{"id":2567,"date":"2013-04-08T23:04:19","date_gmt":"2013-04-08T22:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/archives\/2567"},"modified":"2013-11-01T23:34:31","modified_gmt":"2013-11-01T23:34:31","slug":"jackdaws-a-pair-of-rabbits-and-a-squirrel-and-a-fox-and-a-badger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/jackdaws-a-pair-of-rabbits-and-a-squirrel-and-a-fox-and-a-badger\/","title":{"rendered":"Jackdaws, a pair of rabbits and a squirrel and a fox and a badger"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

It was very nearly a normal spring day today. Yes, it's still on the cold side, and a little overcast; but it was dry, and the winds have dropped (but, irritatingly, are still coming from the East). The jackdaws don't seem to mind though, and collectively were putting on a good display of springtime behaviour.
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This one was gathering nest material.
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While another makes good its getaway with some of the bread left out for the ducks.
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The rabbits also seem to be doing well, and the churchyards are a busy little playground for the youngsters. This pair paused from their play just long enough for a grabbed shot.
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Even the squirrels are busy ( though I do wonder if they think autumn is just around the corner).
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Back in the garden the foxes are still playing dodge-the-camera, so it's more from the trail cam (set to take stills for a little while). First is a fox with a limp. This one is of a nervous disposition, probably a yearling, and almost never willing to sit down and relax. It steals the peanuts one by one, even when on its own.
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The last shot tonight (and note the temperature recorded by the camera) is a badger, facing the wrong way. Badgers have no compunction about simply settling down and scoffing whatever is in front of them.
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Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens. Trail cam stills from the Bushnell Trophy Cam HD.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[994,980,4,50,3],"tags":[160,1128,47,1130,1141],"class_list":["post-2567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-badger-wildlife","category-birds-2","category-foxes","category-squirrel","category-wildlife","tag-badger-2","tag-fox","tag-jackdaw","tag-rabbit","tag-squirrel","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