great photos as ever. I just tried to photograph one of my foxes in the garden. There were 3 and its the longest Ive ever seen them for. They seemed un fazed by the floodlight but when I openbed the door they did the look pause leggit thing 🙁 – Di you have to get yours used to your presence or were they just tame to start with?
Words
20 Jul 2008
Neil, this one was one of the cubs we got to know last year so she's been used to us from an early age, but the 'opening the door' thing is a familiar problem! The nicked-ear vixen hates it which is why I have relatively few photos of her. The bold vixen and the dog fox will wait while I open the door, go out, go in again, change batteries, get a new lens etc…
The only way round the scattering instinct it is to be out there when they arrive, keep very still and let them pluck up courage to get closer to you. Moving towards them will make them run (at first). Oh and get their attention with a handful of sultanas or something. It doesn't need to be much, just enough to slow them down and tempt them back if they do scarper. Patience is the key. I used to sit outside waiting for a couple of hours at a stretch when we first started to see them.
Great though that you've got three foxes visiting together!
SittingFox
20 Jul 2008
That final picture is just lovely! She has a beautiful face.
Foxes do vary so much in their tolerance levels. The SV is just…the SV, but her sisters were so much more patient with the lense-swapping thing 😉
Words
20 Jul 2008
Vulpes :cheers:
Vulpes vulpes
20 Jul 2008
😀
Words
20 Jul 2008
Adele, she's easily the prettiest vixen we've seen round here. And very good with lenses too!
FrogBoots
21 Jul 2008
She's lovely! Great shots, as usual! :up: 🙂
Cynthia23
21 Jul 2008
Really fabulous shots today! WOW! She is beautiful! :up:
Words
22 Jul 2008
Thanks FB 🙂
Words
22 Jul 2008
Thanks Cynthia 🙂
Flying Red Fox Blog
22 Jul 2008
Wow such a beautiful Vixen too :love: Those phots are so nice and sharp and clear aswell.
Words
23 Jul 2008
Mark, thanks! We had both vixens in the garden tonight. I'll get some photos up tomorrow… getting too late now!
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Ukwildlife
20 Jul 2008great photos as ever. I just tried to photograph one of my foxes in the garden. There were 3 and its the longest Ive ever seen them for. They seemed un fazed by the floodlight but when I openbed the door they did the look pause leggit thing 🙁 – Di you have to get yours used to your presence or were they just tame to start with?
Words
20 Jul 2008Neil, this one was one of the cubs we got to know last year so she's been used to us from an early age, but the 'opening the door' thing is a familiar problem! The nicked-ear vixen hates it which is why I have relatively few photos of her. The bold vixen and the dog fox will wait while I open the door, go out, go in again, change batteries, get a new lens etc…
The only way round the scattering instinct it is to be out there when they arrive, keep very still and let them pluck up courage to get closer to you. Moving towards them will make them run (at first). Oh and get their attention with a handful of sultanas or something. It doesn't need to be much, just enough to slow them down and tempt them back if they do scarper. Patience is the key. I used to sit outside waiting for a couple of hours at a stretch when we first started to see them.
Great though that you've got three foxes visiting together!
SittingFox
20 Jul 2008That final picture is just lovely! She has a beautiful face.
Foxes do vary so much in their tolerance levels. The SV is just…the SV, but her sisters were so much more patient with the lense-swapping thing 😉
Words
20 Jul 2008Vulpes :cheers:
Vulpes vulpes
20 Jul 2008😀
Words
20 Jul 2008Adele, she's easily the prettiest vixen we've seen round here. And very good with lenses too!
FrogBoots
21 Jul 2008She's lovely! Great shots, as usual! :up: 🙂
Cynthia23
21 Jul 2008Really fabulous shots today! WOW! She is beautiful! :up:
Words
22 Jul 2008Thanks FB 🙂
Words
22 Jul 2008Thanks Cynthia 🙂
Flying Red Fox Blog
22 Jul 2008Wow such a beautiful Vixen too :love: Those phots are so nice and sharp and clear aswell.
Words
23 Jul 2008Mark, thanks! We had both vixens in the garden tonight. I'll get some photos up tomorrow… getting too late now!