<\/span> Hedgehog family<\/span><\/p>\nThe little one was being very cute, more or less hanging on the tail of its mother much in the manner of duckling. Next I'll set the location for today's sea-bird shots… Yes I was back in London, for two meetings. Thankfully both were on the South Bank of the river just a short 10 minute walk apart. Those were taken just before my first meeting. The next was taken at lunchtime, at Bankside (just by the Tate Modern). The most unusual sighting though was overhead. I caught a glimpse of a bird that didn't look 'right'. It wasn't a gull, or a cormorant or a pigeon. It was what I think must be the first raptor I've spotted in the centre of London. I am much more used to seeing these in downland or coastal areas, so it was something of a surprise. The photo was grabbed and is a full-size crop. My first thought was a juvenile peregrine (they nest at the Tate Modern and the very direct flight\/swoop over the Thames seemed appropriate), but it is also suspiciously kestrel-like. I don't have a confirmed i.d. for this one. And so to the garden. Bold was back. Her leg is improving (though she still carries it a lot of the time); but she seems to have acquired a second injury, this time around her right eye (it was partially closed). I couldn't see any obvious damage, and the photos I got are inconclusive as to the extent. 
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<\/span> St Paul's Cathedral<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span> Cormorant with catch<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span> Lift-off<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>Lesser(?) Black-Backed Gull<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span> Raptor over the Thames<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span> The Bold Vixen with injured right eye<\/span><\/p>\n
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