The fox cub had tossed it in the air. After it landed he pounced on the vole again. I am sure it was already dead by the time I took this photo. He was playing with it just like a cat does.
MARVELOUS capture pf YOUR part as well! My daughter related a story to us of their cat playing with a mouse he'd caught. After a while she felt the mouse wanted to say, "So Kill me already!"