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I may add a fox cub at the end \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>First up are a few sheep, grazing quietly in the morning mist.<br \/><span class='imgcenter'><img alt='' src='https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/sheep_0805134190.jpg' \/><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Less photogenic (and much less attractive) are the gnats. There are clouds of them everywhere.<br \/><span class='imgcenter'><img alt='' src='https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/gnats_0805134274.jpg' \/><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>The best sighting though was a swift. I saw a couple yesterday evening (along with some bats over the garden), but they were beginning to gather in greater numbers today having finally arrived from Africa.<br \/><span class='imgcenter'><img alt='' src='https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/swift_0805134221.jpg' \/><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>As for the foxes, I got plenty more trail cam footage last night. The four young ones are still greedily bothering the vixen. This is just a short clip. <\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive-video-wrap clr\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Won&#039;t Let Go\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0j19bptDrsI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And a couple of more relaxed photos&#8230;<br \/><span class='imgcenter'><img alt='' src='https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/fox_cub_0705134135.jpg' \/><\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span class='imgcenter'><img alt='' src='https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/fox_cub_0705134167.jpg' \/><\/span> <br \/><i>Camera note: all daytime shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens. 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