Comments on: Shooting foxes http://www.headrambles.com/2010/01/02/shooting-foxes/ Rambles around the head of an Irish Grandad Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:37:11 +0000 hourly 1 By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2010/01/02/shooting-foxes/comment-page-1/#comment-31188 Grandad Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:54:37 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2010/01/02/shooting-foxes/#comment-31188 <p>InisEanna - Indeed he was very timid.  I presume he knew there was a dog in the house so was very jumpy.  I had to wait quite a while for him to venture close enough to the house to trigger the outside light.  I then had a couple of micro0seconds to photograph him before the dog started flinging herself against the glass doors.  It's a miracle I captured him at all.</p> <p>Incidentally, I can always be contacted at grandad@ the domain above.</p> InisEanna – Indeed he was very timid.  I presume he knew there was a dog in the house so was very jumpy.  I had to wait quite a while for him to venture close enough to the house to trigger the outside light.  I then had a couple of micro0seconds to photograph him before the dog started flinging herself against the glass doors.  It’s a miracle I captured him at all.

Incidentally, I can always be contacted at grandad@ the domain above.

]]> By: InisEanna http://www.headrambles.com/2010/01/02/shooting-foxes/comment-page-1/#comment-31186 InisEanna Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:21:26 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2010/01/02/shooting-foxes/#comment-31186 Cautious looking fellow, eh? a hell of a lot more so than the one that I photographed six times one night when I was a night security guard in a Shannon office building. I went outside the front entrance for a smoke and along it came, bold as brass. Wasn't afraid of me at all! So much that it followed me back into reception for a bit of a sniff round. I was able to get the company's digital camera from the desk drawer and got off six fantastic close up pics. There was also a half eaten bag of crisps on the desk which it gratefully accepted from me as a reward for its stellar posing. That's one night I'll never forget. If you want to send me an e-mail I can forward the photos to you. Magnifcent animals. Beautiful too. Cautious looking fellow, eh? a hell of a lot more so than the one that I photographed six times one night when I was a night security guard in a Shannon office building. I went outside the front entrance for a smoke and along it came, bold as brass. Wasn’t afraid of me at all! So much that it followed me back into reception for a bit of a sniff round. I was able to get the company’s digital camera from the desk drawer and got off six fantastic close up pics. There was also a half eaten bag of crisps on the desk which it gratefully accepted from me as a reward for its stellar posing. That’s one night I’ll never forget.
If you want to send me an e-mail I can forward the photos to you. Magnifcent animals. Beautiful too.

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2010/01/02/shooting-foxes/comment-page-1/#comment-22142 Grandad Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:53:12 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2010/01/02/shooting-foxes/#comment-22142 <p>A rat as big as a small dog?  Fuck! I'm in trouble! :(</p> A rat as big as a small dog?  Fuck! I’m in trouble! :(

]]> By: Arhonda Bend http://www.headrambles.com/2010/01/02/shooting-foxes/comment-page-1/#comment-22141 Arhonda Bend Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:48:31 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2010/01/02/shooting-foxes/#comment-22141 Are ye sure that's not a rat?!?! .-= Arhonda Bend´s last brainfart .. <a href="http://queenofpots.blogspot.com/2010/01/current-weight-11-st-13lbs-down-1lb.html" rel="nofollow"></a> =-. Are ye sure that’s not a rat?!?!
.-= Arhonda Bend´s last brainfart .. =-.

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2010/01/02/shooting-foxes/comment-page-1/#comment-22139 Grandad Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:14:45 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2010/01/02/shooting-foxes/#comment-22139 <p>Reynard is quite tame, and is not particulary phased when I stare at him through the window.  He just has a knack of wandering off as soon as I have the camera fired up.</p> <p>It's 11.13pm here, and Sandy is lying at the window waiting and watching for him to turn up.  He usually doesn't appear 'til around midnight though.  I haven't the heart to tell her.</p> Reynard is quite tame, and is not particulary phased when I stare at him through the window.  He just has a knack of wandering off as soon as I have the camera fired up.

It’s 11.13pm here, and Sandy is lying at the window waiting and watching for him to turn up.  He usually doesn’t appear ’til around midnight though.  I haven’t the heart to tell her.

]]> By: Baino http://www.headrambles.com/2010/01/02/shooting-foxes/comment-page-1/#comment-22138 Baino Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:03:58 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2010/01/02/shooting-foxes/#comment-22138 Aww . .youre lucky, they fetch $2 per tail here the feral perils. I have them too but speedy little buggas, very hard to get on camera. I know they're about because the dog goes ballistic. Aww . .youre lucky, they fetch $2 per tail here the feral perils. I have them too but speedy little buggas, very hard to get on camera. I know they’re about because the dog goes ballistic.

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2010/01/02/shooting-foxes/comment-page-1/#comment-22132 Grandad Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:28:12 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2010/01/02/shooting-foxes/#comment-22132 <p>Mick - Your garden actually looks colder than mine?  I'm impressed.</p> <p>Ian - Red Bull?</p> Mick – Your garden actually looks colder than mine?  I’m impressed.

Ian – Red Bull?

]]> By: Ian http://www.headrambles.com/2010/01/02/shooting-foxes/comment-page-1/#comment-22131 Ian Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:14:27 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2010/01/02/shooting-foxes/#comment-22131 There was a fox up on our garden wall last night - and it's six feet high! No idea what they're on, but they seem able to fly. There was a fox up on our garden wall last night – and it’s six feet high! No idea what they’re on, but they seem able to fly.

]]> By: Mick http://www.headrambles.com/2010/01/02/shooting-foxes/comment-page-1/#comment-22129 Mick Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:00:13 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2010/01/02/shooting-foxes/#comment-22129 Must be something buried in the garden... (tourists maybe?) Foxes in globally cooled West Cork - http://www.anwr.org/gallery/images/08-Arctic%20Fox.jpg :) Must be something buried in the garden… (tourists maybe?)

Foxes in globally cooled West Cork – http://www.anwr.org/gallery/images/08-Arctic%20Fox.jpg
:)

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2010/01/02/shooting-foxes/comment-page-1/#comment-22127 Grandad Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:08:12 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2010/01/02/shooting-foxes/#comment-22127 <p>You know my attitude to animals - I could never harm them.  Humans are a different kettle of fish....</p> You know my attitude to animals – I could never harm them.  Humans are a different kettle of fish….

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