Ok, I couldn’t resist…

At some point yesterday I told myself I wouldn't become too obsessed with the herring gull chicks. I make these kind of promises to myself, and I stuck to this one until about 8.00am this morning when I 'found' myself back there equipped with the prime lens and teleconverter. I was more restrained than last year (only about 70 shots), but the surprise was this…

herring gull chickOne chick

herring gull chickTwo chicks

herring gull chickThree chicks

herring gull chickHerring gull chick

It was a fairly quiet day apart from that, though the damselflies are much in evidence. I'll get some decent shots soon. Oh, and near where I saw the dragonfly exuvia yesterday I spotted an emperor dragonfly this morning. It was far too active to photograph, but I'll persist if it stays around. They are among the most beautiful of the dragonflies, but rarely settle.

Bold Vixen was back this evening, still running solo but tonight she'd evidently been out shopping before she wandered into our garden.
Vixen with a chop
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Camera note: the chicks were photographed with the EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens, and from shot two or three I added the Kenko Teleplus 1.4x Pro 300 DG teleconverter. The vixen was photographed with the EF 24-105 F4L IS USM lens.

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  1. gdare

    3 Jun 2009

    "she'd evidently been out shopping before she wandered into our garden."

    😆 Now, remembering how interested she was when peaking through your window, I wonder if she is going to visit you soon for some more shopping :bandit:

  2. Words

    3 Jun 2009

    We're still trying to work out where she gets the chops from. She's carried them in before. Clearly she has more than one friendly garden in the neighbourhood. 🙂

  3. Flying Red Fox Blog

    3 Jun 2009

    Very nice pics 😀 Foxy loves the chops! 😛

  4. Words

    3 Jun 2009

    Thanks Mark! She's certainly a lucky little fox!

  5. fainoantonietta

    4 Jun 2009

    I'm amazed at the beauty of your pics BRAVO!! 🙂

  6. Words

    4 Jun 2009

    Thanks Antonietta!

  7. SittingFox

    5 Jun 2009

    Very cute chicks. I know, it's always difficult to stop clicking once you've found a perfect target 😀

  8. Words

    5 Jun 2009

    Adele, part of the problem is the fast burst mode. It's almost impossible to take only one shot. That's my excuse :whistle:

  9. Ukwildlife

    6 Jun 2009

    excellent chick photos. I wondered when they would appear this year 🙂

  10. Words

    6 Jun 2009

    I nearly forgot about them (I've moved office in the meantime so don't pass their building as much). Glad I remembered though 😉

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