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Portraits of a Lady (Vixen special)

Friday, 30. October 2009, 22:57:00

For a couple of days I was worried. The bold vixen had seemingly vanished. No sightings in the evening, and nothing of her on the trail cam. She's fine though, and for the past two nights has been back in the garden. These photos were taken this evening. I used the EF 24-105 F4L IS USM lens (which I picked up from the repair shop today). The flash was dialed down to 1/4 for most of the shots. Aperture was f/10. Click on any photo to enlarge it.

foxGaping Mouth

foxInscrutable

foxRelaxed

foxDetail

foxReclining
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Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 40D and EF 24-105 F4L IS USM lens with the Canon 430EX flash unit.

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Comments

Vulpes vulpes 31. October 2009, 01:27

She's a very pretty lady indeed! :queen:

Dudley 31. October 2009, 01:59

As per usual, another excellent set :up:

gdare 31. October 2009, 06:39

She was probably fed better somewhere else for a few days :whistle:

She is most beautiful on third one :up:

Flying Red Fox Blog 31. October 2009, 07:49

Awww shes smiling at you in the 3rd photo :lol: :heart: Probably the most prettiest Fox to have been in your garden i think.

SittingFox 31. October 2009, 19:24

She's so beautiful! They do seem a little scattered right now. My dogfox hasn't appeared for a few days, although the vixen has been regular enough.

Words 1. November 2009, 00:46

Vulpes, thanks. Good to see you around!

Words 1. November 2009, 00:46

Thanks Andy. She makes it very easy though.

Words 1. November 2009, 00:48

Darko, quite possibly. I took the third shot to see how her eye was healing. Seems to be doing well.

Words 1. November 2009, 00:49

Mark, I have to agree. And her temperament is so gentle too. She's a pleasure to have around.

Words 1. November 2009, 00:52

Adele, yes it's gone quiet. I'm getting about half the footage on the trail cam at the moment. One of the shy foxes did show its face a few nights ago, but turned tail as soon as it saw me. I tend to expect some erratic visits and no-shows this time of year.

cakkleberrylane 1. November 2009, 14:48

Very beautiful portraits of this beautiful lady!

Words 2. November 2009, 00:54

Thanks Lois!

Anonymous 4. November 2009, 14:22

Catherine writes:

Thank you for these beautiful photos

Words 4. November 2009, 20:56

Catherine, you're welcome. Thanks!

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