{"id":23443,"date":"2015-05-16T00:04:25","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T23:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/?p=23443"},"modified":"2015-05-16T00:04:25","modified_gmt":"2015-05-15T23:04:25","slug":"tufted-ducks-at-falmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/tufted-ducks-at-falmer\/","title":{"rendered":"Tufted Ducks at Falmer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another day, another surprise. There were four of them&#8230; three males and a female tufted duck enjoying the early morning sunshine on Falmer Pond. Clearly passing through (they were gone by lunchtime, but they were a delight to see.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/tufted_ducks_1505153894.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/tufted_ducks_1505153894-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Tufted ducks\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/tufted_ducks_1505153894-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/tufted_ducks_1505153894-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/tufted_ducks_1505153894.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/tufted_ducks_1505154072.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/tufted_ducks_1505154072-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Tufted ducks\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/tufted_ducks_1505154072-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/tufted_ducks_1505154072-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/tufted_ducks_1505154072.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/tufted_ducks_1505154098.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/tufted_ducks_1505154098-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Tufted ducks\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/tufted_ducks_1505154098-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/tufted_ducks_1505154098-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/tufted_ducks_1505154098.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the edge of the pond a pair of the local rats had found some seed scattered on a rock.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rats_1505153935.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rats_1505153935-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"rats\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rats_1505153935-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rats_1505153935-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rats_1505153935.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rats_1505154054.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rats_1505154054-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"rats\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rats_1505154054-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rats_1505154054-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rats_1505154054.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And later in the day, the eight little greylag goslings feasted on plant matter growing on a submerged rock.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/goslings_1505154285.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/goslings_1505154285-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"greylag goslings\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/goslings_1505154285-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/goslings_1505154285-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/goslings_1505154285.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/goslings_1505154244.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/goslings_1505154244-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"greylag goslings\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/goslings_1505154244-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/goslings_1505154244-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/goslings_1505154244.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And then up on to the bank for a well-earned rest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/goslings_1505154308.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/goslings_1505154308-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"greylag goslings\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/goslings_1505154308-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/goslings_1505154308-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/goslings_1505154308.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/goslings_1505154313.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/goslings_1505154313-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"greylag goslings\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/goslings_1505154313-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/goslings_1505154313-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/goslings_1505154313.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D  Mark II and EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L IS II USM  lens.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another day, another surprise. There were four of them&#8230; three males and a female tufted duck enjoying the early morning sunshine on Falmer Pond. Clearly passing through (they were gone by lunchtime, but they were a delight to see. At the edge of the pond a pair of the local rats had found some seed [&hellip;]<\/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":[781,989],"tags":[732,1183,685],"class_list":["post-23443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rats","category-water-birds-birds-2","tag-greylag-gosling","tag-rat","tag-tufted-duck","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23443\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}