It's been raining solidly most of the evening here, so my forays into the garden have been limited. I don't mind a bit of rain, but I fear for the camera if the weather's too harsh. But I was tempted out just before 11pm. By loud and continuous screaming. Foxes! No doubt about it.
I couldn't see them (the noise was coming from a neighbouring garden), but we are now bang slap in the middle of the mating season. Whether or not that's what I heard I can't be sure. After a few minutes, the sounds ceased and a familiar face appeared from the side of the house. Coincidence? Possibly. There's more than one fox around here, and he wasn't telling. But it gave me a chance to grab a few quick photos which I've added to the Fox Watch 2008 album.
Camera note: all shots taken with the EF 24-105 F4L IS USM lens and Canon 430EX flash unit. Experimentally, the flash was angled about 45 degrees off-centre (see discussion in the comments on this post).
Vulpes vulpes
14 Jan 2008I think he's smiling – can't think why. 😉
Words
14 Jan 2008He's such an innocent fox!
Mickeyjoe-Irl
14 Jan 2008Originally posted by U2:
gdare
14 Jan 2008😀
Words
14 Jan 2008😆
SittingFox
14 Jan 2008He seems to have developed Chiara's habit of not closing his lips entirely, giving a sabre-tooth look! :eyes:
Flying Red Fox Blog
16 Jan 2008He looks like hes saying, "screaming? was i really that loud?" "ok ok then i was, lets do some more posing then iam off to scream at my vixen again" 😆
Words
16 Jan 2008Adele, possibly a family trait? Roofy (grandson? son? both????) had the same expression at times.
Words
16 Jan 2008Mark, you may be right. 😆