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The animals were in watchful, rather than playful, mood. <\/p>\n<p>The herons were on self-appointed guard duty&#8230;<br \/><span class='imgcenter'><img alt='' src='https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/heron_2611101641.jpg' \/><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>&#8230; though they failed to apprehend one small interloper.<br \/><span class='imgcenter'><img alt='' src='https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/heron_2611101650.jpg' \/><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>The whooper swans were sitting gracefully by the water&#39;s edge, occasionally grooming  but mostly sleeping&#8230;<br \/><span class='imgcenter'><img alt='' src='https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/whooper_swan_2611101628.jpg' \/><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Even the rats were more watchful than usual&#8230;<br \/><span class='imgcenter'><img alt='' src='https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/rat_2611101613.jpg' \/><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>As for me, I left the main watch duty to the trail cam. These are clips taken over a 48 hour period.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"aligncenter\"><object width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/rcm6c0dU_nM?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_GB&amp;amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;amp;color2=0x999999\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"never\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/rcm6c0dU_nM?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_GB&amp;amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;amp;color2=0x999999\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"480\" height=\"385\" allowscriptaccess=\"never\" \/><\/object><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We had a few flakes of snow today. The forecasts suggest that down on the south coast we&#39;ll miss the wintry weather, but we can never be sure. Being high in the Downs means that any passing snow cloud will leave a covering even if the surrounding valleys escape.<br \/><span class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/natureblognetwork.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/natureblognetwork.com\/button.php?u=Words\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" alt=\"Nature Blog Network\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><br \/><i>Camera note: all shots taken with the EF 200mm f\/2.8L II USM. 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