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Flying Ducks!!!

Tuesday, February 7, 2012 10:11:50 PM

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I don't know whether I'll manage it but I aim to keep to a single species today... mallard ducks. They were having a whale of a time on the ice at Falmer Pond, and with some decent light it was a perfect opportunity to capture some winter flying ducks...








Landings weren't always perfect though!




And heck, I do want to show a few other birds in the snow so here they are....

A pied wagtail:


And my favourite jackdaw wink


And finally, a black-headed gull wearing the summer fashions.

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Greater Spotted Woodpecker

Friday, February 3, 2012 12:09:27 AM

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Another cold winter day and another sunrise...


That was taken out by the fields, but it was quiet there so I headed over to Falmer Pond. It was frozen (no surprise there).


But in cold weather even the more cautious animals venture out in search of food, and the darting flight of a woodpecker caught my attention. And I was in luck. It found a perch on a nearby tree, just catching the morning light, but slightly masked by branches.




It then flew to another tree, with a slightly better line of sight.




A good start to a cold day. It wasn't around at lunchtime (I looked) but there were plenty of gulls.


There were lots of ducks too, making the most of the gaps in the ice.


And one brave soul attempting a 'hard' landing!

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Pairs

Thursday, February 2, 2012 12:05:10 AM

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A bright but very cold day today, barely scraping above 0°C and it was probably slightly below that when I took this shot of the sunrise.


Surprisingly the pond has only a shimmering of ice near the fringes, which is keeping the ducks happy.


And the ever-present jackdaws were also enjoying the winter sunshine (and a stylish new hair-do).


The prettiest shots of the day were the goldfinches, which were flitting between the hedgerow and trees surrounding the pond.




One last shot (not of a pair) to make up for yesterday's absence. Another pony. Equally as pretty and once again sporting a lovely shaggy coat to keep out the cold.

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Duck on Wall and a Pretty Pony

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 12:08:24 AM

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The cold bite of winter is with us at the moment, though nothing compared to many other parts of the world. Cold enough though for me; but not too cold to stop me grabbing some photos when the opportunity arises. Like these ducks early this morning, proudly parading on the church wall.




And at lunchtime I met a pony, with a perfect shaggy coat to keep out the cold.





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Catch Up

Sunday, January 22, 2012 12:13:24 AM

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In the absence of anything exciting to post from today, here a re a few shots from earlier in the week that were put to one side as a result of yesterday's fox special.

Going back to the Blackbird post, here are some of the other birds that were mentioned but not shown. The personal highlight were the yellowhammers, my first of the year for this highly distinctive field bird.


Several robins were darting around as well, including this one which posed briefly in a shaft of weak sunlight.


The moorhen is included for the pose/setting.


As is this mallard male.


Those were all taken at lunchtime on Thursday. Just a couple of shots from earlier in the same day. There's a small group of greylags that are permanent residents at the pond, but on Thursday morning a sizeable flock had landed on the water. They were gone by lunchtime, but I expect some of them to return over the coming weeks.




No foxes tonight, but the recent shots will no doubt find a place on my fox of the day page over the coming week or so.
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