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Photography => Wildlife => Topic started by: Rob'in'To on June 03, 2013, 12:09:05 PM

Title: Fox Release
Post by: Rob'in'To on June 03, 2013, 12:09:05 PM

We were quite fortunate to be invited to a release of five young Red Fox late Sunday afternoon.  Seems mom abandoned her babies due to a new development site that started up west of Hamilton where her den was.

(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/lilevl13/fox1_zps8f3fca8a.jpg) (http://s280.photobucket.com/user/lilevl13/media/fox1_zps8f3fca8a.jpg.html)

(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/lilevl13/signaturefox_zpsddc1f047.jpg) (http://s280.photobucket.com/user/lilevl13/media/signaturefox_zpsddc1f047.jpg.html)

Here's a link if you'd like to see more...  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE6vk9pf ... e=youtu.be (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE6vk9pfQZw&feature=youtu.be)

It was an amazing experience, despite the kooky weather of on and off again rain showers, being in a really muddy farm field.  It's great these wildlife rehab centres exist; and they all need our help with donations to care for all the animals that come into their centres.

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Post by: cosmo3667 on June 03, 2013, 07:03:00 PM

really nice that you were there love them when they at that age, older too for that matter

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Post by: MEGHAN on June 06, 2013, 06:36:05 PM

Nice Rob!
Great chance for you to see one of these cuties up close.
Love to hear sucess stories like this.

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Post by: egret on June 08, 2013, 01:42:09 PM

absolutely beautiful!
tks for making my day!

Egret

my fav animal

 :D

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Post by: Rob'in'To on June 12, 2013, 11:23:07 AM

It was a great moment for sure.

I situated myself about 50 ft from the carriers and waited.  We figured they were going to go a certain way and I was going to try and catch the action on the sidelines.  But no, every one of them, a minute or two after each other, ran in my direction.  3 passed right by me, so close I could touch them (but didn't) and then turned right behind me into a wooded area.  The last two, cut into the same woods right in front of me.  They were so close to me at the turning point, I couldn't get them with my 500mm lens and NO zoom.  

A kind farm owner let them be released on his farm, somewhere in the middle of it all.  A huge chunk of land and no roads for miles in any direction.  

Hope they all do well.

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Post by: Blacksheep on June 12, 2013, 06:18:16 PM

That's really cool!
Thanks for sharing the photos.

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Post by: Axeman on July 25, 2013, 10:20:30 PM

They r such beautiful animals...fabulous story...ur such a vixen Rob.

Title: Re: Fox Release
Post by: Rob'in'To on August 06, 2013, 07:50:54 PM

Haha!  @ Axeman!  :D