{"id":9348,"date":"2024-06-26T14:46:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T17:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevenkennard.com\/blog\/?p=9348"},"modified":"2024-06-26T14:49:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T17:49:04","slug":"fox-on-the-hunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevenkennard.com\/blog\/archives\/9348","title":{"rendered":"Fox on the Hunt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the young foxes was hunting a vole just when I happened to be looking out of the
French windows with my camera nearby. The glass, though clean, has softened the images somewhat, but we get an idea of the energy and excitement of the hunt. Clicking on any of the images takes you to the full gallery of foxes and other animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here he’s spotted his prey:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"A<\/a>
On the hunt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"A<\/a>
About to pounce. Bad news for the vole.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"A<\/a>
Levitation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

*For those who are concerned, foxes don’t play with their prey when it’s live, like cats. So the vole is already dead when we see the play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"A<\/a>
Don’t play with your food<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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