I've just come in from watching Roofy and the cub out in the garden for a good 40 minutes (and 70+ photos). Roofy showed up first, but something startled him and he shot across the garden and away. The cub then emerged and was sniffing around the back of the garden while we were sitting low down watching. I only realized Roofy had returned when I felt a firm nudge on my shoulder! Cheeky blighter 🙂 And it sure made me jump! Which made the foxes run.
They weren't gone for long, and we were then treated to Roofy once again being the perfect parent. We were only a handful of feet away from this intimate interaction between parent and cub (for the technically minded the lens was zoomed to a very moderate 67mm, the flash set to underexpose by 2/3rds, shutter at 1/200 and aperture at f/10).
A watchful parent
Pushing under dad
Time for a quick clean
Don't forget to wash behind the ears
Cleaning up some bark that was attached where it shouldn't be!
And off to explore
Mickeyjoe-Irl
12 Jun 2007:eyes: He's as bold as anything. 😆
Flying Red Fox Blog
12 Jun 2007I think things that bump or scare us in the night has got to be either Roofy or another fellow Fox lol! 😛
Lovelly pics of Roofy and Roofy Junior! 😀
anonymous
12 Jun 2007bluekittensireland writes:
Wonderful set of shots
ALLY_G
12 Jun 2007Yes, that is an interesting photo story about father and son.
Beautiful photos (as always) and nice texts. 🙂
SittingFox
12 Jun 2007What a lovely sequence! :up: Roofy does seem to be a very good father – presumably this is his first litter too, given his age? (Nudging you is still very cheeky, though :lol:)
Words
13 Jun 2007Thanks! Roofy is such a good dad, quite unlike his own father (the 'old dog fox'). And Adele, you're right, this is his first litter. I must go back through last year's photos and see if I can identify him among all the cubs. Won't be easy though…