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The Slowest of Hunts

Friday, 26. June 2009, 20:44:48

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Or at least, it ought to be, when the prey of choice is a slug (or possibly a snail relieved of its shell - it was a bit hard to tell at that range).



A pair of song thrushes have added our garden to their hunting circuit. They are hopping around quite speedily after their clumbersome prey. I noticed one repeatedly wiping its beak on the ground; whether it was cleaning itself of slime, or its future meal of dirt, I wasn't quite sure :right:
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Only one other picture tonight - the latest addition to one of the local meadows :D

If You Have Foxes as Neighbours...Shadows Shortening

Comments

gdare 26. June 2009, 21:28

I have almost forgot when I saw a horse "in person" last time :smile:

Stardancer 26. June 2009, 21:30

Awww, look at the baby! :smile:

Great photos, Adele. Thanks for sharing.

:up:

SittingFox 26. June 2009, 21:57

@Darko - I see more horses than people when I'm out walking around here!

SittingFox 26. June 2009, 21:58

@Stardancer - thankyou! :smile:

The foal was bouncing along quite happily alongside its mother :smile: There is another older foal in that field too. Hopefully I'll catch them playing at some point!

sanshan 27. June 2009, 00:59

Oh I could watch foals for hours. I think I have a little video somewhere of one being especially frisky. Love it when they kick up their heels. (do horses have heels?)

pabha 27. June 2009, 11:46

Cute foal and beautiful mother horse. I enjoy the photo. Thank you for sharing. You are lucky to have the foal and horse around you.

Wulpen 27. June 2009, 13:13

Adele,


I enjoy the photo's thanks for sharing..

cakkleberrylane 27. June 2009, 15:08

Beautiful photos as you always do Adele!! I've seen chickens wipe their beak like that, usually after a sticky meal of rice or spaghetti!

Flying Red Fox Blog 28. June 2009, 09:46

I love that little Foal so sweet! :heart: great shots.

SittingFox 28. June 2009, 15:59

San - me too! They're such good fun. I see adult horses playing too, sometimes, especially towards evening.

Heels...well, hocks I guess! :smile:

SittingFox 28. June 2009, 16:00

@Jimmy - thanks! :smile: The large number of horses is one of the best things about living in the Surrey Hills :smile: As long as they're not kept at very high densities and overgraze their paddocks, most of our wildlife is quite happy to have them as neighbours, too :smile:

SittingFox 28. June 2009, 16:01

@Erwin - thankyou! :smile:

SittingFox 28. June 2009, 16:03

@Lois - oh, that's interesting! Someone ought to design napkins for birds :lol:

Thankyou! :smile:

SittingFox 28. June 2009, 16:04

@Mark - isn't she cute! I hope she stays here for a while. I'll try to get more photos of her.

Thanks! :smile:

Words 29. June 2009, 21:27

Nice shots! That wiping motion is something I've seen the pied wagtail adults do after feeding the young, so it may be simply a case of keeping the beak clean. Interesting to watch though.

SittingFox 29. June 2009, 21:37

Thanks Words! :smile: Interesting that you've seen the wagtails do it as well.

Ukwildlife 30. June 2009, 21:41

Nice stuff

SittingFox 30. June 2009, 21:56

Thanks! :smile:

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