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Another Fox Photo

The gloom and rain made getting any usable photos a little difficult today, so just to keep the blog warm here are three snaps of Pretty taken this evening.

Fox in garden after rain

Fox in garden after rain

Fox in garden after rain

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100mm f/2.8L macro IS USM lens.

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Pretty and Friend (trailcam foxes)

The trail camera has been quietly clicking away for the past few days. I’ve not looked at it for the best part of a week and there were about 900 images on it when I finally brought it in this evening. Mainly foxes, mainly at night. This is a short sequence from Friday of Pretty with a much larger male fox (he featured briefly in photos last year as Nicked Ear).

two foxes

two foxes

two foxes

I’m not sure how accurate the temperature gauge is on the camera, but it looks as though it’s been dropping below 0°C at night.

This one is from nearly 3 days later, one of a handful of badger sightings that the camera has picked up over the past week.

badger

Pretty was around earlier this evening. Her foot is definitely much improved and she was using it almost all the time. In this photo the hind leg that’s nearest the camera is the one that was causing her problems. As you can see, it’s firmly planted on the ground.

Close-up of injured fox leg (near), now healed.

And a last shot of Pretty getting a small reward for her patience.

Close-up of fox

Camera note: colour stills taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100mm f/2.8L macro IS USM lens. trail camera images from the Bushnell Trophy Cam HD.

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Pretty the Fox in the Garden

After yesterday’s update it was nice to see Pretty out during daylight today. Despite popular belief, foxes aren’t nocturnal. They do however adapt to their environment, and in urban (or semi-urban) settings, the night is safer and no doubt better for finding food. If it’s quiet and they feel relaxed, foxes are more than happy to wander out in daylight.

She’s still limping on and off, but it’s neither as obvious nor persistent a limp as a week ago. She is limping in this photo.

Fox in garden during daylight

But here she has the foot firmly on the ground.

Fox in garden during daylight

And again here…

Fox in garden during daylight

No sign of her this evening, but the night is still (relatively) young.

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

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