Ponds and Feathers

After photographing so many dragonflies I decided to visit the local 'duck pond' today. Part of the reason for the change in location was the overnight rain (much needed), which will have left the dragonfly pond excessively muddy. Not ideal for lying prone on the ground to get down to water level. The duck pond is rather more sedate, and I wasn't disappointed. Some very young ducklings were taking to the water.

The moorhens were unusually cooperative today.

And I even spotted a slightly more exotic creature basking in the weak sun :whistle:

A few more showers this evening (the garden needs them), and a brief visit by Cheeky, the young vixen.

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Camera note: all pond shots taken with the Canon 40D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens. The fox close-up was taken with the EF70-300mm 4.5-5.6 DO IS lens.

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This Post Has 7 Comments

  1. gdare

    13 Jul 2010

    Cheeky's photo is excellent :eyes: 😆

  2. Words

    15 Jul 2010

    Erwin, thanks. That's actually a moorhen. You can compare them here 😉

  3. Words

    15 Jul 2010

    Darko, thanks! She's quite the little star these days.

  4. SittingFox

    16 Jul 2010

    LOL, Cheeky looks like such a bandit!

    I've seen a few terrapins up here but not many (not that we have many ponds, though…) Last winter must have been very tough on them.

  5. Ukwildlife

    17 Jul 2010

    great stuff!

  6. Words

    18 Jul 2010

    Adele, Cheeky is a real terror. She's the smallest of them but makes up for it in sheer bravado. I know next to nothing about terrapins, but it wasn't something I expected to see. I'm still not sure it was real! It was so still that it looked like a model (maybe it was).

  7. Wulpen

    19 Oct 2012

    Excellent Photos like the coot…; :up:

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