Old Fox

I glanced out of the window at the end of this afternoon and saw this old and rather sick looking fox under the tree by the deck.

The fox was chewing its way through a squirrel which it had caught.

It was very wary and kept an eye on the surrounding area.

Obviously it was keeping an eye out for good reason - suddenly its ears went down and hackles up as a younger fox appeared and approached rapidly.

Unfortunately although I carried on taking photos, in the low light they were very blurred as the young fox rushed in and they fought over the squirrel carcass.

In a few minutes and after a noisy fight, the younger animal ran off with the catch.