<\/span> It could have been about starlings<\/span><\/p>\nBut just as I'd finished shooting a series of close-ups of the newt I heard a noise over in the corner of the garden. There was some shuffling under a shrub. Distinctive fox noise, for sure. So I pointed the camera (I still had the macro lens on), and watched. After a couple of moments a fox appeared, but it wasn't the young fox I was expecting. It wasn't Roofy. <\/p>\n Now we haven't seen any sign of the old fellow since about March\/April when we were treating him <\/a> for mange. He'd been in a sorry state at the time, but beginning to show signs of recovery. And here he was again, back in the garden looking fantastic. Identifying foxes isn't always easy, and there have been changes in him. Not only has his coat grown back to a glorious state, his tail has lost its old notch. So the identification is based partly on his behaviour, the areas of the garden he visited, his generally calm and unfussed demeanour. And the fact that having had visits from him over a period dating back to early 2005 he has a face that to us is unmistakable. <\/p>\n While he was in the garden (it was a fairly brief visit), I noticed that he had a slight limp on his front right leg. There appears to be some thickening around the knee joint, suggesting that he may have suffered a break at some point. The leg seemed marginally shortened when he walked. This is not uncommon and doesn't seem to hamper them (see August 2nd entry<\/a> for more on fox injuries).<\/p>\n
<\/span> It could have been about squirrels<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span> It was going to be about newts<\/span><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/fox_dog_1309078708.jpg\")
Knock me down with a feather, it's the old dog fox!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nFox watching<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nTypical pose by the old fox<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n