{"id":495,"date":"2018-05-02T13:13:31","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T18:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxumbraque.com\/-\/?p=495"},"modified":"2018-05-13T15:11:42","modified_gmt":"2018-05-13T20:11:42","slug":"adorable-animal-alert-my-foxes-are-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxumbraque.com\/-\/2018\/05\/02\/adorable-animal-alert-my-foxes-are-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Adorable Animal Alert: My Foxes are Back!"},"content":{"rendered":"

My foxes are back, and wow are they adorable!<\/p>\n

Last year a fox family took up residence in a den some 50 feet from a window. To my delight, they’ve returned this year with a new generation of babies. Oh, the cuteness! And those baby fox eyes! To say nothing of the way the siblings frolic. But it’s not easy to get a good shot of these tiny munchkins. (Jump to the photos.)<\/a><\/I><\/span><\/p>\n

The babies themselves aren’t all that<\/i> skittish, but the parents are. The mother notices me even if I’m inside behind a closed window. And the moment she senses danger, she warns her kids to scamper to shelter. So I have to sneak slowly around my own house and cover my face with my camera as I approach the window. But that’s the easy part.<\/p>\n

The hard part is opening the window without scaring the foxes.<\/p>\n

It’s also the dangerous part.<\/p>\n

That’s because once the window is open, all manner of flying insects might invade my house. But yesterday as the sun was drawing low in the sky I saw an opportunity that demanded a clear view. So, taking my life into my hands, I inched the window open. Slowly. Carefully. Trying to be both quiet and efficient. Hoping I wouldn’t spook the foxes.<\/p>\n

And sure enough, a fly flew right into my room. And I’ll bet a mosquito snuck in as well. (And let me tell you this: people who think they don’t let small things bother them have never slept in a room with a single mosquito.)<\/p>\n

But I got the shot<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Backyard Foxes!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Worth the risk, wouldn’t you say? Here are two more:<\/p>\n

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Backyard Baby Fox Playing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Don’t Hurt Yourself Sliding Down That Rock!”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And there will be others. So look out. You’re going to be seeing a lot more animal adorableness from me in the next little while. [Update: Here are some more shots: OMG The Cuteness\u2026 And The Drama!<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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