{"id":23574,"date":"2015-06-21T23:41:21","date_gmt":"2015-06-21T22:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/?p=23574"},"modified":"2015-06-21T23:41:21","modified_gmt":"2015-06-21T22:41:21","slug":"fighting-water-voles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/fighting-water-voles\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting Water Voles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just a short sequence of photos tonight, taken at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in Arundel today. Several water voles were active at the edge of the site (by the entrance to the visitor centre), and their antics included a brief skirmish  in the water. Not my best photos &#8211; but unusual enough to put up here.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23575\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23575\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151628.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151628-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"And a water vole on the bank\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151628-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151628-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151628.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23575\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A water vole on the bank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23576\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23576\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151632.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151632-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"See the second water vole on the left of the frame.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151632-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151632-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151632.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">See the second water vole on the left of the frame.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23577\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23577\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151646.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151646-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Now in the water, the skirmish begins\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151646-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151646-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151646.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Now in the water, the skirmish begins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23578\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23578\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151647.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151647-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Nice yellow teeth!\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151647-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151647-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151647.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nice yellow teeth!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23579\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151648.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151648-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"A flapping claw goes in\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151648-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151648-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151648.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A flapping claw goes in<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23580\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23580\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151655.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151655-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"A short chase\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151655-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151655-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151655.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A short chase<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23581\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23581\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151656.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151656-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Water voles at Arundel Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151656-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151656-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151656.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23581\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Water voles kicking and splashing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23582\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23582\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151664.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151664-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Escape to the bank\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151664-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151664-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/water_vole_2106151664.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Escape to the bank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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>Just a short sequence of photos tonight, taken at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in Arundel today. Several water voles were active at the edge of the site (by the entrance to the visitor centre), and their antics included a brief skirmish in the water. Not my best photos &#8211; but unusual enough to put [&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":[1094],"tags":[1208],"class_list":["post-23574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-water-vole","tag-water-vole","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23574","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=23574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23574\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}