Cheeky little chaps but inevitable garden visitor as I live along a railway line. Between these, woodpigeons and squirrels it has cost be a fortune in bird seed this winter!
Olympus E-3, 300mm f2.8 plus 2x tc, tripod, iso 400, 1/125s at F5.6. Small compositional crop.
Posted by Andy Astbury on April 2, 2013 at 8:27 AM
Very under-photographed rodent is the rat - and the tail clipping doesn't make me want to jump all over the image either - the viewers attention goes straight to the rats eye and it takes a while to notice the tail.
Thanks Andy - I'm not a great rodent expert, but when I Wikki'd rats the large ears and tail longer than body indicated Black rather than Brown, but as I say I'm no expert!
Now I do like rats, I personally think they are brilliant, like the crow family, survivors. I am not sure those ears are big enough though Mike, black rats have really big uns!
Posted by Bob Johnson on April 2, 2013 at 12:19 PM
Cracking eye there Mike
Bob
Posted by Dawn Monrose on April 2, 2013 at 2:18 PM
Nice shot, I'm a rat fan too - very clean and intelligent animals! The large version looks like it could do with a touch more sharpening, but a very well composed image.
Posted by Nick Mckeown on April 3, 2013 at 4:45 PM
I am also in awe of the rats survival instincts but would not want them as house guests....the mice are bad enough! Great shot Mike, some lovely detail on the face.
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6 repliesOlympus E-3, 300mm f2.8 plus 2x tc, tripod, iso 400, 1/125s at F5.6. Small compositional crop.
Are you sure it's a Blacky though??
Bob
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