Category Archives: fox cub

Hedge Fox

June 29, 2017 by Words | 4 Comments

We’ve got a lovely 5ft shrubby honeysuckle hedge along one side of the garden, painstakingly trimmed and nurtured by Mrs Words. It runs alongside the edge of the garden pond, and is stepped to follow the general terracing of the garden. The fox cubs have discovered the hedge and at different times two of them were clambering up it tonight to explore. Here’s a short sequence of the young vixen having a go.

Fox cub looking up at the hedge

Starting to climb

Fox cub on top of a shrubby honeysuckle hedge

They’ve some way to go before they reach the heights of this fox in the trees from 10 years ago (I can’t believe it’s been that long), but they are still youngsters so still plenty of time

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and EF70-300mm 4.5-5.6 DO IS lens. Video taken with something else!

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Fox Cubs Enjoying the Summer

June 19, 2017 by Words | 5 Comments

The cubs have been amazing, especially as the evenings have lengthened and the sun has beaten down. Here is a selection of shots taken over the past week. It’s a tiny sample of the hours I’ve spent outside with them.