My good friend Phil recently invited Lisa and I to use his hide. It's been a while since I've been in the hide, and as ever it was a fabulous few hours that we spent there, this time in freezing conditions, but the visiting wildlife made us forget the discomfort that the cold weather gave us.
With many interesting birds paying us a visit, we had some lovely encounters with both Jay and Great-spotted Woodpeckers, before the main attraction arrived.
Jay with Acorn.
Jay with Acorn.
Female Great-spotted Woodpecker.
Male Great-spotted Woodpecker.
The main attraction turned up after several hours of waiting. A simply beautiful Fox, that slowly wandered into our vision, I was watching a male Pheasant walking towards us, when I saw the Fox a few meters further back. In fact I think the Pheasant saw the Fox at the same time as it suddenly took flight!! We were really lucky at this point as the Fox spent several minutes walking around the area in front of the hide, totally unaware that we were enjoying watching and photographing it. The advantage of having recently getting one of the new generation mirrorless cameras is that the shutter going off is silent. Phil has seen a couple of foxes in recent times at his hide, so we were hoping for this experience, but as ever with wildlife, there is absolutely no guarantees that the animals will show up, so we were extremely lucky, especially as the light was also perfect for photography.
A small selection of the numerous photos follow.
A truly beautiful Fox in tip top condition.
A massive thanks to Phil for his generosity in giving us this amazing opportunity in his wildlife haven.
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