{"id":20581,"date":"2014-05-04T00:07:40","date_gmt":"2014-05-03T23:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/?p=20581"},"modified":"2014-05-04T00:07:40","modified_gmt":"2014-05-03T23:07:40","slug":"castle-hill-walk-and-foxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/castle-hill-walk-and-foxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Castle Hill Walk (and foxes)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was out at Castle Hill, a local nature reserve, early this morning. I was killing a little bit of time before going to fix a friend&#8217;s computer, but the early start was more than a little rewarding. It was cold, but sunny and I had only gone a short way along the path when I noticed a familiar shape sitting out by the edge of the gorse.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/fox_castle_0305145675.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/fox_castle_0305145675-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"fox at castle hill\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-20582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/fox_castle_0305145675-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/fox_castle_0305145675-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/fox_castle_0305145675.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I managed to get a little closer, but not much. This is the best of the shots.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/fox_castle_0305145691.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/fox_castle_0305145691-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"fox at castle hill\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-20583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/fox_castle_0305145691-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/fox_castle_0305145691-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/fox_castle_0305145691.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve seen numerous raptors along the path on previous visits, but had no luck with them today. The smaller birds were busy though including this unidentified bird with a beak-full of insects. I&#8217;d welcome a suggested i.d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/bird_sp_0305145703.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/bird_sp_0305145703-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"small brown bird\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-20584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/bird_sp_0305145703-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/bird_sp_0305145703-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/bird_sp_0305145703.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whitethroats I can recognize, though this is the first time I&#8217;ve managed to photograph one in flight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/whitethroat_0305145753.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/whitethroat_0305145753-600x399.jpg\" alt=\"whitethroat in flight\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-20585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/whitethroat_0305145753-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/whitethroat_0305145753-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/whitethroat_0305145753.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a more conventional shot of one perched in an adjoining rape field.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/whitethroat_0305145771.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/whitethroat_0305145771-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"whitethroat\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-20586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/whitethroat_0305145771-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/whitethroat_0305145771-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/whitethroat_0305145771.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next up (literally) is a bird I can identify as easily by its song as by sight. It&#8217;s a skylark. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/skylark_0305145738.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/skylark_0305145738-600x399.jpg\" alt=\"skylark\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-20587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/skylark_0305145738-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/skylark_0305145738-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/skylark_0305145738.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Down at ground level a small flock of starlings were feasting on worms and grubs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/starling_0305145776.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/starling_0305145776-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"starling with worm\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-20588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/starling_0305145776-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/starling_0305145776-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/starling_0305145776.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Two more photos to close today&#8217;s blog. Both are foxes, both were taken in the garden. They&#8217;re both exceptionally badly composed as well! The first one was taken through the window this afternoon. I think it may well be the male fox I&#8217;ve photographed several times at night recently.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/fox_day_0305145813.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/fox_day_0305145813-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"fox\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-20589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/fox_day_0305145813-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/fox_day_0305145813-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/fox_day_0305145813.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is definitely the vixen, taken tonight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/fox_vixen_0305145856.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/fox_vixen_0305145856-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"vixen\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-20590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/fox_vixen_0305145856-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/fox_vixen_0305145856-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/fox_vixen_0305145856.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And in case you&#8217;re interested, I did manage to fix the computer. All in all a successful day.<\/p>\n<p><em>Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens with the exception of the final photo of the vixen which was with the EF 200mm f\/2.8L II USM lens.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was out at Castle Hill, a local nature reserve, early this morning. I was killing a little bit of time before going to fix a friend&#8217;s computer, but the early start was more than a little rewarding. 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