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Warring Foxes
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Warring Foxes

by Hisham Atallah

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 13, 2017262 views4 comments
This is from last spring in New Jersey. The foxes are habituated to people because they are unfortunately fed is this state park (island beach). The mere presence of a human can make them act competitively.

Canon 5D3 EF 70-200 mm F/2.8 II @ 70 mm
1/750s F/5.6  ISO 200

See the color version below.

Cheers,

Hisham.
 

 

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Hisham Atallah on March 13, 2017 at 11:37 AM
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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on March 13, 2017 at 7:31 PM
Very nice.  The positioning of their forelegs really intrigues me. I have never seen it, but I don't see many foxes. If I saw this photo without any title or explanation, I probably would have believed they are leaning on each other and laughing about something especially funny. I prefer the B/W. The detail view is a must see. 
Registered on August 14, 2008, 293 Posts, 1250 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Williams on March 15, 2017 at 11:05 AM
This is really interesting behavioural shot Hisham. It is too bad that we have such an impact on them in this kind of location. The details indeed are really good int he larger version and I too like the B&W version best under these light conditions.
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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on March 19, 2017 at 11:41 AM
You caught a wonderfully engaging pose and the bright sky was unfortunate.  That said, I think you made a great choice to convert to black and white and I feel it is by far the stronger presentation!
Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments