Category Archives: Wildlife

Samples of wildlife photography

Cormorant at Falmer

February 25, 2015 by Words | 4 Comments

It was another relatively mild day today. No sign of the Canada geese from Monday, but a cormorant did pay a brief visit to Falmer Pond.

Cormorant running on water

Cormorant running on water

Now for a little bit of colour coordination: three almost identical shots taken within less than a second as the cormorant flew in front of the wooded fringe that abuts the south side of the pond.

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Cormorant on White

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Cormorant on Blue

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Cormorant on Green

And now one taken earlier… when the cormorant was flying in for its brief visit. I just like that it’s a clear blue sky. I’ve not seen many of those lately.

Cormorant

Cormorant on Blue

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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Garden Life (Time-lapse)

February 21, 2015 by Words | 2 Comments

Here’s the latest in the occasional time-lapse series of our garden wildlife. As well as the usual foxes and badgers, this one includes the local cats who come by, plus a brief clip in the middle with me breaking down our pergola. It’s composed of over 1700 frames.

Stills captured on a Bushnell Trophy Cam HD. Time-lapse constructed in Lightroom.

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Rat Portraits

February 19, 2015 by Words | 4 Comments

The brief break in the weather has ended. More rain today, and forecast for tomorrow. It was not too bad early today, which is when I took these four shots of one of the local rats down at Falmer Pond.

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Rat nibbling on bread left out for the birds

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Side portrait of the rat in weak early morning sunshine

rat running

Rat on the move (click image to enlarge)

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Nice and close!

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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