[Photos/Garden] Foxes in the garden

[dancefloorlandmine]

You know you own a restful oasis of calm when not one, but two foxes decide that it is a suitable place for their regular nap in the sun. According to valkyriekaren she sees them quite regularly when she is at mine, but today was the first time that I saw them both while having my camera to hand. Unfortunately, they manage to sequester themselves quite neatly away from easy view from my flat's windows, but I got some shots. Also unfortunately, my long zoom is getting a bit soft on the focus at full zoom (it's the old Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 Mk I ... second-hand when I bought it seventeen years ago), and the landing window from which I took some of the shots didn't help (it's technically part of the other flat's 'territory' in the house, and definitely hasn't been cleaned in five years, probably quite a few more!).

But for those who'd like to see them, the photos are here.

And, as ever, a couple of samples behind the cut ...

Comments

[battlekitty.livejournal.com]

Aww! So cute! (Until they start making noises in the middle of the night... >_<)

OK, so that's just my experience of having lived in a fox red light district!

[bibliogirl.livejournal.com]

Aw, sleepy foxes, cute! We have occasional foxes but they now seem to share space with the cats, and not entirely happily. lucyas has had fox cubs in her back garden before now :)

[friend-of-tofu.livejournal.com]

Aw, that's so sweet!

[sunspiral.livejournal.com]

Adorable! We've had a few foxes here in Melrose, but none in the garden yet.

[d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com]

There'll be a few more photos later today, as they're being photogenic again at the moment, so I'm popping to the window for a shot or two every so often.

Have to admit that I do pity wildlife photographers - with just the battery grip and the 70-300, my EOS-400D is pretty cumbersome - a full-frame body and a 400mm L-series must be a real handful.

[nevla.livejournal.com]

Yay for garden wildlife! We hear foxes, but you're blessed to have them visit you!