Little foxxy

Gallery: WildlifePosted May 31, 2011128 views7 comments

This is a young bat-eared fox poking her head out of the den. We came upon them at the end of a safari day, and they didn't hide! We watched them for a while and moved on. There was another family just about 1/2mi down the road - the only ones we saw on the trip to Tanzania.
Nikon D300, 70-200mm f2.8 VRII; 155mm, 1/125 @ f5.6, ISO200

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7 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on May 31, 2011 at 2:57 PM

Nice action shot and it shows off those ridiculous ears well.

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Comment posted by Zaccaria Exhenry on June 1, 2011 at 8:26 AM

Very cute! i love the tongue's extremely wierd angle

At first in the gallery it confused me, when the picture is small it looks like a griffin's head, that the mythical half lion half eagle animal right?

Registered on January 21, 2011, 14 Posts, 36 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on June 1, 2011 at 8:35 AM

Margaret,

What a fabulous capture, I am deeply envious. I have tried for a long time to get a reasonable image of one of these but only have a few, none as good as this.

I wish you had posted a larger image, so that I could study it in greater detail.

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Margaret Summers on June 1, 2011 at 12:06 PM

Thanks, everyone. Our guide said these foxes usually hide in their dens and don't stay out for long.

I am new to NPN and wonder just how I post a larger image? Does it replace this one? If someone can tell me I'll post a larger version.

Registered on May 24, 2011, 54 Posts, 99 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on June 1, 2011 at 1:44 PM

Ahhh one of my favorite animals Margaret, thanks for sharing this!

The pose is simply gorgeous and the detail excellent. The catchlight in the eye adds a lot and really draws in the eye of the viewer. I am surprised at how close you managed to get seeing this was shot at 155mm!!! I always need a 500mm lens to get a close shot like this! Excellent capture.

You can post a larger image in addition to the 720px version. Next time you upload a post you will see an option near the bottom of the page to upload a larger image with maximum dimensions of 1200px on the longest side and 500kb max. file size.

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Comment posted by Margaret Summers on June 1, 2011 at 8:25 PM

Thanks, Vincent. I'll add a larger file to my next post.

Registered on May 24, 2011, 54 Posts, 99 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on June 2, 2011 at 12:13 AM

Great attitude in this pose! Nice work. It is a little to bad that the background detail is so busy, but I think you made the right choice with 5.6 to keep all the fox within the focal zone.

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