Sleepy Garden Fox

By Paul Cecil | Published August 16, 2011

My theory that foxes are jealous creatures and read blogs received another slice of empirical evidence on Sunday. Almost as soon as I'd finished posting about the young field foxes than I heard slight noise outside and sure enough Shutterbug was curled up on the flowerbed just outside our rear window. He's clearly not a fox to be usurped by mere country dwellers!

He was back again last night, hiding at the far end of the garden under the wild rose bushes.

No sign of him yet tonight, but I think he'll be around. He's been showing up more frequently on the trailcam and may be making his bid for 'winter rights' to the garden.
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Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100mm f/2.8L macro IS USM lens.

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11 Comments

  1. gdare August 17, 2011 at 6:08 am #

    Something to eat and a safe place to sleep. What a fox would need more? :zzz:

  2. KayFour August 17, 2011 at 12:08 pm #

    Lovely!

  3. anonymous August 17, 2011 at 6:08 pm #

    Wojtek writes:

    @Darko: Someone to admire him. But thanks to Words, he has a lot of admirers from all around the world! 😉

  4. gdare August 17, 2011 at 7:08 pm #

    @Wojtek
    Exactly :cheers:

  5. SittingFox August 17, 2011 at 8:08 pm #

    Darko, some shoes or toys 😉 A tennis ball turned up in the front garden here this morning!

    Nice to see him peaceful 🙂

  6. Words August 18, 2011 at 11:08 pm #

    Wojtek, thanks!

  7. Words August 18, 2011 at 11:08 pm #

    Darko, I think Adele has answered your question… and she's quite right. I really should provide toys as well 😉

  8. Words August 18, 2011 at 11:08 pm #

    Karen, thanks!

  9. Words August 18, 2011 at 11:08 pm #

    Erwin, thanks!

  10. Words August 18, 2011 at 11:08 pm #

    Adele, good to hear your foxes are keeping up the vulpine reputation for gathering toys 🙂

  11. Wulpen October 19, 2012 at 8:10 pm #

    Very Lovely