The Two Young Foxes

By Words | Published September 15, 2010

The weather was throwing a tantrum today… mist, wind, rain. Absolutely useless for photography so I hadn't even looked at the camera before about 10.30 tonight when the rain finally relented. The wind didn't, but I can put up with that.

I started with something safe… a snail. That guarantees that I have a shot for my 365 album. And I have to say this is a rather imperious looking snail!

Then the foxes showed up. First it was the young male. He's picked up an injury on his right front leg. You can see the swelling in these shots. It's not hampering his movement and leg injuries are very much par for the course for a fox, so apart from monitoring him there's not much to be done. They're very stoic creatures.
Handsome

Handsome didn't stay for long. He's still quite wary, and the wind didn't help. Cheeky is quite the opposite. Bold (like her mother), and, well, cheeky!
Cheeky

She can do the proper fox thing though when she wants to. Here she is peering round the edge of a rose bush giving a suitably severe stare.

I'm looking forward to slightly improved weather over the next few days (the forecast is moderately promising). We'll see.
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Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 40D and EF 100mm f/2.8L macro IS USM lens.

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14 Comments

  1. anonymous September 15, 2010 at 7:09 am #

    Crafty Green poet writes:

    what wonderful photos of the foxes (and the snail!). I hope Handsome's leg recovers well!

    http://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com

  2. gdare September 15, 2010 at 8:09 pm #

    Clean and healthy teeth :up:

  3. Words September 15, 2010 at 8:09 pm #

    Thanks CGP! I'm sure Handsome will be fine… he's not even limping!

  4. Words September 15, 2010 at 8:09 pm #

    Thanks Erwin!

  5. Words September 16, 2010 at 8:09 am #

    Darko, 😀

  6. Cynthia23 September 16, 2010 at 5:09 pm #

    Really giggling looking at these fox pictures. Nice!! :up:

  7. Flying Red Fox Blog September 16, 2010 at 9:09 pm #

    Wow Foxes look so beautiful with their mouths open! I hope his leg heals quickly. Great photos. 😀

  8. Words September 16, 2010 at 10:09 pm #

    Cynthia, I was teasing her in the first one (head cocked to one side) by making little 'chirrup' noises!

  9. Words September 16, 2010 at 11:09 pm #

    Mark, I think his leg will be fine. They all seem to pick up injuries and make much less fuss than footballers (or indeed me!). I like the 'mouth' shots… and it reminds me of how large those teeth are 😀

  10. SittingFox September 17, 2010 at 10:09 am #

    Love the shot of Cheeky and the rose! 🙂

    That snail is thinking, trying to decide something. Though what snails have to decide, I know not…

  11. Words September 17, 2010 at 2:09 pm #

    Adele, Cheeky is turning out to be a great subject for the camera. As for the snail, I suspect it's scanning the horizon for the nearest uneaten leaf (quite a rarity!).

  12. Ukwildlife October 3, 2010 at 2:10 pm #

    Great set of close ups of two very different animals!

  13. Words October 4, 2010 at 10:10 am #

    Neil, thanks!

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

    Beautiful Pict