{"id":26611,"date":"2018-05-10T23:08:30","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T22:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/?p=26611"},"modified":"2018-05-10T23:08:30","modified_gmt":"2018-05-10T22:08:30","slug":"cormorant-and-fulmars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/cormorant-and-fulmars\/","title":{"rendered":"Cormorant and Fulmars"},"content":{"rendered":"

You may start to notice a subtle change of location over the coming weeks. Nothing too outlandish, but I have finally packed in working for good and am enjoying an early retirement. At the moment it feels like a holiday… I like it!<\/p>\n

I headed down to Rottingdean this morning to see what was going on. The tide was out, as were a couple of cormorants. Not that they did very much other. The first one flew off while I was trying to gain a better vantage point. The second simply perched on a yellow warning sign for the better part of an hour. I gave up first.<\/p>\n

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Cormorant number 1 at Rottingdean Beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This is the second cormorant. It shifted position very occasionally, and defecated twice. Other than that, it did just about nothing!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The most exciting move of the day!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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And in close up…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Between some of those shots I did wander along the cliffs to see what the fulmars were up to. There are still some about, and they are still playing their usual game of endlessly trying to land on the sheer cliff face.<\/p>\n

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Fulmar failing to land at Rottingdean cliffs, East Sussex<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Fulmar at Rottingdean cliffs, East Sussex<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And finally a quick shot of a rock pipit digging out a grub from the cliff walls.<\/p>\n

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Rock pipit catching bugs at Rottingdean cliffs, East Sussex<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

More fox cubs soon (and regular shots over on Fox of the Day<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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":"

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