{"id":14482,"date":"2013-11-15T23:23:33","date_gmt":"2013-11-15T23:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/?p=14482"},"modified":"2013-12-01T01:18:14","modified_gmt":"2013-12-01T01:18:14","slug":"water-rat-plus-some-time-on-the-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/water-rat-plus-some-time-on-the-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Rat plus some time on the farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The rats are becoming ever more elusive as the water level rises, but they are nothing if not adaptable and I spotted this one today perched on a thick branch overhanging the water. I had to struggle to gain a clear line of sight to it through all the overhanging branches. These are the best I could do.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1511137294.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1511137294-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Rat\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1511137294-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1511137294-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1511137294.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1511137385.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1511137385-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Rat\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1511137385-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1511137385-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1511137385.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This final shot of the rat gives a better idea of its location. Its taken directly into the sun bouncing of the water&#8217;s surface.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1511137407.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1511137407-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"rat\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1511137407-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1511137407-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1511137407.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Those were this morning. Later in the day I went out to the fields where the sheep were forming an orderly queue as the farmer arrived with their feed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/sheep_1511137447.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/sheep_1511137447-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Sheep\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/sheep_1511137447-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/sheep_1511137447-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/sheep_1511137447.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over head a small flock of fieldfares gave warning of cold weather to come.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/fieldfare_1511137524.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/fieldfare_1511137524-600x369.jpg\" alt=\"Fieldfares\" width=\"600\" height=\"369\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/fieldfare_1511137524-600x369.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/fieldfare_1511137524-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/fieldfare_1511137524.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/fieldfare_1511137540.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/fieldfare_1511137540-600x409.jpg\" alt=\"Fieldfare\" width=\"600\" height=\"409\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/fieldfare_1511137540-600x409.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/fieldfare_1511137540-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/fieldfare_1511137540.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A pony snuggled down in the weak sunshine&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/pony_1511137484.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/pony_1511137484-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"pony\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/pony_1511137484-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/pony_1511137484-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/pony_1511137484.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And somewhere in this photo there&#8217;s a fox. Can you find it. I didn&#8217;t see it until I was processing the pictures. The animals at the top of the photos are horses&#8230; that&#8217;s the only clue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/horses_fox_1511137548.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/horses_fox_1511137548-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"horses and fox\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/horses_fox_1511137548-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/horses_fox_1511137548-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/horses_fox_1511137548.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The rats are becoming ever more elusive as the water level rises, but they are nothing if not adaptable and I spotted this one today perched on a thick branch overhanging the water. I had to struggle to gain a clear line of sight to it through all the overhanging branches. These are the best [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[980,1043,4,167,1041,1004],"tags":[512,1128,1155,1183,135],"class_list":["post-14482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birds-2","category-farming-2","category-foxes","category-horse","category-sheep-wildlife","category-south-downs-national-park-landscape-2","tag-fieldfare","tag-fox","tag-horse","tag-rat","tag-sheep","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14482\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}