kipling’s Garden, Rottingdean
Those are the only one I’m posting from there, but I did get some flowers in among the moorhens at the village pond.
Lily pads at Rottingdean Pond
Juvenile moorhen and lily pad at Rottingdean pond
Back home, the badgers are still around, and I got some good shots late last night. Here’s one to be going on with.
Badger scoffing peanuts
Camera note: all Rottingdean photos taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and EF70-300mm 4.5-5.6 DO IS lens. I used the EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM for the badger.
