Just a short update with some photos from this afternoon, but before those here’s a photo from Monday night in which Pretty is showing very clear signs that she is pregnant. That may also explain why a male fox has been in close attendance several times recently. He’s been very shy, but I do have some trail cam clips of them together. Her den must be fairly near, so it’s looking good for more cubs in the next month or so.

The rest of the blog are some photos of her taken late this afternoon. I love this time of year as the late afternoon sun produce some wonderfully rich light.

Pretty Vixen in late afternoon sunshine

Pretty Vixen strolling

Pretty Vixen smiling

Camera note: first photo the Canon 7D Mark II and EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM lens. The rest were with the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens.

The pretty vixen showed up yesterday afternoon, out enjoying the sunshine. When she first appeared she was relaxed and friendly, though became quite excitable when a male fox briefly showed up (he successfully evaded he camera and only showed his face for a couple of seconds). These are some shots of Pretty.

Pretty Vixen comes down the garden

She sat around and explored different corners.

Pretty Vixen sitting in the sunshine

Standing near the trail camera

Pretty Vixen relaxing

Those shots were in the early part of the afternoon. She was back again later as the sun sank in the sky producing some rich red light.

Pretty Vixen in the late afternoon light

A portrait

She finally tired of the company and made her way off.

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