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Image Taken on 05 Aug 2012 at 23:40    Image of day on 15 Sep 2012

One of a number of foxes visiting these sites at night.


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Image Taken on 27 Jul 2012 at 05:35    Image of day on 07 Sep 2012

Around dawn the half light causes the foxes irises to be just partially closed.


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Image Taken on 17 Jul 2012 at 21:09    Image of day on 22 Aug 2012

'Reynard' pays another evening call as the day turns to night.


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Image Taken on 04 Jul 2012 at 21:53    Image of day on 08 Aug 2012

At about 10 p.m. (& again a few hours later during the same night) this Fox, with crystal-clear eyes, was gazing at the ground.


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Image Taken on 24 Jun 2012 at 04:31    Image of day on 04 Aug 2012

A young fox visiting site 2, gazing upwards at what looks like roughly the direction to the flashgun. Maybe it can hear a miniscule hum or (ultrasonic) whistle.


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Image Taken on 09 Dec 2011 at 02:39    Image of day on 15 Jan 2012

We see foxes every night on the end of orchard IR stealth cam, but this is the first sighting for weeks at a high quality site, and what a lovely youngster.


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Image Taken on 09 Jul 2011 at 21:26    Image of day on 26 Aug 2011

A week after its previous one-off sighting, this pristine young fox visited this site for at least 20 minutes.


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Image Taken on 09 Jul 2011 at 21:26    Image of day on 26 Aug 2011

Detail from above.


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Image Taken on 02 Jul 2011 at 01:51    Image of day on 18 Aug 2011

Foxes must find this stone a heaven of scents - Peanuts, fruits, and other food along with mice and rabbits leaving their aromatic calling cards.


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Image Taken on 12 Jun 2011 at 01:55    Image of day on 25 Jul 2011

We have seen a young fox on the nearest covert IR camera to this site once or twice a week. At last we have a good view & what a beauty.


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Image Taken on 12 Jun 2011 at 01:55    Image of day on 25 Jul 2011

Tongue, wet nose & lovely whiskers.
Sadly it is bound to kill some birds we are fond of, but that how it goes.


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Image Taken on 12 May 2011 at 00:18    Image of day on 05 Jun 2011

A midnight fox can probably smell the remains of the food put out, now mostly taken by the birds and mice, and the tempting smell of the mice themselves if only it can catch one out.


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Image Taken on 23 Jan 2011 at 19:56    Image of day on 12 Mar 2011

Foxes have been regular visits at stealthy camera sites, but this one has at last started making visits to the good quality cameras. On this day this one visited the 'woodland' site.


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Image Taken on 16 Dec 2010 at 20:10    Image of day on 13 Feb 2011

An hour apart we got 2 almost identical images of this fox, so it was not put off by the first 'click and flash'. On the web search researching commercial camera traps (IR and white light) we discovered an interesting article on the damage they can do when placed on transit 'bottlenecks' by causing individuals or groups to scatter or go elsewhere. However there are plenty of routes through the boundaries and within our patch that animals can take (and find food) without ever going near a camera and there are several individuals that we only ever see on nominally covert cameras. But if this animal was upset several images showing feet, tail etc. as well is this position an hour apart shows he can't be very bothered.


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Image Taken on 26 Nov 2010 at 20:44    Image of day on 17 Jan 2011

We have seen a fox many times recently on the CCTV and IR surveillance cams, but one has at last made a (one off) appearance for a good quality pic.


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Image Taken on 11 Aug 2010 at 21:22    Image of day on 21 Sep 2010

"I see You"
Whatever it saw probably wasn't around much longer.


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Image Taken on 30 Jul 2010 at 23:49    Image of day on 13 Sep 2010

This is the first time we have seen a young fox at this site this year.


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Image Taken on 26 Jan 2010 at 02:42    Image of day on 04 Mar 2010

A fox has been visiting this site every few days to pick over the stored apple windfalls & other fruit we put out. We couldn't resist this close-up - count the whiskers!


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Image Taken on 19 Jul 2009 at 20:33    Image of day on 25 Aug 2009

This guy shows the other aspect of a foxes culinary preferences - these teeth are for procuring the meat course.


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Image Taken on 02 Jul 2009 at 20:22    Image of day on 12 Aug 2009

This is our two young foxes taken 2 hours apart at sites about 15m apart. For the top image (8.20 p.m.) there was still some daylight.


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