Fox Hunt ?

A Fox in excellent condition looks like its on the hunt as it slowly works its way along a river bank.

It picks up the scent of something a bit interesting and moves on with a bit more purpose.

The fox sneaks up on a relaxed Cormorant that is facing away from him and is probably expecting it to fly.

But the Cormorant is going nowhere and looks a little annoyed at the disturbance !

The Fox is taken back by the Cormorants bold stance and decides to go for that " I was just passing and I'm a bit tired anyway " routine as shown below.

The fox then sloped away looking for an easier target while leaving the Cormorant totally unimpressed !!

Fox's and a Badger

It was a cold,wet and windy night in Cornwall last night but we still had one of our regular visits from a pair of local fox's.

The larger redder male arrived first and reluctantly posed for a couple of portraits while seeking out his favourite hidden peanuts.

The lively and alert  smaller female came directly behind the male and quickly picked up on the fact that our recently ' tamed ' ferrel cat Mr Purdhu was mooching around so they went through one of their regular Stand-off's before the vixen moved on along their nightly trail.

We finally got a very welcome visit from one of our local badgers which usually wait until our lights go out most nights before they work their way through our garden.