No Short -eared Owl at Bartinney Down today but my consolation prize came by way of a fine dog Fox which came into the main rough grass fields to hunt for vole, I have seen this particular fox work its way up towards the top of the down before but this time I got lucky as it gradually worked its way towards the pond at the bottom of the down where I was concealed in an overgrown corner Hedgerow, I took plenty of images as the fox moved forward as I realised that the wind direction was from behind me and it would not be long before I was rumbled by the fox's keen sense of smell.
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| Dog Fox enters the field and is soon on the prowl |
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| The fox gives chase to a vole but misses it on this occasion |
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| Moving closer now but still concentrating on the Vole population |
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| At around forty feet the fox crosses my scent trail and I've been rumbled |
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| Just time for one more Portrait image and then the fox turns and retreats back up the field |
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