It's not often I get to see all three of the local foxes in one day, but last night was one of those rare occasions. The first visitor was the old dog fox, who came by, scratched a bit but didn't hang around for long.
Next to show up was the bold vixen, looking as charming as ever and happy to pose for the camera.
She wasn't alone for long though. Unexpectedly, the nicked-ear vixen emerged from the border on the left. The bold vixen immediately became anxious. She's at the bottom left of this next photo.
Here's a better shot of the pair of them. Note how both of them have their tails curled in a somewhat submissive posture.
As for general dominance, I think the laurels have to go to nicked-ear. Here she is closing in on the bold vixen's favourite spot.
Which sent the bold vixen scurrying down to where we were for a bit of security in numbers!
A more complete sequence from last night is towards the end of the July Fox Gallery, but I'll close this entry with one last looked at nicked-ear.
Camera note: all shots taken with the EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens.
Vulpes vulpes
23 Jul 2008Naughty nick-eared vixen! :devil: Great sequence of shots! 😎
Words
23 Jul 2008ZT, the flowers are crocosmia and are popular in gardens. I think you must have warmer winters than we get here!
zetorres
23 Jul 2008All great photos Words!
But the funy or not.. is the orange flowers…here they are wild and only grow in winter! :up:
Words
23 Jul 2008Vulpes, nicked-ear was back briefly this evening. Haven't seen the other pair yet today.
FrogBoots
24 Jul 2008All great, as usual, but I especially love the shots of both vixens! :up: 🙂
Flying Red Fox Blog
24 Jul 2008Beautiful photos 😀 They hang around as if they are pets lol 😛 I like that one of the two together.
Words
24 Jul 2008Mark, thanks. The real challenge would be to get a photo of all three of them in the garden at once. I doubt that will happen.
Words
24 Jul 2008FB, thanks. It's always nice when I get the chance to get two of them together. Those moments tend to show something extra about their behaviour.
zetorres
24 Jul 2008Yes these flowers only in December. :up:
Words thanks for the link! :up:
SittingFox
25 Jul 2008Fascinating to see the friction between the vixens. Great shots as always! 🙂
Words
26 Jul 2008Adele, I was surprised to see nicked-ear be so bold. Usually she keeps well out of the way. It was a nice interaction to watch.