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A shot of a water vole aka water rat of Wind in the Willows fame. He takes a pause from feeding on some pond weed to throw me a brief glance. Due to predation by mink I believe that this is one of, if not the rareest mammal in Britain. Taken in Surrey, UK in captivity.
Canon 1D MK2
Canon 300mm f2.8 L IS
1/640th
F2.8
ISO 320
| Brand: | Canon |
| Camera: | Canon EOS-1D Mark II |
| Lens: | 300.0 mm |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 1 Jul 2010 - 4:42 PM |
| Focal Length: | 300mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/2.8 |
| Aperture: | f/2.8 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/640sec |
| Exposure Comp: | 0.0 |
| ISO: | 320 |
| Exposure Mode: | Aperture-priority AE |
| Metering Mode: | Multi-segment |
| Flash: | Off, Did not fire |
| Title: | The Water Rat |
| Username: | |
| Uploaded: | 6 Feb 2011 - 1:29 PM |
| Tags: | British, Feeding, Rodent, Water, Water rat, Water vole, Weed |
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| Votes: | 12 |
Comments
Quote: Awww.. I thought it was a ground hog. ![]()
very nice shot.
Leman
Thanks mate, no ground hogs here !
Thanks for the comment on my water vole shot, I lived in Wymondham for a couple of weeks
If you have'nt already then I would really, really appreciate if you could help me to win a national photo comp final by going to
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and voting for MAY, which is my picture "The Inquisitive Duckling"
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There is also an option to link it to facebook should you wish ; )
Thanks,
Pete D
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