Slightly foxed
Colin Varndell celebrates one of the most striking mammals to be found in the Dorset countryside – and not just the countryside
Published in April ’22
Fox whispering! A trick I learned to attract the attention of young cubs is to whisper quietly when they first emerge into the light.
MANY years ago, I set out early one evening on a walk from Bradpole to Loders on the disused railway track, in the hope of taking my first wildlife photographs. Stopping near Loders, my attention was drawn to a pair of grey squirrels chasing each other around a tree trunk. As I waited in anticipation of getting a shot of the squirrels, a tractor came down the track and stopped. The driver of the tractor was the farm manager from Boarsbarrow Farm. After seeing me with a camera, he asked if I …
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