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Wednesday, 26. November 2008, 20:01:00

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A sign of spring?

Sunday, 7. February 2010, 23:53:35

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I took some time out today to clear out some of the debris that had collected in the garden pond over the winter. The pond is located under beech trees, which tend to shed continually for some reason. The pond had also become somewhat choked with weed, to say nothing of having been frozen solid during the cold spell in January. So this evening I was pleased to see that at least this chap had come to no harm.


If you - like me - are wondering how they survive in such adverse conditions, it's because they have internal anti-freeze. Well according to this article in Scientific American they do.

One frog doesn't make a spring, but while I was peering into the water I noticed some other welcome survivors of the winter. There were several damselfly nymphs hugging the pond walls.


There's one other regular pond dweller. She was there last night (early hours of today). She's not one for getting her feet wet though.

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Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 40D andSigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG macro lens.

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More Fulmars at Rottingdean...

Sunday, 7. February 2010, 01:18:39

The fulmars excelled themselves today. The light was good, and the weather mild. Not quite a spring day (yet), but a hint of what's to come.







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Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 40D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.

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Greedy Creatures...

Saturday, 6. February 2010, 01:53:14

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Breakfast time...






Lunch...





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Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 40D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.

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I woke up after a long nap, and was hungry....

Friday, 5. February 2010, 00:40:39

The Hungry Hedgehog
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Camera note: taken with the Canon 40D and Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG macro lens.

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