I suppose that it hasn't rained is something of an improvement in the weather, but we have been contending with strong winds (up to 50mph) all day; and they are continuing through the night. It's not warm either. All of which means that the day was something of a write-off photographically. I did grab a few shots around the pond, my favourite being this (technically very average) shot of a rabbit at pond-side.
It's not often you see rabbits by water. Mind you I've never come across a gull with a slice of water melon before either!
One more shot from teh day… a pair of greylags. This was taken (intentionally) at a shutter speed of 1/13s to give a slightly unreal look to the shot.
As for the home front… the winds were battering the garden this evening.
Now for the fox cubs… who are still maintaining a cautious distance from me. The winds tonight didn't help. The noise always makes foxes skittish. 
Camera note: pond photos taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens. garden photo and foxes taken with the EF 100mm f/2.8L macro IS USM lens.
derWandersmann
9 Jun 2012That gull with the watermelon just cracked me up, Words!
I haven't seen that trellis since the big snow, two years (?) ago.
LOL … perhaps they'd lose some of their caution if you sang the song that's on my system right now … The Minstrel of the Dawn. I was thinking of Canadians because of Adele's trip.
gdare
9 Jun 2012Not a season for water melons yet but those imported are tasty as well :chef:
Words
10 Jun 2012Darko, imported I'm sure; but still a very strange titbit to give to gulls. I do wonder where it found it.
Words
10 Jun 2012dW, I really couldn't figure out what the gull was carrying until I processed the photo. I thought it was a brightly coloured broom head or something.
I'm making progress with the cubs. The trellis is where I place the trail cam. It's an utterly pointless bit of garden furniture. Nothing grows on it and it just stands there on its own.
derWandersmann
10 Jun 2012Plant some morning glories next to it.
SittingFox
10 Jun 2012Water melon – definitely odd. Though of course gulls will say no to nothing.
Words
10 Jun 2012dW, Noooooooooooooooo! :no: We spend our life removing bind weed. The mere thought of actually planting it :faint:
Words
10 Jun 2012Adele, I suspect gulls are not too keen on melon. It's the first time I've seen a gull with food but not being chased by every other gull in a five mile radius. 😀
derWandersmann
11 Jun 2012Ah … your climate must not kill it out in the winter. Here it's an annual, and if you want them every year, you have to plant them every year. Pretty things and not at all troublesome … not like the Australian sort.
Words
12 Jun 2012dW, almost nothing kills it completely. The only sure fire way is to dig out all the roots, but if even a small part is left, back it comes. All you can do is keep it under control. Eradication is next to impossible.