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They are all still alive and doing well. These aren't the best shots, it was rainy last night but I just wanted to post a few of the little ones again!
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
ℹ️ 400 mm – 1/500″ – f/8 – ISO 6400
📍 Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States – Newe Sogobia (Eastern Shoshone), Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Shoshone-Bannock, and Tséstho’e (Cheyenne) land
📷 Fujifilm X-T5 + XF150-600mmF5.6-8 R LM OIS WR
ℹ️ 274 mm – 1/420″ – f/8 – ISO 400
📍 Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States – Newe Sogobia (Eastern Shoshone), Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Shoshone-Bannock, and Tséstho’e (Cheyenne) land
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
ℹ️ 400 mm – 1/500″ – f/8 – ISO 400
📍 Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States – Newe Sogobia (Eastern Shoshone), Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Shoshone-Bannock, and Tséstho’e (Cheyenne) land
Although they are members of the Canid family, foxes have vertical pupils, like cats. They hunt like cats in a solitary manner, rather than in packs. They stalk and pounce on their prey, frequently playing with it before or after the kill, much like cats. Their body posturing and vocalizations are more cat-like than that of most dogs. In many ways they are the most feline members of the canine family. #RedFoxes
I was very surprised to see the fox & her babies this afternoon lounging in the sun & playing. She had a dead squirrel that she was trying to get them to eat, but they were having too much fun to worry about eating at the time.
Before their annihilation by authorities, the red foxes of Island beach had become fairly human tolerant, offering a glimpse into the daily lives and interactions of one of the world’s most successful canid species. We were told the animals were destroyed because of mange but many photos do not demonstrate any evidence of the skin disease. We were also told that people had become fearful of these beautiful creatures. Nothing could have been further from the truth. For those individuals concerned about proximity of foxes, there were hundreds of beaches nearby to frequent, free of foxes. Island Beach State park will not see a dime of my money in the future! #RedFoxes
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
ℹ️ 400 mm – 1/500″ – f/8 – ISO 6400
📍 Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States – Newe Sogobia (Eastern Shoshone), Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Shoshone-Bannock, and Tséstho’e (Cheyenne) land
I hadn't put this one up.......but now that I'm following a theme, I thought I'd add it as well. This is the girl pup from under my deck with mama fox.......
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Always fun to watch these playful young foxes among the wild sunflowers growing on Bluebird Estates.
Have a wonderful new week and thanks for visiting.
Hubby and I have been sitting by the woodstove watching this little one and his siblings on the lot next door playing and running and being with their mother! They are so darn cute. This one is the brave one, he came for a few bites and left with a mouthful, I suspect he was bringing it home!
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The view is almost terrifying! The red fox attacks with the vigor of an animal possessed by demons, yet, no blood is shed, no fur is lost, and there's not a scratch on either animal at the end of the scuffle. It's almost as if they are putting on a show scripted for the gawking observers! In a sense, they are! Scripted, that is. The body postures, the open mouths with teeth flashing, the vocalizations are all well documented. It is a script that repeats itself many times daily in the life of a fox. In some areas where fox population densities are lower theses skirmishes are much less frequent, but here, where many live in a more confined area, they are fairly common. The pace is fast and furious. The fights can last as little as a fraction of a second, but rarely last more than a few seconds. It is so fast that it can be difficult to track and photography them. Their vigor and zeal for survival makes red foxes wondrous to observe. Their beauty makes them a pleasure to photograph. #iLoveNature #iloveWildlife #WildlifePhotography in #NewJersey #Nature in #America #USA #RedFoxes #Foxes #DrDADBooks #Canon #WildlifeConservation #PickYourPark #Photography #Picoftheday #Photooftheday
Red Foxes at Bombay Hook NWR, DE
The female made it in to the marsh/woods and he followed her in. A minute later the two of them came racing out. You can see her slightly submissive posture in the above...
