Just when you think it’s all quiet…

Usually, when I get home in the evening I pop outside to see what's happening in the garden. Sometimes nothing, but on warm sunny evenings there's often a cub resting at the back of the garden. And there was tonight.

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They like that spot for the peace and quiet it provides, but an added attraction is the water bowl. We first put it there when they appeared back in April and they've finally managed to learn to drink from it without tipping it over.

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And that was more or less going to be tonight's post. An oasis of calm and peace.

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In the middle of the evening I went out again to see if the dog fox would show up. He didn't, but a couple of cubs did. And they weren't in a good mood. It began when the small 'skinny' cub decided to launch itself at its sibling.

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For a moment or so this resolved itself with the two sitting cheek by jowl and making loud mewling noises at each other. The larger cub finally broke away to near the rose bush, only for the skinny one (which had been making most of the noise) to launch another attack. Bad move.

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The skinny cub is on the left, and on its knees (more or less). Now these episodes are generally over in a flash (and sometimes quicker than my camera can flash), but I think these two are seeking an Equity card. They held the pose for several seconds, which meant I managed a second shot as well (I've included a crop of the main image).

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And then it was over. They each went to separate parts of the garden, seemingly none the worse for the encounter. I've no idea what triggered it off, or why it ended so quickly.

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This Post Has 3 Comments

  1. ALLY_G

    11 Aug 2006

    why it ended so quickly? Maybe one of them has halitosis? 😆

    Wow, what a nice photo series. I wondering always about this life in your garden.

  2. gdare

    11 Aug 2006

    How big they are? I have seen a fox once at my friends house and it was really small. But when I look at the photos here, they seem much bigger. Do they alow you to come close?

  3. Words

    11 Aug 2006

    They're quite small really, but I nearly always photograph them from very low down which makes them look bigger. This picture was taken in June and gives a better idea of size. Ok, they've grown since then, but not too much in size.

    And yes, they come right up to me 🙂

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