19th July : Foxes delight.

I walked alongside the river Chess from near the centre of Chesham this morning, always a pleasant walk even in the town starting from Meades Water Garden.

A family of Moorhens were feeding behind the parking bays.

 

The field where Lapwings bred up until last year is now looking good for passage Wheatears & Chats.

One of the sources of the river Chess, in past years this has been dry, but following the wet Winter/Spring it's good to see it flowing well in the Pednor Valley.

As I walked along I could hear a Red Kite constantly calling, I eventually spied it at the top of a tree.

Cautiously walking a bit further I gained a clearer view.

Then it was off.

A few more steps along the road where I happened to look through a gap in the hedge just in time to see a Fox disappear into the vegetation. 

I hung around a bit hoping it would reappear, which it did along with two more chasing each other through the vegetation, presumably a family group, unfortunately I was only able to photograph them singularly.

 

Don.

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