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Cormorant (plus a few of the usual)

It’s been some time since I’ve seen a cormorant at Falmer Pond, and I nearly missed today’s flying visitor. Literally flying, as it circled but then headed off to the south (i.e. to the coast). There was just enough time to get these photos.

Cormorant over Falmer

Cormorant over Falmer

The light was just about at its peak for richness when I took this photo a rat down by the water’s edge.

rat

Rat in the glow of the early morning light

The good reddish light is fleeting, and it had already softened by the time I took these next two shots at the opposite end of the pond.

rat

rat

Move on 5 hours and the colour has washed away, but it was bright and the rats were still curious.

rat

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100mm f/2.8L macro IS USM lens.

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It’s Black and White at Seven Sisters

It was a glorious morning as I headed out of town, pausing for a short while at Seven Sisters Country Park near Eastbourne. The mists were rising as I arrived, and the sheep (there’s a black sheep in among them) were playing follow-the-leader across a distant field.

Sheep on South Downs

Down at water level, the mists had cleared. The water was still, and the swans were looking their puffed and preened best.

swan

Swan

Swan

Further along the bank, some Canada geese were idling away the morning.

Canada geese

An egret flew over in the distance, and a grey heron came in somewhat closer.

Grey heron

The final sequence is a cormorant coming in to land on the water, looking for an easy breakfast.

Cormorant

Cormorant

Cormorant

Cormorant

That was a very nice start to the day!

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.

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Cormorant at the Pond

A day of solid rain, so these are the promised photos from yesterday: a nice sequence of a cormorant at Falmer pond.

Cormorant

Cormorant

Cormorant

Cormorant

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.

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