<\/span> Walking<\/span><\/p>\nThe nice weather went on holiday while I wasn't looking, and we've been drenched in near continual rain. I have had a couple of interesting chance encounters though. The first was on Sunday. I had been in town and was just arriving back home. I turned to go into our narrow drive and stopped. Right in the middle of the drive, fluffed up in a ball and being watched closely by a crow was a … Well actually, I can't be sure about what it was but my best guess is either a woodcock or sandpiper of some sort. Definitely a wader. I took a few seconds of video on my phone (still have to figure how on earth to transfer it), but I doubt that the footage will be conclusive. It flew off strongly when it spotted me. An absolute surprise, and a sharp lesson never to go out without a camera (most unusual for me but I really wasn't expecting to have the chance to use it).<\/p>\n
The second encounter was this morning. It was raining and so I didn't detour to look for the deer. Just as well. As I was driving into work a small figure caught my attention. Yes, the much rumoured local fox was out and about. I parked, grabbed the camera, struggled with shutter speeds as low as 1\/30s and 1\/50s and managed just a handful of long distant snaps. <\/span> Walking<\/span><\/p>\n
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