Thursday 26 August 2021
New fox
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About Me
- Mike Attwood
- Evacuated during the second world war to a village in Yorkshire where I lived in the home of a good photographer for more than five years who taught me the basics and a great deal about nature. Well past retirement age I have been a wildlife photographer for more than 30 years. Red Kites have been my speciality for much of this period. I did spend several years snapping wheelchair athletes and organizing the British Road Race Championship. In the year 2000 I was awarded a distinction by the Royal Photographic Society for my portfolio on wheelchair athletes. Most of my pics are digital, using Sony cameras and Sigma lenses. I used to spend many weeks each year with friends in Wales which is close to the Elan Valleys where I got many of my raptor pics. I now get these pictures more closely to home, specially red kites and peregrines. I support my pension by selling my pics, cards, coasters, fridge magnets and key rings etc. at craft fairs, something I wish I had done much earlier in life. I give illustrated talks to clubs and societies on wildlife and other branches of photography that I have been involved in.
Brilliant Mike. Nice to catch up with the Foxes. Look forward to seeing more photos of your new visitor. Take care.
ReplyDeleteThanks Marc, It rounded off a week of computer troubles nicely and tonight I missed them.Take care.
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Your friends are faithful, Mike, even unto the next generation! Great job with the pictures.
ReplyDeleteThanks David,
DeleteI am going to make the most of the opportunity. Take care.
Mike.
That's very interesting behaviour from the foxes Mike. I'd never heard of cooperative feeding between generations like that. Good work.
ReplyDeleteIts been doing it for about 2 months now and its the same every night. Picks up a large mouthful and trots off and come back 15 minutes later finishes the remaining biscuits and lounges about on the grass for half an hour before going home.
DeleteTake care Phil.
Mike
Hi mike!!!...Very nice shots... many thanks for your comment...
ReplyDeleteThankyou Ana, Take care and stay safe.
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How rewarding it is for you, Mike, that this Fox considers your garden a safe haven for its offspring. Well done! And thank you for sharing this delightful experience with us. Best wishes - - - Richard
ReplyDeleteIt is very rewarding to think that a wild animal treats me as a friend and in a safe haven. Thankyou Richard and take care.
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Hello Mike,
ReplyDeleteYet another wonderful encounter with your Foxes, you are so fortunate but have put so much work in for them to treat you as a friend and in a safe place.
Best Wishes,
John
Hello John,
DeleteWe have our ups and downs but generally we get on well together. They certainly enjoy my garden and often spend an hour or so or even come back later to lounge around. Take care,
Mike.
Hello Mike,:=) I'm not doing too badly thank you. It helps that I am not alone, having the company of my son,and daughter in law.
ReplyDeleteYour visitors must feel that they are in a safe environment to keep on returning to your garden where they can feed themselves and their offspring. I am delighted to see the fox, in this post, and in your previous posts, and you did a good job of photographing them. What a great experience to share these precious moments.
My daughter in law tells me she has been seeing a beautiful fox every day when she leaves early in the morning, to go to her house to see the work taking place. It is always in the same place near the old cow outbuilding, but usually it runs away, in front of the car. I am going with her tomorrow, fingers crossed I get a shot of the fox.
Take care.
Hello Sonjia,
DeleteI don't know how I would manage without my offspring around. I have one of my camera's set up to photograph in very low light. The pitures are taken at about 1 tenth of a second so it will record the slightest movement, so you can see that I discard a lot.
I would suggest she leaves a few dog biscuits in the same place with every visit and it will soon learn, mine will often be waiting for and has been known to follow me up the garden. I wish you luck. Take care,
Mike.
Mike, We have already thought of leaving dog biscuits but fear they might attract rats. What do you think?
DeleteHi Sonjia, Sorry about being so long-winded with my reply, foxes are the rats biggest enemy. We had rats around us but not any more, rats keep away from the foxes regular paths.
DeleteTake care and good luck.
Mike.