A low perspective results in a more intimate image, and I’ve found that if I’m low to the ground, I’m less threatening to wildlife. I’d arrive about a half hour before dawn, park half a block from the den, set up my camera and quietly crouch by a shrub, kneeling on a cushion with my 600mm lens on a tripod. Foxes are elusive and can quickly disappear from sight. If you leave your car, park it at least half a block from the fox, and move slowly and quietly toward the fox. If you see a fox, slowly stop and use your car as a blind. Foxes are nocturnal creatures, who also hunt at dusk and dawn. The best time to find a fox is in the spring during the blue hours, after the kits have emerged from their den and both parents are busy finding food, grooming the kits and protecting them from harm. Their territory ranges from less than a mile to 3 miles, but if food is very scarce, it can expand to 40 square miles. Foxes don’t overeat they cache surplus food for future use, digging a shallow hole and covering it with dirt, twigs and leaves.Įvery fox has its own character and is unpredictable. Foxes are skillful scavengers and eat fruit, insects, frogs, eggs, rodents, small mammals and even baby alligators. Coyotes kill fox kits, so foxes den near people, since coyotes tend to be wary of humans.įoxes travel on the edge of habitats-for example, where a meadow and forest join, or in a suburban area with dense vegetation containing plentiful prey. Although foxes can outrun coyotes, their kits can’t. Red foxes like the edges of woods and hills for protection. Where do they live? What are their habits? Where do they raise their young? When is the best time of year to find foxes? When is the best time of day to photograph them? Finding Foxes To find a fox, you need to know your subject. The first challenge to photographing foxes is finding one-they are masters of camouflage. The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) has the widest geographic distribution of any carnivore in the world and is a fascinating creature to photograph. ![]() ![]() As devoted parents, both foxes groom and cuddle with their kits. This kit nuzzles his mother after a grooming session.
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