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Another day of foxes? There's not much new to say about these delightfully beautiful animals. I enjoy watching their interactions. Despite their tolerance of humans at IBSP, they remain, very much wild. The red fox is extremely agile, and are capable of jumping over 6 feet high. If they wanted to hurt me, they could do so just as easily if I had been standing rather than laying down. I anticipate returning to follow the foxes through the spring, and hope for many great encounters. #iloveNature #iLoveWildlife #WildlifePhotography in #NewJersey #Nature in #America #USA #IBSP #DrDADBooks #Canon #RedFoxes #Foxes #WildlifePhotography #PickYourPark #Picoftheday #Photooftheday
It seemed like for a moment his excitement was more than she had planned for... bigger
From last year in January when the foxes mated and I posted a 9 shot sequence from the day. Since then I have only added two more photos to the sequence, and now here are two more that fill in some gaps.
This shot details the day with the first 9 shots all posted on that image's page. And here's the Slideshow of all 13 images posted so far.
An inquisitive red fox stares down at me on Island Beach State Park. By now mated pairs are busy tending to their kits that have left the dens they spent the better part of a month in. Larger numbers of visitors to the park have driven many of the foxes further into the brush. A few still wander the edges of the street, hoping to catch a visitor that will leave them a treat. Kits will remain with their parents until fall when they will begin to disperse. They may travel many miles before they find a place to call their own. #iloveNature #iLoveWildlife #WildlifePhotography in #NewJersey #Nature in #NorthAmerica #America #USA #DrDADBooks #Canon #RedFoxes #IBSP #FindYourPark #FYPyes #WildlifeConservation
📷 Fujifilm X-T5 + XF150-600mmF5.6-8 R LM OIS WR
ℹ️ 327 mm – 1/480″ – f/8 – ISO 320
📍 Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States – Newe Sogobia (Eastern Shoshone), Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Shoshone-Bannock, and Tséstho’e (Cheyenne) land
This cute little Kit, obviously the family favorite (out of six), eagerly greets Mama Fox as she finally returns home after hunting all afternoon for food.
Red foxes at IBSP have become tolerant and accustomed to human interaction because of a forced close proximity and feeding by visitors to the park. Anyone who visits will note that these animals literally wait by the road for passing cars in hopes of a snack.
I am a strong proponent for wildlife conservation but during my visits I have endured the wrath of several park visitors for getting down on my belly to photograph the foxes. Some of these same people assail others for feeding the wildlife (which, by the way, is illegal). Aside from the legality of providing food I am at odds with the ethics of this concept. By all accounts, mankind is the most invasive species on the face of this earth. Whether through greed, ignorance, or benign neglect, we kill untold millions of wild animals each year. The same people who scream out, "don't feed the wildlife," go home to fill their bird feeders afterward. I don't believe that most of the arguments against feeding wildlife hold up. It has not been proven that these animals will "forget" how to fend for themselves. In fact, it is clear that they will continue to amaze us with their adaptability in the face of adversity. If we believe that feeding them will bring them into closer contact with humans and lead to injury by means of accidents (like those from cars), then we never should have put the road there to begin with. The roads are there, so either drive slowly and carefully, ride a bike, or walk.
I do not believe that we should be manually feeding larger animals that can seriously injure or kill humans, since this eventually also leads to euthanizing the creatures that do so. There are many places, however, that do provide food for large animals, albeit, at a distance from humans, so that they don't make a direct connection with the food and us. I can think of several national parks and sanctuaries offhand.
So don't get me wrong! I don't advocate that everyone go out and buy a steak for the black bear in your yard, or dog food for the coyotes or foxes in the field. I do think that providing some sustenance for wildlife is an essential part of undoing the damage that is the plague of ever advancing human existence. It is just as essential as trying to carve out a niche for these animals to coexist in an environment that we continue to change. It's just one man's opinion. #iLoveNature #iLoveWildlife #WildlifePhotography in #NewJersey #Nature in #America #USA #RedFoxes #Foxes #DrDADBooks #Canon #PickYourPark #Photography #Picoftheday #Photooftheday
Dr Fox: "Now tell me does it hurt when I poke just here?"
Patient Fox: " Oooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwww!
Dr Fox: "So that's a yes then?"
The female Hedgehog that now frequents our garden is beginning to build a nest under our shed, but not before one of the urban foxes decided to scent mark her. It seems the foxes will scent mark just about anything in our garden.