Red Fox with Prey
Taken just a few hours ago....Red Fox with Prey
So where do I start with this image? Every image has a story behind it. Tony wanted to come back to my shoot in the evening to try for Foxes, so come back he did.
As the Foxes come into the large meadow from any angle, we decided to nestle into some recently fallen trees which acted like a natural hide, as we could observe top and bottom end of the whole meadow.
We waited for a couple of hours with no=show of Fox, then as it got into premium Foxy-time, I got spotted by a chap I know who proceeded to chat to us for about an hour....Trying to be stealthy but talking to a man 25 feet away will never catch on.
Anyways....the man spotted a Fox other end of meadow, we did not see it as we were well tucked in.
Eventually he left us, to which we were relieved (lovely man, but not whn your trying to blend into environment and be as inconspicuous as possible)
About 5 mins after he left us to it, Tony and I both spotted at the same time, a Fox approx. 60 foot away walking though the long grass directly towards us. We both instinctively froze, not even risking gong for cameras as we would have been seen for sure.
The moment was so surreal as we both noticed a large prey item in the Foxes mouth. It looked like some kind of Waterfowlbut could not get a certain I.D. on it.
The Fox trotted past us no more than 20 feet from us totally oblivious to our presence...it was amazing to witness and be so close to one of my all-time fave mammals.
As the Fox passed-us, I followed it with my camera. Very briefly he stopped and looked to our left, allowing me to get this image, then carried on walking into the covert.
It may not be the best image ever by a long-shot, but it certainly was a very memorable and exciting encounter that I will never forget...Many thanks Tony for being a top Fox-Watching companion
Red Fox with Prey
Taken just a few hours ago....Red Fox with Prey
So where do I start with this image? Every image has a story behind it. Tony wanted to come back to my shoot in the evening to try for Foxes, so come back he did.
As the Foxes come into the large meadow from any angle, we decided to nestle into some recently fallen trees which acted like a natural hide, as we could observe top and bottom end of the whole meadow.
We waited for a couple of hours with no=show of Fox, then as it got into premium Foxy-time, I got spotted by a chap I know who proceeded to chat to us for about an hour....Trying to be stealthy but talking to a man 25 feet away will never catch on.
Anyways....the man spotted a Fox other end of meadow, we did not see it as we were well tucked in.
Eventually he left us, to which we were relieved (lovely man, but not whn your trying to blend into environment and be as inconspicuous as possible)
About 5 mins after he left us to it, Tony and I both spotted at the same time, a Fox approx. 60 foot away walking though the long grass directly towards us. We both instinctively froze, not even risking gong for cameras as we would have been seen for sure.
The moment was so surreal as we both noticed a large prey item in the Foxes mouth. It looked like some kind of Waterfowlbut could not get a certain I.D. on it.
The Fox trotted past us no more than 20 feet from us totally oblivious to our presence...it was amazing to witness and be so close to one of my all-time fave mammals.
As the Fox passed-us, I followed it with my camera. Very briefly he stopped and looked to our left, allowing me to get this image, then carried on walking into the covert.
It may not be the best image ever by a long-shot, but it certainly was a very memorable and exciting encounter that I will never forget...Many thanks Tony for being a top Fox-Watching companion