I was obviously a bit premature on my last post, thinking that summer was over, as this last week has been absolutely glorious, with today being no exception, it has a been beautiful day here in Alcester.I went down to the reserve this afternoon, but it was far to busy with dog walkers & kids to be any good for nature photography. So I decided to walk along the River Arrow in the opposite direction towards Studley. It was much better, with only one other person seen in a couple of miles of walking.
Because of the warm weather there was still the odd butterfly showing, and I managed to get a couple of decent shots of a Green Veined White.
Whilst I was sat near the waters edge enjoying the peace & quiet, I heard a rustling in the Balsam on the opposite bank and thought that a Moorhen would be responsible, but to my surprise an old dog Fox appeared and laid down on the pebbles near the waters edge obviously sunning himself. I managed to get a couple of shots by turning the autofocus off so as not to spook him. But unfortunately he was nearly obscured by vegetation, so I decided to stand up slowly and get a shot, but unfortunately this spooked him and he was off.
It was a shame I did not get a decent pic,but I was extremely chuffed with a brief, but memorable encounter.
Great pic of the green-veined white Colin! Shame about the fox hiding from you but at least you got a shot; birds and beasties never pose as we should wish them too!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you had as brief a meeting with you fox as a I did with the one I saw just over the fence from my garden some months ago. It was exciting though.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great blog you have got going here. Your encounter with the fox will probably be something you will never forget.
ReplyDeleteA cracking Green Veined White, Colin.
ReplyDeleteWell spotted with the fox. I think an experience like this is more important than the photo, but you got him anyway!