Sunny Saturday with Pretty Vixen

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.

fox walking
Pretty Vixen comes down the garden

She sat around and explored different corners.

fox sitting
Pretty Vixen sitting in the sunshine
fox standing near trail camera
Standing near the trail camera
fox relaxing
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.

Vixen sitting
Pretty Vixen in the late afternoon light
portrait of a vixen
A portrait
fox walking through grass
She finally tired of the company and made her way off.

portrait of a fox

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

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  1. der Wandersmann

    19 Feb 2018

    An excellent collection of shots, Paul! That last one is a knockout! Is it a crop?

    1. Words

      19 Feb 2018

      Full-frame! She’s very comfortable with us around (which is great as she’s pregnant so we should have cubs coming to visit in the next two or three months).

  2. Aurora J Stone

    19 Feb 2018

    These are stunning photos, of course it helps to have a knockout subject as you have in Pretty Vixen.

    1. Words

      19 Feb 2018

      Aurora, there’s a male following her around (I spotted him tonight), and she’s showing clear signs of carrying cubs.It’s looks like we could have another good year with them.

  3. Darko

    21 Feb 2018

    She lives up to her name 🙂

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