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Stormy Seas at Rottingdean (photo special)

Friday, 28. August 2009, 23:05:53

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It was one of those late summer days today. High winds, sunshine, a sudden cloudburst as the storm clouds swept in, and then sunshine again. The kind of day when the best place to be is by the coast.

These are a few of the photos from this afternoon. Click on them to zoom.

gullsWhile the sun was shining, the black-headed gulls gathered

seaThe sea was 'choppy'

beach with warning flagThe red warning flag was flying, but a surfer was heading out to the waves

seaThe view towards Brighton

view of brighton marinaThe sea and the marina

seaIt was rough out there

gulls at seaGulls over the sea

No fulmars about today, and no sandwich terns either. A cormorant flew by early in the afternoon, but the most sensible of the birds was a jackdaw which was keeping well away from the sea, preferring (as did we) the shelter by the side of the cliff-top hostelry, and being very determined not to risk leaving terra firma.

jackdaw with white featherJackdaw, with white feather

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Camera note: all shots taken with the EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM.

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I nearly forgot... the fulmars

Tuesday, 18. August 2009, 00:00:57

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I could hardly have spent the afternoon by the cliffs without taking the occasional photo of some of the fulmars. They seem to have moved away from their nesting spots, but still skim the cliff face constantly.
Fulmar

I've rarely posted about the other cliff-side inhabitants, but there's a very healthy jackdaw population there. They are a constant source of chattering noise and activity as they flit between crevices in the rock, avoid the fulmars and generally bully the pigeons.


As for today, it's been quiet. I did see a badger. It was at the top of the garden when I went outside. I was too far away for a photo, but watched as it ambled away to the rear of the garden. It must have heard me come outside and although it didn't stay around it's retreat was pleasantly casual and relaxed. No foxes tonight, but the three hedgehogs were as busy as ever. Here's one of them.

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Camera note: the birds were taken with the EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens. For the hedgehog I used the EF 24-105 F4L IS USM.

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Don't mess with the Fulmars

Monday, 13. April 2009, 23:54:54

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Ok, this is my third post tonight and I'm beginning to catch up. The brief flurry is partly the result of attempting to defrag my hard drive last night, which knocked out the computer for about 18 hours. I eventually halted the process today having succeeded on covering about 17% of the drive. I'm going to have to do that job in stages. My own fault for ignoring it for far too long.

But back to the photos. After the mist of recent days, we had a glorious sunny Easter Monday. We spent the afternoon at Rottingdean. It was more crowded than usual (well it would be), but the fulmars weren't keen on inviting visitors in for tea. As this jackdaw found out!

fulmar and jackdaw

fulmar and jackdaw

fulmar and jackdaw

fulmar and jackdaw"And don't come back"
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Camera note: all shots taken with the EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens.

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The Busy Jackdaw (picture feature)

Wednesday, 1. April 2009, 22:46:02








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

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Gulls at the pond

Friday, 12. December 2008, 00:03:06

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I took these during a severely truncated lunchbreak today. The pond is a small ornamental feature a few yards from my office, and occasionally the gulls make use of it.






Meanwhile, this jackdaw just sat and watched.


As for the foxes, nicked-ear showed up briefly tonight, proving that she's still queen of the garden.

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Camera note: the gulls were photographed with the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens. I used the EF70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM for the vixen.

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