Mist and rain were the order of the day, yesterday's fine weather a thing of distant memory. And the birds were distant too. I followed this jay for about half a mile across the fields and never got closer than this.
In the garden Bold was more active than she's been recently, jumping down off walls, and clambering up on to the garage roof. Clearly a fox well on the way to full recovery.
I've been continuing to monitor the garden via the trail cam, and one of last night's clips included all three garden foxes together. Not for long, but it was interesting to see them as a group, even fleetingly.
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 40D. For the jay I used the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS. The vixen on the roof was captured with the EF70-300mm 4.5-5.6 DO IS lens.
gdare
10 Oct 2009It is nice to see her recovering :up: How are three of them getting along? No fighting?
studio41
10 Oct 2009the distant jay shot is amazing! I love it!!
SittingFox
11 Oct 2009Jays can be frustrating but that is a great photo 🙂 And glad to see Bold looking better.
Words
11 Oct 2009Darko, I don't often see them all together but I think they may be a loose family group.
Words
11 Oct 2009Adele, at least there were no branches for it to hide behind.
Words
11 Oct 2009Thanks Jill!
Flying Red Fox Blog
11 Oct 2009Beautiful photos, Bold on the roof reminds me of Roofy! 😛
Words
11 Oct 2009Mark, she could well be his daughter.
Ukwildlife
14 Oct 2009lol I spent ages trying to get a jay or green woodpecker photo in Richmond Park yesterday, pesky things! Nic pic of bold being bold!
Words
15 Oct 2009Neil, I hope you had success with the jays and woodpeckers. They're not too keen on the camera, but at least the jays fly in a straight line rather than bouncing all over the place 😉