{"id":1634,"date":"2010-05-20T00:05:17","date_gmt":"2010-05-19T23:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/archives\/1634"},"modified":"2013-11-10T21:34:56","modified_gmt":"2013-11-10T21:34:56","slug":"a-little-variety-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/a-little-variety-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"A Little Variety Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

After the non-stop blogging of fox cubs I finally had the opportunity to see some other wildlife today. The weather (at least until the afternoon) was warm and the birds were enjoying themselves in the sunshine.
<\/span> Blue tit<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span> Juvenile blackbird<\/span><\/p>\n

Those were taken in the morning, before work. At lunchtime I went in search of insect life. I did see a butterfly, but it was somewhat 'surrounded' by a crow.
<\/span> Crow (and butterfly)<\/p>\n

<\/span> A slightly tighter crop<\/span><\/p>\n

It wasn't crows I was after though. Or butterflies. That shot was taken at the edge of a local dew pond. And at this time of year there's only one reason for visiting the pond… dragonflies. It's always a good spot for them. Secluded, with good sunlight (they like the warmth), and today a couple of broad-bodied chasers were out. These are the first I've seen this year.
<\/span> Female broad bodied chaser<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span> Male broad bodied chaser<\/span><\/p>\n

And just to show that it's not only crows that prey on insect, the dragonflies are equally adept.
<\/span> Broad bodied chaser eating a fly<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span> And cropped in close<\/span><\/p>\n

And finally, from the day, a pair of red damselflies in an ornamental pond.
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Quite a colourful day all told, but it wasn't over. Tonight in the garden the hedgehogs kept me occupied until the foxes arrived.
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The first fox of the evening was Bold. She'd been down to the local shops and rushed past me with a jaw crammed with provisions. Someone locally is far more generous than I am!
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After a meal (they were in another garden, but I could hear them), the cubs always like to come out to explore…
<\/span> Looking at the stars<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span> Venturing a little too close to the camera \ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/p>\n

And that really is the final photo for tonight.
\"Nature<\/a><\/span>
Camera note: all daytime shots taken with the Canon 40D and EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens. The hedgehog and foxes were photographed with the EF70-300mm 4.5-5.6 DO IS 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":[15,980,77,4,282,3],"tags":[33,1142,1170,1148,1128,1168],"class_list":["post-1634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-behaviour","category-birds-2","category-dragonfly","category-foxes","category-hedgehog","category-wildlife","tag-birds","tag-cub","tag-damselfly","tag-dragonfly","tag-fox","tag-hedgehog","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