Christmas Crows!

By Paul Cecil | Published December 24, 2011

My festive greetings was posted a couple of days ago, so this is just a few photos taken today beginning with that most unfestive of birds, the crow. The first shot was taken in the garden… the rest were down at Rottingdean.

There were some of the usual suspects around as well, including this quartet of fulmars who look like they're now properly settled in to their winter roost.

The oystercatchers were trawling the shore for food.

And high above a sun dog shone bright.

Merry Christmas!
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Camera note: Rottingdean shots taken with the Canon 7D EF and 400mm f/5.6L USM lens. First crow and sun dog taken with the EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens.

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10 Comments

  1. derWandersmann December 25, 2011 at 1:12 am #

    Nice, Words! Crows and gulls are about my favourite birds.

  2. cakkleberrylane December 25, 2011 at 7:12 pm #

    Beautiful shots! The crows were posing for you!!

  3. SittingFox December 27, 2011 at 10:12 am #

    Nice to see the sundog! Looks like the south coast got rather more sunshine than Cornwall did on Christmas day!

  4. Words December 28, 2011 at 10:12 pm #

    Lois, thanks!

  5. Words December 28, 2011 at 10:12 pm #

    Erwin, thanks!

  6. Words December 28, 2011 at 10:12 pm #

    Adele, it's been fairly dull most of the holiday here too, but that was the one decent afternoon we've had.

  7. Words December 28, 2011 at 10:12 pm #

    dW, thanks. Crows are great to watch, but they're not always the easiest to photograph. The light was good for these though.

  8. serola January 4, 2012 at 7:01 am #

    Amazing pictures :wizard: Third one is my favorite :up:

  9. Words January 4, 2012 at 10:01 pm #

    Sami, thanks! I think the crows had found an ice cream or a biscuit among the stones. It made for a nice shot whatever it was.

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

    Beautiful shots