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

Blue and White

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Two locations today. The summer weather (!) drew me to Rottingdean, but I wasn't alone and the crowds didn't make for an ideal bird-watching afternoon. Still the sea was calm, and a beautiful rich blue.


The local marina was busy. There were plenty of sailing boats out on the water.


Closer to shore, the seaweed danced in the receding tide.


For wildlife, I returned to the garden where there's always something to see. Today it was the small white butterflies which are the current dominant species, though there are still some speckled woods and an occasional gatekeeper to keep them company. But it was the small whites that kept my attention. They have the advantage of being relatively bold (ie they don't fly off even when you get close).












I promise some foxes soon. I've been recording stills on the night cam, but haven't yet sorted them out. In the meantime here's one of the other night cam creatures from a few days ago.

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Camera note: Rottingdean shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens. Butterfly photographed with the EF 100mm f/2.8L macro IS USM lens. Badger courtesy of a Bushnell Trophy cam.

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Comments

Adele BrandSittingFox Sunday, July 31, 2011 8:18:53 AM

Badger! smile I haven't seen a British badger for ages. Must go looking...

And yes, sunshine is very nice! smile

ERWINWulpen Sunday, July 31, 2011 6:31:22 PM

A very nice document...... up

Words Monday, August 1, 2011 7:41:43 PM

Adele, there's nothing quite like a badger sighting, but this one shows up very late so I'm unlikely to see it in the flesh.

Words Monday, August 1, 2011 7:41:52 PM

Erwin, thanks!

CynthiaCynthia23 Thursday, August 4, 2011 10:49:24 PM

Beautiful photos!

Words Thursday, August 4, 2011 11:09:46 PM

Cynthia, thanks!

CynthiaCynthia23 Saturday, August 6, 2011 10:33:36 AM

You're welcome, Words.
Hope the weather is fine there. smile
It's a beautiful day here. Enjoy!

Words Sunday, August 7, 2011 11:42:48 AM

Cynthia, we've got very mixed weather at the moment. Not really a proper summer, but we live in hope!

CynthiaCynthia23 Sunday, August 7, 2011 12:13:21 PM

Yes, same here. smile

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