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Father foxes are considered one of the best dads in the animal kingdom. They teach their young how to hunt and survive through play. He brings food when they are very young but later hides it so they can sniff and find. Here we can see the affection these pups have upon seeing dad.
Series of five Part 2. The sun was out so to walk off yesterday's Christmas dinner I decided to go to the local harbour. I was not expecting to see much as it was quite busy, but a friendly walker told me she had already seen the Kingfisher, so I started looking for it around the outer harbour. While I was looking for it I spotted a red blob on the distant rocks. It was the lovely Red Fox I photographed a few weeks ago. Although it was right out on one of the harbour arms sunning itself the pics are not too bad. Nice Christmas present for me! I could not resist posting a few more pics.
Ran into some fox kits on my walk this morning. Beyond these shots, I have a few dozen mosquito bites to prove it.
Northern Arizona
Well, it is a Red Fox, in black and white:)
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Young Red Fox
Was able to get a fair image despite shooting through a fence!
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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.
The last day the kits were at the deck den, they were wild and crazy, using all their muscles and instincts to build their survival skills. Note a second kit, watching from a distance.