Picspam - Looking out of the window

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It's been a while since I posted any photos. I haven't been getting out nearly as much as usual for obvious reasons, but have had a little luck looking out of the back window...

This feral parakeet was eating ornamental cherries in a tree about eight or nine yards from the window. He seemed to be busy so I took the time to get my Nikon and 100-500mm zoom, which I got for a tenner in a car boot a couple of years back. It's a very heavy lens but great for things like this:






 
And this young fox was ambling around on thick overgrown ivy on the roof of a shed in the garden below my flat while I was testing a 200mm lens for sale on eBay - partially hidden by the edge of the floor below, unfortunately:








Just after I took the last of these he went forward - that wasn't a good idea since the shed roof is made of clear plastic and fairly slippery where it isn't overgrown with ivy. A few seconds later I heard a lot of scrabbling and his rear legs disappeared, and I think he slid off the roof and into the garden. No harm done, since I saw him later and he stole some slippers from the mat outside the garden door of the flat below later that day.

Not bad for a flat in central London!

Original photos in higher resolution are in my photostream on flickr, here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/150868539@N02/with/50145443376/

Comments

[dormouse1953]

I've been trying to go for long walks in the countryside around Guildford. Last week I had to cross a narrow bridge, but others seemed to be intent on occupying it:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/cQ4ntEqQoZ8LW5Jq9

A bit later on, a deer bounded across my path, but by the time I got my phone out, it had disappeared.

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I can see that as a little problematic - hope you found a way around.

[dormouse1953]

Actually, there was room to pass. I left them alone, they left me alone. In fact, that picture was taken after I crossed.