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A sign of winter

Saturday, 17. November 2007, 00:39:33

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The days have been drawing in for a while now, but it wasn't until today that we had the first real sign of winter. The garden pond had the thinnest covering of ice this morning, but the real surprise was the much larger dewpond at work. This shot was taken at lunchtime, by which time we'd had several hours of weak sunshine. It must have been much colder than I'd realized last night.


Yesterday I posted a picture of a very white black-headed gull. Today's 'name that bird' oddity is a young blackbird.




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

Fox of the DayWet Weather Blues

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Flying Red Fox Blog 17. November 2007, 06:22

Wow Winter has begun brrrrrrrr! It was down to around minus 4c the night before around your area Words so the pond would have time to freeze over:)

Did you go skating :wink:

Words 17. November 2007, 09:18

Minus 4c? Woaah! That's a pretty sharp frost for round here. Not quite enough for me to don my skates :smurf: Just checked the weather reports and it looks like plenty of rain over the next week :frown: I much prefer cold and dry than slightly cold and very wet.

SittingFox 17. November 2007, 09:48

Brrr indeed...I agree though, I'd much rather have frost than rain :frown: It's dull and overcast here now.

gdare 18. November 2007, 09:29

What is that blurry thing on a second photo?

Words 18. November 2007, 09:44

That's its wings. It was hopping/flying to grab a berry. :smile:

gdare 18. November 2007, 09:49

Very fast fluttering :smile:

Words 18. November 2007, 10:00

Yes, but also quite a slow shutter :wink:

gdare 18. November 2007, 10:44

:smile:

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