Category Archives: Foxes

A collection of foxes

The Garden is Getting Lively

July 21, 2016 by Words | 6 Comments

The warm evenings have not only got me out into the garden, but have emboldened the local night prowlers. The foxes are still cautious, but they are learning! The badger, on the other hand, is just plain greedy and will do anything for peanuts (so cheap as well!). Here’s a few shots from the past several days, starting with a lanky fox.

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Lanky fox enjoying a chicken treat

The second fox is a striking male, but somewhat cowardly. He tends to lurk at the back of the garden which makes getting decent photos tricky.

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The fox and the apple (very nearly an Aesop’s fable)

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Here he is sitting at the back of the garden… his favourite spot

As for the badger, I took these last night. A fox was about to come to the front of the patio area but was scared off. Here’s who showed up in its place. A very relaxed badger…

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Badger relaxing over some peanuts

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Badger in black and white

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM lens.

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Green Lizard

June 17, 2016 by Words | 4 Comments

Between periods of torrential rain there were just enough glimpses of sunshine to tempt the car park lizards out into the open, including one that until now had proved elusive. The green lizard. It’s much more skittish than the brown lizards that congregate on the wall but I was able to get quite close.

Common lizard at Watts bank, University of Brighton, Moulsecoomb campus

Green common lizard at Watts bank, University of Brighton, Moulsecoomb campus

The more familiar brown lizard was also out.

Brown lizard at Watts bank, University of Brighton, Moulsecoomb campus

Brown lizard at Watts bank, University of Brighton, Moulsecoomb campus

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Looking at you!

In case you’ve not been looking at my Fox of the Day you may have missed that the large male is becoming a little less cautious. Here’s one of him from a couple of nights ago.

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Male fox

Camera note: lizards taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and EF 100mm f/2.8L macro IS USM lens. The fox was snapped with the EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM lens.

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A Furtive Fox

March 31, 2016 by Words | 2 Comments

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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