Guess who was lurking in the garden tonight…

The rain finally stopped today as evening fell. It was still very damp underfoot when I went outside, and lurking in a corner of the garden was a familiar face. I hadn't seen him (or indeed any other fox) since last weekend, so it was especially good to see him using the garden rather than just passing through.

Sheltering fox

He did venture out

And happily posed for a few photos

He's looking so good at the moment that it's easy to forget that earlier in the year he was suffering from mange and had lost most of that marvellous brush. This photo, from February, shows just how ragged he'd become.

Last February

Camera Note: Tonight's photos taken with the EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens. The February photo was taken with the EF70-300mm 4.5-5.6 DO IS lens.

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  1. Vulpes vulpes

    9 Dec 2007

    It so nice to see your efforts at treating the mange earlier in the year paid off so well! He looks so healthy now!

  2. gdare

    9 Dec 2007

    He looks fully recovered now, comparing with the last photo :up:

  3. Flying Red Fox Blog

    9 Dec 2007

    Its great hes recovered, i think animals seem to know when someone is helping them and stay around for a long time after which is nice 😀

  4. SittingFox

    9 Dec 2007

    Amazing transformation and that's a marvellous picture of him sheltering from the rain! They're so picky about the weather! 😉

  5. Words

    9 Dec 2007

    Mark, I think he knows which side his bread is buttered 😉 Funny that he disappeared for so long but it could be that he's getting grumpy and avoids the mayhem of raising a family!

  6. Words

    9 Dec 2007

    Darko, yes he's certainlly fully recovered. Mange treatment is usually very successful.

  7. Words

    9 Dec 2007

    Vulpes, he's looking better now than at almost any time over the past three years. 🙂

  8. Words

    9 Dec 2007

    Adele, he's always been one for sheltering under shrubs. Definitely a wise old fox!

  9. CedarFox

    9 Dec 2007

    He's really made a great recovery, it's especially noticeable in his tail. :up:

  10. ALLY_G

    10 Dec 2007

    Great to see that he is well again! :up:
    The first of your photos makes me smile: such a nice hiding-place. 🙂

  11. cakkleberrylane

    10 Dec 2007

    Beautiful photos, as always. I love the one of the fox sheltering. So candid.

  12. Words

    10 Dec 2007

    Eric , yes his brush has been through the wars over the years. From thin to thick, to notched, back to thin and finally thick again!

  13. Words

    11 Dec 2007

    Lois, thanks. I'd not seen him under that bush before.

  14. Words

    11 Dec 2007

    Elke, he's doing fine now. Thanks 🙂

  15. Words

    12 Dec 2007

    Cheers :beer:

  16. Mickeyjoe-Irl

    12 Dec 2007

    Hard to believe it's the same fellow. Well done Words. :up:

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