{"id":19459,"date":"2013-12-29T23:00:27","date_gmt":"2013-12-29T23:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/?p=19459"},"modified":"2013-12-29T23:00:54","modified_gmt":"2013-12-29T23:00:54","slug":"fulmars-and-pipits-at-rottingdean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/fulmars-and-pipits-at-rottingdean\/","title":{"rendered":"Fulmars and Pipits at Rottingdean"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s more rain forecast over the coming days, but today started beautifully. The blue skies were back, and – for the time of year – it was mild. I headed down to Rottingdean early this morning. <\/p>\n

The tide was in, but the early boats were already out enjoying the relative calm.<\/p>\n

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But it wasn’t boats I was there to see; it was fulmars, and a number were skirting the cliffs.<\/p>\n

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One or two had found nesting spots, which is the real reason they’re here at this time of year.<\/p>\n

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Closer to ground level, the little rock pipits were also enjoying the milder weather. These bold little birds often hop down to the walkway, but this one had found a tasty feast on the lower face of the cliffs.<\/p>\n

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Back home, Pretty is still flying the fox flag in the garden. <\/p>\n

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Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There’s more rain forecast over the coming days, but today started beautifully. The blue skies were back, and – for the time of year – it was mild. I headed down to Rottingdean early this morning. The tide was in, but the early boats were already out enjoying the relative calm. But it wasn’t boats […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[980,1044,4,989],"tags":[1128,506,516,246],"class_list":["post-19459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birds-2","category-coastal","category-foxes","category-water-birds-birds-2","tag-fox","tag-fulmar","tag-rock-pipit","tag-rottingdean","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