<\/span> <\/p>\nThis one was the following night. The trail cam fires three shots triggering, and I have it set to shoot at no more than one triggering per minute. I may miss some this way, but not too much. It was enough at least to capture one more surprise over the past two nights. A fox cub. This is the best of the three frames it took. Not a great shot as the weather has been dank and misty… but it's a cub. I'll monitor the coming nights all the more closely as a result of that last shot. It looks quite young, and I'd love to know whether it has any siblings. <\/p>\n Staying on the subject of young animals, the pond has proved relatively quiet so far this year. The lone duckling I photographed a week or so ago hasn't been seen again, and the three goslings are now two (though looking very healthy). I've also spotted one moorhen nesting at the side of the pond, but not much else. Overall this year has not been good for water birds. The recent flooding (yes, I know we are technically in a drought) has washed out many nest sites, and I suspect that may also have happened here. <\/p>\n The rabbits are doing well though, and it's easy to spot the young ones hopping through the fields. Nesting season is also underway for the recent summer visitors and these house martins are busy gathering mud for their nests. I expect to see the swallows joining in very soon. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/span><\/p>\n Postscript<\/i> A single shot taken shortly after posting the above… \ud83d\ude00
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