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Caught On A Log

Yesterday morning, after having some luck on Tuesday with a Fox at Huntley Meadows, I returned hoping to get some shots of the Northern Pintails, and maybe see the Fox again. After spending about an hour trying with some minimal success to photograph the Pintails, I decided to head into the woods. Initially there wasn't too much going on. The ever present noises of the squirrels kept me alert, but as I walked around...those squirrels seemed to be the only active wildlife. That was until I started heading back towards the Pintails. I looked over and happened to notice an orange blob in the middle of the woods. The color didn't quite fit in. It was TOO orange for the now brown foliage. I pulled up my camera to take a closer look and in doing so, my suspicions were confirmed. A curled up, sleeping Fox. My heart rate jumped a bit. Could I sneak up on this little fellow and maybe get a couple photos? I wanted to at least try. I inched closer, step after step before finally it must have heard some leaves crunch, causing it to lift its head and look my direction. We were stuck staring at each other for what seemed like 2 or 3 minutes. Eventually my lens got too heavy and I had to slowly lower it which caused the Fox to jump up and run off. I was a little sad, both because I had woken the fox (which I didn't really want to do) and because I didn't really get any photos of it. However, seconds after it ran off...I heard a familiar crunching. I spun around just in time to see another Fox...an older one...moving through the woods behind me and heading towards the little one that I had just awoken. Mother Fox! She circled past me and moved towards a fallen tree where the smaller fox was now hiding. As they met up now about 30-40 yards in front of me, the older Fox hopped up on a log. She paced back and forth a few times, keeping an eye on me the entire time as I snapped away. This was the scene the unfolded. It's been years since I've gotten a shot of an Adult Red Fox that I really like. This may be one of my new favorites.

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM + 1.4x - ISO 1250 - f/5.6 - 1/320s

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Taken on: December 13, 2018

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, f/5.6, 1/320 sec, 700mm, ISO 1250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Lens:	EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	700mm
ISO:	1250
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 7.5 (Windows)
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