With the return of weather approximating summer I was back at Falmer pond today, before work and again at lunchtime. I'll get to some of the more traditional water fowl later, but for most of the time I was hidden away at the back of the church watching these little house martin chicks.
Getting decent shots is frustrating as the nest is located so that at almost any time of day it's in shade, but at least the regular foraging runs of the adults means that there is plenty to see.
The house martins aren't the only ones with young. The ducks have a new brood, and they were foraging under the shade of the trees.
Meanwhile, one of the adults was standing on the water!
The closing shots for today are a couple of a juvenile moorhen coming in to a high-speed splashdown. 
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens.
KayFour
6 Aug 2011Ahhhhh…. photos much more to my liking. Very cute babies.
Cynthia23
6 Aug 2011Oh so sweet! The last photo with the reflection, wow!
SittingFox
7 Aug 2011Cute! Martin chicks must have such a restricted view of the world. It makes you wonder what they think when they finally glimpse more than the side of a wall!
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7 Aug 2011Adele, it must get incredibly warm in there as well. I'd love to see them fledge.
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7 Aug 2011Karen, if the weather is ok I'll see how they're doing tomorrow. And I'm certain you won't have liked the next post either!
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7 Aug 2011Cynthia, thanks. I really like that last shot but wish I'd managed to get the full reflection. I was concentrating on tracking the movement and didn't really think about the reflection. There was room to get it all in.
serola
8 Aug 2011😎 closing shots :hat: And the duck standing on water 😆
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8 Aug 2011Sami, thanks!