G2 Wild Images
Red Fox
Juxtaposition - the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
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I spent the Spring searching for Red Fox in an effort to capture the cuteness of their kits. I was partially successful in that I was able to photograph pairs of fox and their kits in different locations, but I just didn’t feel I nailed the photos I was aiming for. With the seasonal change, my focus had long moved away from foxes to photographing shorebirds along the Jersey Shore. On this particular morning, I was consumed with capturing Tern chicks, so you could only imagine my chagrin when I encounterd this fox. I had been focused on the parent birds that for some reason where in a state of panic. The entire colony had taken flight. While my original thoughts were that a Peregrine had been spotted the palpable anxiety level among the colony seemed to last much longer. I turned around only to find a fox about 30 yards away from me locked in on my prone position. My first reaction - going back to the Spring - was “wow I got me a fox.” The animal was absolutely beautiful in the morning light. But that was soon contrasted by other thoughts once I realized why the fox was there. After realizing I wasn’t a threat, the fox went about its business, helping itself to unhatched eggs and chicks that it could find across the swath of beach it called its territory. I watched in both horror and amazement as nature took its course.
I know the topic of fox control comes up along the Jersey Shore a lot. The discussion is aimed at protecting endangered shorebirds that come to breed along our beaches. I don’t know enough about the topic to weigh in, but I present this picture of a fox walking along the beach in the morning light to hopefully touch your “cuteness factor meter.” But the story I present intends to add the contrast that nature always seems to pack in its wallop punch.
Your thoughts on this topic would be helpful.
Red Fox
Juxtaposition - the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
.
I spent the Spring searching for Red Fox in an effort to capture the cuteness of their kits. I was partially successful in that I was able to photograph pairs of fox and their kits in different locations, but I just didn’t feel I nailed the photos I was aiming for. With the seasonal change, my focus had long moved away from foxes to photographing shorebirds along the Jersey Shore. On this particular morning, I was consumed with capturing Tern chicks, so you could only imagine my chagrin when I encounterd this fox. I had been focused on the parent birds that for some reason where in a state of panic. The entire colony had taken flight. While my original thoughts were that a Peregrine had been spotted the palpable anxiety level among the colony seemed to last much longer. I turned around only to find a fox about 30 yards away from me locked in on my prone position. My first reaction - going back to the Spring - was “wow I got me a fox.” The animal was absolutely beautiful in the morning light. But that was soon contrasted by other thoughts once I realized why the fox was there. After realizing I wasn’t a threat, the fox went about its business, helping itself to unhatched eggs and chicks that it could find across the swath of beach it called its territory. I watched in both horror and amazement as nature took its course.
I know the topic of fox control comes up along the Jersey Shore a lot. The discussion is aimed at protecting endangered shorebirds that come to breed along our beaches. I don’t know enough about the topic to weigh in, but I present this picture of a fox walking along the beach in the morning light to hopefully touch your “cuteness factor meter.” But the story I present intends to add the contrast that nature always seems to pack in its wallop punch.
Your thoughts on this topic would be helpful.