Some feathered friends (and a little treat)

By Words | Published May 4, 2010

The Bank Holiday weekend has been a bit of a washout, but I got out to Rottingdean today, between the showers.

The sea was calm (for once). A pair of cormorants were scouting for feeding grounds off-shore.

The fulmars were sleeping :zzz:

A rock pipit enjoys a brief glimpse of the sun.

And a starling shows off its hunting skills :right:

This evening, in the garden, I caught a prowler 😀

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Camera note: all the Rottingdean shots were taken with the Canon 40D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens. The fox cub was photographed with the EF 24-105 F4L IS USM lens.

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13 Comments

  1. Vulpes vulpes May 4, 2010 at 1:05 am #

    I do approve of those sort of prowlers! :yes:

  2. debplatt May 4, 2010 at 4:05 am #

    I love the little treat! :love:

  3. gdare May 4, 2010 at 5:05 am #

    Calm sea and fulmas sleeping!? Impossible!!! 😆

  4. SittingFox May 4, 2010 at 8:05 pm #

    The prowler is wonderful! 😀

    I like the rock pipit sunning itself too. It was brighter up here but ridiculously cold for the time of year; the wind felt below zero to me.

  5. cakkleberrylane May 5, 2010 at 2:05 pm #

    And a lovely prowler it is!

  6. Words May 5, 2010 at 11:05 pm #

    Erwin, thanks!

  7. Words May 5, 2010 at 11:05 pm #

    Adele, the breeze was really sharp down here as well. I would have expected more movement on the water. Odd, but nice to get out. More little prowlers soon 😉

  8. Words May 5, 2010 at 11:05 pm #

    Vulpes, they're definitely my favourite sort too. 🙂

  9. Words May 5, 2010 at 11:05 pm #

    Deb, thanks!

  10. Words May 5, 2010 at 11:05 pm #

    Darko, I know… a quite amazing combination of inactivity!

  11. Flying Red Fox Blog May 7, 2010 at 7:05 am #

    I think thats a cute name for him, Prowler hehe. :yes: It was kind of a washout, we had a few showers in a stiff northeasterly wind at Heathrow brrrr, but i was nicely wrapped up warm.

    April = warm and sunny and dry.

    May = wet cold and windy, how weird lol!

  12. Words May 7, 2010 at 9:05 pm #

    Yes, this month has a real chill to it.Next week looks about the same. 🙁

  13. Wulpen October 19, 2012 at 8:10 pm #

    Great shots