It was cooler today, or at least it felt cooler as a result of strong winds. Things have calmed this evening, but earlier in the day it was enticing enough for a trip down to the coast at Rottingdean. The tide was in and, as expected, the waves were impressive.
Most of the visitors were happy to watch from a safe distance.
If you ventured too close to the edge you needed nimble feet to avoid a soaking.
Not everyone though is afraid of a bit of water. One Brightonian was determined to enjoy the bracing (and abrasive) power of the sea.
The fulmars were keeping away from the cliffs. Given their usual difficulty in negotiating a safe landing I'm not too surprised that they were few in number today, though one or two were around. They generally flew in for a quick look before going back out to the relative safety of the sea.
And there were gulls…
Tennis-playing gulls…
The winds have dropped this evening and I've spent some time waiting to see if I can get a glimpse of the fox cub, or the badger. I didn't even manage a cat… so instead here's some trailcam footage with all of them from last night.
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens. Video via a Bushnell Trophy Cam.
cakkleberrylane
23 May 2011Very impressive waves! And a beautiful video. I love the fulmar with the tennis ball! How funny! What kind of food do you put out for the foxes?
RobinL
23 May 2011Words, great shots! I live the ight and sound of the surf! How thrilling.
I wonder if that Gull managed to swallow that ball! I wouldn't be at all surprised!
gdare
23 May 2011That one is having a tennis ball? :eyes: 😆 I guess Wimbledon cup will start soon 😀
SittingFox
24 May 2011I guess there's a reason why Wimbledon is in London and not on the south coast! :whistle:
Words
26 May 2011Darko, Wimbledon soon, and the French Open at the moment. The bird was getting in some practice and looked good enough to make the English top 10.
Words
26 May 2011Erwin, thanks!
Words
26 May 2011Robin, thanks. It's always spectacular when the wind is up and the tide is in. The gull left the ball alone having decided it wasn't edible!
Words
26 May 2011Lois, I'm getting loads of footage on the trailcam, but that was a particularly good night.
Words
26 May 2011Adele, isn't it because the Wombles live in London :devil:
Wulpen
19 Oct 2012Beautiful Pict :up: