It seems an age since I last saw the foxes in the garden (well almost two weeks), but tonight my patience was rewarded. The sun had set, and late today the Cheeky vixen quietly slipped into the garden.
She didn't stay for long, and seemed to be keeping a watchful eye out for the local cats (which had been in and out all evening), or perhaps the badger which has been through several times in the past couple of weeks.
I'll continue to monitor Cheeky and the other foxes on the trail cam (glinting in the corner of this final shot), but there's nothing quite like a direct sighting. 
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 40D and EF 24-105 F4L IS USM lens.
RobinL
13 Oct 2010Glad they have finally returned to you. She is so pretty!
gdare
13 Oct 2010She is not much bigger than average cat, right?
raniakasim
13 Oct 2010how did u know that it was a cat :confused:
Words
15 Oct 2010Rania, I'd seen the cats a few minutes earlier. Two of them were in the garden, so I think she could hear them.
Words
15 Oct 2010Robin, thanks! She's been back again tonight 🙂 http://www.permuted.org.uk/fox/day/1510101410105186.jpg
Words
15 Oct 2010Erwin, she certainly has. She's always a very welcome visitor.
Words
15 Oct 2010Darko, yes foxes are roughly cat-sized, and Cheeky is quite small anyway.
SittingFox
16 Oct 2010She's got quite a stubby nose! And her coat seems to be getting thick already 🙂
Words
17 Oct 2010Adele, she's getting prepared for winter. She still turns up sometimes with the young dog fox, but he is still playing hard to get (with the camera). I see them together on the trail cam.
Wulpen
19 Oct 2012The Friend have returned beautiful