The early mornings are still proving the best time of day to be outside, and today I was lucky enough to stumble upon one of the roe deer which had wandered over to 'my' side of the fields. So for once I wasn't struggling to photograph her against the sun. She was grazing. Very carefully I edged along the side of the field to get a little closer. I take about 10 paces at a time (take a photo) and then another 10 paces. And so on. That way I always have roughly the best shot I'm likely to get. It took about 5 minutes to cover 100 yards. My name is not Bolt. But hers might be!
And then I took another 10 paces. And she was off!
The decent light had all but vanished by lunchtime when I saw one of the local green woodpeckers. Once again I used the 10 pace/photo/10 pace technique to get into range.
I'm keeping my eyes open for the campus foxes. There have been several reports of activity, though mainly early morning or in the evening.
It's still quiet out in the garden, but I did catch a glimpse of the bold vixen and a badger on the trail cam last night (not together); and a couple of nights ago one of the other foxes crossed the garden at full pelt. I missed that, but I did manage to photograph the full moon.
Moon
Camera note: today's shots all taken with the Canon 40D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS. The moon was photographed with the EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens.
chthoniid
6 Nov 2009Lovely photos, I like the first roe deer the most. You certainly seem to be able to get a good range of local wildlife covered.
Heh, from my perspective your moon shot looks like it has been shot upside down… 🙂
gdare
6 Nov 2009Roe deers can fly!!! 😀
derspecht
6 Nov 2009wonderful shots! I like the woodpecker most! 😀 😀 what a surprise :cheers:
SittingFox
6 Nov 2009@Darko – no, you're thinking of reindeer 😉
Beautiful photos! The woodpecker looks relatively patient…
Words
7 Nov 2009Adele, thanks. The deer are being very cooperative this week. That woodpecker is a regular and tends to be quite close to some residences so is reasonably used to people. Still quite shy, but more tolerant than most.
Words
7 Nov 2009Swen, but of course!
Words
7 Nov 2009Brendan, thanks! We're fortunate with the local wildlife, though nothing quite as exciting as your recent shots!
Words
7 Nov 2009Darko, despite what Adele says I think you're right.
SittingFox
7 Nov 2009Well, I've seen wild reindeer (caribou) in Canada, and admittedly they weren't flying. All the books are wrong 🙁
gdare
7 Nov 2009A deer is a deer to me 😛
cakkleberrylane
7 Nov 2009Lovely deer – you're lucky to be able to see them so easily. We have them in the parkk near my house, but it is so heavily forested, we can hear them but they are very difficult to see.
Words
7 Nov 2009Lois. these are a bit easier to see at this time of year, though they were still quite a way off. Once the crops return it's almost impossible to see them… they just merge into the landscape.
Flying Red Fox Blog
17 Nov 2009Lovelly photos! 😀 It was a beautiful Moon too.
Words
17 Nov 2009Mark, thanks. We did have a few really nice clear nights early in the month. All gone now though 🙁