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Tales of a South Downs fox... and other ramblings

And then there were three (foxes)

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Mist and rain were the order of the day, yesterday's fine weather a thing of distant memory. And the birds were distant too. I followed this jay for about half a mile across the fields and never got closer than this.

jayDistant jay

In the garden Bold was more active than she's been recently, jumping down off walls, and clambering up on to the garage roof. Clearly a fox well on the way to full recovery.

fox on roofBold on the garage roof

I've been continuing to monitor the garden via the trail cam, and one of last night's clips included all three garden foxes together. Not for long, but it was interesting to see them as a group, even fleetingly.


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Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 40D. For the jay I used the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS. The vixen on the roof was captured with the EF70-300mm 4.5-5.6 DO IS lens.

Blue sky shockBirds on the Sussex Downs

Comments

Darko 10. October 2009, 05:33

It is nice to see her recovering :up: How are three of them getting along? No fighting?

studio41 10. October 2009, 07:51

the distant jay shot is amazing! I love it!!

Adele 11. October 2009, 12:18

Jays can be frustrating but that is a great photo :smile: And glad to see Bold looking better.

Words 11. October 2009, 12:36

Darko, I don't often see them all together but I think they may be a loose family group.

Words 11. October 2009, 12:36

Thanks Jill!

Words 11. October 2009, 12:37

Adele, at least there were no branches for it to hide behind.

Mark Jones 11. October 2009, 18:02

Beautiful photos, Bold on the roof reminds me of Roofy! P:

Words 11. October 2009, 21:07

Mark, she could well be his daughter.

Neil 14. October 2009, 20:16

lol I spent ages trying to get a jay or green woodpecker photo in Richmond Park yesterday, pesky things! Nic pic of bold being bold!

Words 15. October 2009, 06:35

Neil, I hope you had success with the jays and woodpeckers. They're not too keen on the camera, but at least the jays fly in a straight line rather than bouncing all over the place :wink:

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