I was feeling lazy today and rather than go hiking into the Downs stayed put at lunchtime and explored the area behind my office. It’s basically scrub, but important as part of the local green corridor. It home to various butterflies and insects (I saw a couple of brimstones today), kestrels, buzzards (overhead), lizards (I’ve yet to photograph them) and… so it seems… a fox.

A furtive fox at the top of Watts Bank, University of Brighton
A furtive fox at the top of Watts Bank, University of Brighton

The fox was probably as surprised to see me as I was to see him. The top of the scrub area is somewhat inaccessible, an even though an attempt has been made to clear the dense brambles it is heavily overgrown. Anyway, he watched me watching him for a minute of so before wandering off. The shots were all taken through the undergrowth and it was impossible to get a clear view.

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A closer shot (cropped)
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One last look…

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens.

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  1. If you can’t find a fox, then fox will find you 🙂

    1. Darko, they are everywhere!

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