{"id":25315,"date":"2016-09-02T22:31:31","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T21:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/?p=25315"},"modified":"2016-09-02T22:31:31","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T21:31:31","slug":"fox-update-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/fox-update-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

The dog (male) fox that visits the garden is becoming much more predictable in its habits, and we seem to have established something of a nightly routine. For much of the evening he is lurking nearby, in the shadows. If I go outside he may appear briefly on the steps at the far end of the garden, but he won’t stay there for long. He’s waiting for food.<\/p>\n

If I approach to put out something for him (peanuts and maybe a few scraps), he retreats and won’t come back until I retreat at least 9 metres. 8.5 metres and he stays put. Seriously. He seems to have laser-accurate measuring instinct. At 9 metres he’s fine. I move forward… he retreats by the same distance. I retreat… he moves forward. Very occasionally I can inch closer… but if I’m spotted we’re back at square one. Anyway, he’s being very co-operative within those parameters and deserves a hefty blog of his own.<\/p>\n

\"Here<\/a>
Here he comes…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Is<\/a>
Is that 8.5 or 9 metres?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Ok,<\/a>
Ok, you’re keeping your distance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"I'll<\/a>
I’ll wait here until you move.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"That's<\/a>
That’s better!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Those were all taken on Thursday night. I have plenty more. This really is something of a return to the early heart of this blog. I’m enjoying it!<\/p>\n

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

The dog (male) fox that visits the garden is becoming much more predictable in its habits, and we seem to have established something of a nightly routine. For much of the evening he is lurking nearby, in the shadows. If I go outside he may appear briefly on the steps at the far end of […]<\/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":[4,3],"tags":[1128],"class_list":["post-25315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-foxes","category-wildlife","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