David Element
Wildlife
Photography and Digital Video Images
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mammals 7 - Red
Foxes
RED FOX Vulpes vulpes
(f)
RED FOX Vulpes vulpes
(f)
RED FOX Vulpes vulpes
(f)
RED FOX Vulpes vulpes
(f)
RED FOX Vulpes vulpes
(f)
RED FOX Vulpes vulpes
(f)
RED FOX Vulpes vulpes
(f)
RED
FOXES Vulpes vulpes (f)
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This very pretty Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
vixen was the first of several females to have been associated with the older
vixen shown in the background of the final photograph. She used to boss her
around (which she accepted – this avoided conflict) and she had a rather
mischievous demeanour, investigating everything and often testing items such as
the severed hosepipe with her teeth – testing might be an understatement in
this case. She also dissembled a bamboo-filled bee-house tube by tube, quite an
achievement. Luckily for her it was unoccupied. If anything had been bitten,
she was usually responsible. A favourite trick during the latter part of her
time in the territory was to climb up on the patio table just outside the
French windows but she was tricky to photograph there until shortly before she
left for pastures new.
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A
playlist of more than 30 of David’s films illustrating
the behaviour of Red Foxes in intimate close-up may be found at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AirIEc0Noe0MUItMCsgolXpQ0sr_Vx9.
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