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Tales of a South Downs fox... and other ramblings

Well we've not had a fox on the front page for a while...

Tuesday, 10. June 2008, 23:13:22

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I just noticed that there was no sign of a fox on the front of the blog. That can't be right! So without further ado....
Among the flowers

A cooling drink

Look before you leap

Those were taken this evening. Earlier in the day I was back watching the gulls and then down at the pond. First, one for the family album (Dad was behind the camera :whistle: )



And at the pond, a magnificent crow...



And a skipper butterfly, with a strange bug sharing the flower head.



There are more birds in the June Birds album, including a very impatient chick.

Camera note: all daytime shots taken with the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS. As usual I added the Kenko Teleplus 1.4x Pro 300 DG teleconverter for the gulls. The foxes were taken with the EF70-300mm 4.5-5.6 DO IS lens.

Fox of the DayKestrel sighted

Comments

Lois 10. June 2008, 23:43

Great shots!! Love the family portrait!!

Andy Wilson 11. June 2008, 01:18

Those seagull chicks make me laugh :smile:

Darko 11. June 2008, 04:37

Family portrait is excellent, kids are growing so fast :D

Mark Jones 11. June 2008, 06:02

Very nice :D TheSeagull one looks like they are warming up in the Sun P:

Words 11. June 2008, 06:31

Cynthia, thanks. I loved the way they lined up for the photo.

Words 11. June 2008, 06:31

Andy, thanks :cheers:

Words 11. June 2008, 06:32

Darko, yes the difference in size in just a week or so is really noticeable.

Words 11. June 2008, 06:33

Mark, it must get pretty hot up there for them. There's not much shade for them to get under.

Vulpes vulpes 11. June 2008, 10:41

Great shots! The bug reminds me of a larger version of a scale insect - interestingly, if you look at them very close, they resemble tortoises...I obviously have too much time on my hands! :D

Cynthia 11. June 2008, 16:29

The foxes are looking really healthy. I really like this "Gull Family." :up: Words!

Adele 11. June 2008, 18:08

The gull family album shot is priceless! :lol:

Lovely skipper too!

Words 11. June 2008, 21:43

Vulpes, I'm fairly sure the butterfly is a 'large skipper', but I haven't been able to i.d. the bug. Maybe some sort of shield bug, but 'tortoise bug' sounds good to me. I can see the resemblance to scale insects (I took a sequence of photos of them last year on a friend's tree).

Words 11. June 2008, 21:45

Cynthia, thanks. The foxes are doing fine! I must try and properly identify 'mum and dad' gull. I have a feeling that might be dad in the picture. I really need a good shot of them together to judge size.

Words 11. June 2008, 21:47

Adele, the young ones have taken to walking along the roof ledge. It gives me vertigo just watching! The skipper was a bit of a bonus, but we get some interesting butterflies there as the weather warms up.

José Torres 13. June 2008, 21:07

Wow! Fantastic photos, the sea gull with his baby is amazing, also the wildflower and bugs! :up:

Words 13. June 2008, 22:24

Thanks ZT... and I've added it to the Wild Flower group :wink:

José Torres 13. June 2008, 22:30

What???? :yikes: :yikes: :hat::hat::hat::hat:

Words 13. June 2008, 23:40

LOL!

José Torres 14. June 2008, 17:58

:wink::happy:

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