Who’s a lucky vixen then…

By Paul Cecil | Published November 1, 2008

A very brief sighting of the nicked-ear vixen tonight. Given her evident success at hunting I'm not too surprised that we've seen slightly less of her in this garden lately.


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Camera note: both shots taken with the EF 24-105 F4L IS USM lens.

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20 Comments

  1. Words November 1, 2008 at 1:11 am #

    You've got to hand it to her… she's good!

  2. Cynthia23 November 1, 2008 at 1:11 am #

    WOW! She posed for you. :up: Fantastic photo and really lovely garden. 🙂

  3. Mickeyjoe-Irl November 1, 2008 at 1:11 am #

    Wouldn't be Halloween without a bit of gore. 😀

  4. Vulpes vulpes November 1, 2008 at 1:11 am #

    :chef: Quite the hunter! :p

  5. Words November 1, 2008 at 1:11 am #

    Mick, how true. We had lots of kids knocking at the door tonight. I'm not sure they've got the hang of looking scary…. they were all smiles in their anxiety to get treats!

  6. Words November 1, 2008 at 1:11 am #

    Cynthia. She was showing off I reckon, and wasn't about to hang around too long in case I tried to steal her 'kill'. 😆

  7. CedarFox November 1, 2008 at 2:11 am #

    I don't think she'll ever become hungry with her talent!

  8. gdare November 1, 2008 at 5:11 am #

    😆

  9. Tervicz November 1, 2008 at 7:11 am #

    It's so obvious. She dropping you some hints on what she likes :p

  10. SittingFox November 1, 2008 at 11:11 am #

    She's going to get overweight if she doesn't watch it 😉

  11. Words November 1, 2008 at 6:11 pm #

    Tervicz, it doesn't work though. Here she is trying the same trick last April.

  12. Words November 1, 2008 at 6:11 pm #

    Eric, she's certainly a canny one.

  13. Words November 1, 2008 at 6:11 pm #

    :cheers: Darko!

  14. Words November 1, 2008 at 6:11 pm #

    Adele, it's a risk I guess, but as long as she can still fence hop I doubt she'll worry too much about the extra pounds.

  15. cakkleberrylane November 2, 2008 at 3:11 pm #

    Great pictures! She's showing you her hunting trophy. 😆 Any idea what it is?

  16. Flying Red Fox Blog November 2, 2008 at 3:11 pm #

    Wow thats a lucky find for her. 😀 I had a couple of kids ringing my bell but was so comfy in my chair watching a documentary on TV that i didnt fancy opening the door so ignored them 😆

  17. Words November 2, 2008 at 9:11 pm #

    Lois, looks like a lamb chop to me but I could be mistaken.

  18. Words November 2, 2008 at 9:11 pm #

    Mark, I doubt luck has much to do with it. Someone must be buying them for her!!! Halloween is always a bit of a last minute rush, remembering the doorbell will start ringing. It usually means a quick trip to the shop to get some of those 'family pack' mini choc bars. We had a few left over though :whistle:

  19. chthoniid November 3, 2008 at 12:11 am #

    I was wondering about the prey item too- hope it's not an NZ lamb chop 😀

  20. Words November 3, 2008 at 12:11 am #

    I reckon a chunky Sussex lamb judging by the size of it. This is a sheep-farming county (really!).