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Nuzzling Kits
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Nuzzling Kits

by Jenaya Launstein

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 3, 2014640 views4 comments
Hey everyone! So, I've been on a fox kick lately, what with all the cooperative foxes in Waterton this year :biggrin: ! These two kits share an adorable moment by nuzzling before returning to play time. I wish I could have gotten a photo of them nuzzling each other instead of just the one on the right doing all the work :wink: . But hey, what can you do? I'm really happy with the way this one turned out, though. I believe the kit on the left is watching his mother.

Thank y'all for lookin'! :wavey:

Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada
Nikon D7100
Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 ED VR lens
ISO 560
1/1250sec @ f/4

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 4, 2014 at 9:17 AM
Precious, Jenaya! Good eye contact and detail, and the light colored grass is a perfect complement to the reddish brown fox pelts.
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on September 4, 2014 at 7:49 PM
So sweet! Really a tender moment between these siblings. I'm envious of your fox watching time, and you've done a great job of capturing their charm.
Registered on November 11, 2011, 404 Posts, 1639 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Archer on September 6, 2014 at 12:44 AM
Another beautiful moment you captured Jenaya. I really like the angled position of the foxes and the even lighting works nicely here to help convey the mood.

Sweet One :cool:
Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Sharp on September 7, 2014 at 3:31 PM
This is especially sweet! Great moment. Techs look fine, with you retaining nice detail in the whites. If this is full frame I would be tempted to try a closer crop to allow the angles provided by the you fox to lead to image corners. Just a thought, but take a look at it that way.
Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments