It has taken a while to provide a blog update for May and June... at first I was busy, then Covid struck, then I went to Kenya - more on that in the next update coming very soon.

So, what did happen in May and June, well, much of my focus centred around the Fox family on my doorstep, not literally but out the back in the private allotments. It had been many years since we had had Fox cubs (or kits) near us, so it was quite exciting when I first spotted them.

There were 2 sets of cubs the same age, 2 which were slightly older maybe a year old and then 2 parents which looked like Mum and Daughter. Every now and again the adult male fox would turn up and change the dynamics. My favourite was the runt of the family, nicknamed Chewy as when I first caught a glimpse of him, his ears and been chewed off, no doubt from his siblings, nice eh.

Early mornings from 6am to 8am and then 8pm to 10pm provided the best opportunities to watch their antics, from play fighting to full on zoomies, tender moments between cubs and mothers, even catching glimpses of them suckling during the day, you don't see this behaviour normally with these shy creatures.

As time moved on into June, it was evident that the wet and sunny weather was providing me with difficulties in viewing them, so one Saturday I decided to venture into the allotments and spent a solid 4 hours trimming various branches, long grass and nettles to create more space to photograph whilst maintaining its wildness. It also provided me with an opportunity to get creative and try and set up my own photoshoot, 2 days later I was rewarded and my pathway was utilised.

Overall, I captured thousands of photo's and videos and probably have not seen them all. Thankfully the foxes are still around but not seen them all at the same time. Fingers crossed Chewy is still around, be great to see his cute little face again.