A Local Family out in the meadows

A few months ago at the beginning of summer I was treated to a wonderful British wildlife encounter that I always await for over the long winter months. While out walking through a freshly cut field by a local river  as the sun was about to set and the wind dropped leaving wonderful conditions for an encounter with Fox cubs. We watched as the adult left an area where the Fox cubs were waiting for the all clear to come out into the open. One brave cub followed the adult into the open field to look for an small mammals killed by the grass cutting machinery.

The adult moved off while the young cub explored alone so we decided on seeing if we could get a little closer without disturbing the family. We got quite close using a dip in the field to get about 10 metres away for a couple of shots before a dog walker disturbed the adult Fox which made the cub follow the adult into the safety of the undergrowth.
One of the photographs before the dog walker disturbed this wonderful family

 Cub and Adult Foxes

 The Fox cub is left alone

A few months later I visited the area again and saw the whole family including 5 teen cubs sunbathing and bounding around in the early hours was an amazing and beautiful thing to watch. I could not get any photographs as I was on my bike without my camera so I decided on just watching the family until the sun went behind the clouds that blew in from North.

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Stay wild, be happy and be safe
 

Mike

A few more Foxy encounters from N.Wales

 After going through my I-phone and DSLR folders I found a few images and footage I forgot to use in my latest post the Foxes next door. Below is a few photographs from the ridge where we watched them playing each evening. I wanted to show where we were staying (RED CIRCLE) and what the Foxes saw from there view, so we climbed up through some very spiky brambles to get to there sunspot and what a view they had. Towards the end of the holiday the family disappeared so we thought it would be okay to have a good look to see if there's a den so early next year I can be ready to photograph them when there smaller.

No den but lots of bit feathers from old meals and a Foxy scent lingered in the air

We found the Vixen on the coastal cliffs getting some peace from her cubs

One last look before she left to return to her cubs

One lucky baby Rabbit which came out once the Vixen headed off into the gorse bushes

Below is a short video filmed from the cottage upstairs window on my DSLR of the Fox Family playing and sunbathing above a very busy road full of holiday makers who have no clue of the wild creatures on the cliffs just a few meters away.

 
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Mike

The Foxes next door and across the road!!!!

On my way back from doing some Dolphin spotting and hearing that they were close to shore further up the coast only about 30 minutes walk from the cottage where we were staying. As the sun was about to go down I decided not to go and see if we could find the pod as it would have been too dark to see them or take photographs and it was lucky we didn't go to Rhos on sea to see the Dolphins as walking back to the cottage we noticed a Fox come out from the garden next door to where we were staying but as it saw us heading up the hill it stood for 30s watching then headed back into next doors garden.

I managed to get a couple of shots which I was happy with and it was probably the closest I had been to an Urban Fox in day light.

 We never saw this individual again over the 2 weeks we stayed there. While looking out of the upstairs bedroom window one day at the beautiful surroundings of the woodlands and cliff edges I spotted a Vixen and 2 cubs playing and sunbathing each evening as the sun went down.

The family was to far away to photograph but I managed to film on my DSLR and watch there antics through binoculars as they played in the sun.

Our setup where we watched the Foxes from became an office for the trip

 My DSLR setup on the Foxes

 The view from the window the only thing that spoiled it was the telephone line

 
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Mike

View from the Little Orme over Penryhn bay