Pond-side Birds and a Fox Cub Update

It's time to force myself to create some variety. I could easily post nothing but fox cubs at the moment, but there are other things to see which reflect the changing time of year.

The first shot tonight is a moorhen. Nothing unusual about that (they inhabit the pond year round), but I did like the pose.

Overhead the swallows are beginning to build in number, and have been joined by house martins. No decent photos of the latter, but the swallows are already starting to gather mud for nest building.

There are sparrows…

…and chaffinches.

Even a proud puffed up crow.

A quick garden update… the cubs are still there, as are the three adult foxes. The local cats are shunning the garden at night, though they are active during the day. And watch out for the surprise garden visitor in last night's video.

Plus a fox cub portrait to close tonight.

Camera note: all birds photographed with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens. The fox cub was taken with the EF 24-105 F4L IS USM lens. Video from the Bushnell Trophy Cam HD.

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This Post Has 8 Comments

  1. derWandersmann

    3 May 2013

    Nice shots, Words. And it's funny how that badger scentmarks the same place every time.

  2. gdare

    4 May 2013

    I still didn't notice swallows here but I think they might be around. Nice sparrow :happy:

  3. Words

    4 May 2013

    Darko, the swallows have only just arrived here and I expect the numbers to increase quite a lot over the coming weeks. The sparrows are year-rounders, but always a pleasure to see and hear them.

  4. Words

    4 May 2013

    dW, thanks! I'm not quite sure what it's marking there, or what good it does. A fox did come up immediately after that and check it out.

  5. gdare

    5 May 2013

    I love sparrows. They are a symbol of Belgrade and I remember feeding them during some harsh winters :heart:

  6. SittingFox

    5 May 2013

    That's a pretty large badger – a boar, I'd guess, from the thin tail. Nice collection of bird photos :up:

  7. Words

    11 May 2013

    Adele, there are a couple of adult badgers that appear occasionally, though nothing like as regularly as the foxes. The local bird population is building slowly, but as ever the weather seems to be against them and the last few days have been very quiet.

  8. Words

    11 May 2013

    Darko, sparrows to my mind are very much birds of the city, though I fear that this is less true today than it was when I was young. They used to be all over London, hence 'Cockney Sparrow'.

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