The beginning of autumn has proved a very quiet period for me, and the rain hasn’t helped. A small handful of shots from today, just to keep things going.
The first is a rather cute and fluffy pair of jackdaws.
Next is a collared dove, posing (as they do) on a gravestone in the churchyard.
Finally, another shot of a young rat putting its head out to see if the rain had stopped (it hadn’t).
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.
The local rat population is still thriving down at the edge of pond. It’s not as though the place is overrun with them (you do have to look carefully to see them), but they are certainly there.
Generally these rats are very shy and will scurry under cover at the slightest movement. The younger rats are bolder (i.e. they have a less well developed sense of danger), hence this sequence is of a juvenile.
The final shot is simply to prove that the adults are around. It’s much larger than the young rat, and as you can see it has a much squarer head. I’d spotted it several times as it ranged along the bank of the pond, but apart from this one shot it was always to fast for the camera.
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.
The start of a new week, and another trip to Falmer Pond. The house martins have fledged, but with the sun shining it was chance to take some photos of the ducks. I see them all the time, but all too frequently neglect them.
The heron was there once again, and obliged with a gentle glide across the pond.
The swallows are preparing for their winter migration to Africa, and still making something of a splash locally.
Just away from the water’s edge, on the stone wall of the local church, young sparrows were waiting to be fed.
And while all this was going on, a young rat quietly sat and grazed on seeds scattered in the muddy fringe on the far side of the pond.
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.
