{"id":1563,"date":"2010-01-19T01:01:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-19T01:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/archives\/1563"},"modified":"2013-11-11T22:50:35","modified_gmt":"2013-11-11T22:50:35","slug":"raptor-update-and-the-bold-vixen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/raptor-update-and-the-bold-vixen\/","title":{"rendered":"Raptor update, and the Bold Vixen"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Just a quick update on the 'unusual raptor<\/a>' post. I've not had any more sightings (I looked today), but various email exchanges are leading the identification to be a Gyr\/Peregrine, Gyr\/Saker or Gyr\/Peregrine\/Saker tribred. Thanks to the Independent Bird Register<\/a> for that information. <\/p>\n

While I was out looking for the falcon again today (well, you never know, it might have returned) I spotted one of the other local raptors, but this time a wild one. And rather further away. Still, its flight was unmistakeable.
<\/span> Sparrowhawk<\/span><\/p>\n

As for the garden, the trail cam was very quiet last night. Apart from a couple of cats, the only 'capture' was the rear end of a badger disappearing out of shot!<\/p>\n

Today was better though. When I went out to set up the cam, the Bold Vixen was waiting. I propped the cam on the ground (be interesting to check tomorrow what it caught) while she explored.
<\/span> The vixen up by the pond<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span> Exploring in the ivy<\/span><\/p>\n

There's not much change in the dark patches on her side. It's odd, but if the coat were recovering I would have expected to see a little more progress by now. She's wholly unconcerned about it, so there's nothing to worry about except working to take photos of her good side ;).<\/p>\n

There's an outside chance of snow on Wednesday, but hopefully nothing like so severe as over the last week or so. We'll see. :smurf:
\"Nature<\/a><\/span>
Camera note: all photos with the Canon 40D. The sparrowhawk was caught in the EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens. The vixen was photographed with the EF 24-105 F4L IS USM lens.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[990,4],"tags":[1128,293,1154],"class_list":["post-1563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bird-of-prey","category-foxes","tag-fox","tag-raptor","tag-sparrowhawk","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t