{"id":1371,"date":"2009-04-20T23:04:57","date_gmt":"2009-04-20T22:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/archives\/1371"},"modified":"2013-11-14T21:44:54","modified_gmt":"2013-11-14T21:44:54","slug":"at-last-a-fox-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/at-last-a-fox-2\/","title":{"rendered":"At last, a fox!"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Well I thought today was going to be about the birds and the butterflies. Early this morning I saw a yellowhammer<\/a> and whitethroat<\/a> out by the fields, and at lunchtime I was delighted to finally photograph a male orange-tip butterfly. It's easy (for once) to understand how this particular species got its name.
<\/span>Orange-Tip butterfly (male)<\/span><\/p>\n

All that faded into the background as I was leaving work. I was driving on one of the exit roads when a familiar reddish figure passed me along the grass verge. I pulled in, and grabbed the camera. The angle wasn't great, but the subject was! This is just a tiny selection.<\/p>\n

\"foxFox with rabbit<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

She's obviously comfortable around people. Several were watching her as she trotted along with her prey. Someone mentioned that there's a den nearby, and I have a good idea where \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

\"foxThe cubs will be happy with mum!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\"foxA final pose<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

I took several more shots before she disappeared behind a bridge, but the encounter wasn't over. A couple of minutes later she was back out on the prowl. I followed her up a grassy embankment, and crouched down low to watch. She saw me, and trotted over to say hello!<\/p>\n

\"fox\"<\/a><\/p>\n

She is moulting heavily and her coat is patchy in places, but she was wonderfully at ease and has some excellent hunting grounds all around her. Now to keep an eye open for the cubs.
\"Nature<\/a><\/span>
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon EF 400mm f\/5.6L USM lens.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1128],"class_list":["post-1371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-foxes","tag-fox","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t