Well we’ve not had a fox on the front page for a while…

By Paul Cecil | Published June 11, 2008

I just noticed that there was no sign of a fox on the front of the blog. That can't be right! So without further ado….
Among the flowers

A cooling drink

Look before you leap

Those were taken this evening. Earlier in the day I was back watching the gulls and then down at the pond. First, one for the family album (Dad was behind the camera :whistle: )

And at the pond, a magnificent crow…

And a skipper butterfly, with a strange bug sharing the flower head.

There are more birds in the June Birds album, including a very impatient chick.

Camera note: all daytime shots taken with the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS. As usual I added the Kenko Teleplus 1.4x Pro 300 DG teleconverter for the gulls. The foxes were taken with the EF70-300mm 4.5-5.6 DO IS lens.

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19 Comments

  1. cakkleberrylane June 11, 2008 at 12:06 am #

    Great shots!! Love the family portrait!!

  2. Dudley June 11, 2008 at 2:06 am #

    Those seagull chicks make me laugh 🙂

  3. gdare June 11, 2008 at 5:06 am #

    Family portrait is excellent, kids are growing so fast 😀

  4. Words June 11, 2008 at 7:06 am #

    Mark, it must get pretty hot up there for them. There's not much shade for them to get under.

  5. Words June 11, 2008 at 7:06 am #

    Cynthia, thanks. I loved the way they lined up for the photo.

  6. Words June 11, 2008 at 7:06 am #

    Darko, yes the difference in size in just a week or so is really noticeable.

  7. Words June 11, 2008 at 7:06 am #

    Andy, thanks :cheers:

  8. Flying Red Fox Blog June 11, 2008 at 7:06 am #

    Very nice 😀 TheSeagull one looks like they are warming up in the Sun 😛

  9. Vulpes vulpes June 11, 2008 at 11:06 am #

    Great shots! The bug reminds me of a larger version of a scale insect – interestingly, if you look at them very close, they resemble tortoises…I obviously have too much time on my hands! 😀

  10. Cynthia23 June 11, 2008 at 5:06 pm #

    The foxes are looking really healthy. I really like this "Gull Family." :up: Words!

  11. SittingFox June 11, 2008 at 7:06 pm #

    The gull family album shot is priceless! 😆

    Lovely skipper too!

  12. Words June 11, 2008 at 10:06 pm #

    Vulpes, I'm fairly sure the butterfly is a 'large skipper', but I haven't been able to i.d. the bug. Maybe some sort of shield bug, but 'tortoise bug' sounds good to me. I can see the resemblance to scale insects (I took a sequence of photos of them last year on a friend's tree).

  13. Words June 11, 2008 at 10:06 pm #

    Adele, the young ones have taken to walking along the roof ledge. It gives me vertigo just watching! The skipper was a bit of a bonus, but we get some interesting butterflies there as the weather warms up.

  14. Words June 11, 2008 at 10:06 pm #

    Cynthia, thanks. The foxes are doing fine! I must try and properly identify 'mum and dad' gull. I have a feeling that might be dad in the picture. I really need a good shot of them together to judge size.

  15. zetorres June 13, 2008 at 10:06 pm #

    Wow! Fantastic photos, the sea gull with his baby is amazing, also the wildflower and bugs! :up:

  16. Words June 13, 2008 at 11:06 pm #

    Thanks ZT… and I've added it to the Wild Flower group 😉

  17. zetorres June 13, 2008 at 11:06 pm #

    What???? :yikes: :yikes: :hat::hat::hat::hat:

  18. Words June 14, 2008 at 12:06 am #

    LOL!

  19. zetorres June 14, 2008 at 6:06 pm #

    ;):happy: