{"id":21134,"date":"2014-06-26T00:19:33","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T23:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/?p=21134"},"modified":"2014-06-26T00:19:33","modified_gmt":"2014-06-25T23:19:33","slug":"garden-nightlife-toad-and-foxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/garden-nightlife-toad-and-foxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Garden Nightlife (toad and foxes)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Regular readers of this blog will know that I spend a good deal of time out in our garden watching the comings and goings of the local foxes, and that occasionally – while I’m out there – I spot other garden visitors. Last night was such an occasion. Perched on the wall which separates the upper garden area from the house was a large toad. Toads are very occasional garden sightings, so its appearance was something of a surprise. I did spot a baby toad a few weeks ago, scuttling away under some shrubs, but it is a long while since I’ve seen an adult. This one was unmissable.<\/p>\n

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Tonight was toadless, but two of the local foxes showed up. The nicked-ear male is the more confident and regular of the foxes, and he’s in the foreground of this photo. The more wary vixen is lurking in the background.<\/p>\n

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She may be wary, but the temptation of peanuts can occasionally be too much for a fox. Here she is nervously reaching forward.<\/p>\n

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She takes what she can and retreats. The male, though still cautious, is prepared to bide his time as long as I keep a safe distance away. He’s quite relaxed in this last image.<\/p>\n

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Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D and EF 200mm f\/2.8L II USM lens.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Regular readers of this blog will know that I spend a good deal of time out in our garden watching the comings and goings of the local foxes, and that occasionally – while I’m out there – I spot other garden visitors. Last night was such an occasion. Perched on the wall which separates the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,87],"tags":[1128,1150],"class_list":["post-21134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-foxes","category-toad","tag-fox","tag-toad","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