Fox at Dusk

Just as the light was fading this evening, Shutterbug the fox appeared in the garden. It's a long time sinceI've had the chance for some daylight photographs of the garden foxes. Maybe this is the first opportunity of many, maybe an isolated incident. Time will tell.

As well as these shots (well these and a 'few' more) I took some video which I'll post later this weekend (I'm struggling with the editing). Conditions were not ideal. To make the most of the fading light the camera was set at ISO 1000, and even so shutter speeds were sometimes as low as 1/20s. But daylight shots are a scarcity for me these days, so here are a few.


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Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 24-105 F4L IS USM lens.

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16 Comments

  1. cakkleberrylane March 19, 2011 at 1:03 am #

    Beautiful fox portraits!. Shutterbug is very photogenic!

  2. RobinL March 19, 2011 at 2:03 am #

    Words, he's certainly a fine looking fellow!

  3. gdare March 19, 2011 at 5:03 am #

    Yaaawn :zzz:

  4. serola March 19, 2011 at 5:03 am #

    So lovely pictures :love: It is nice to have some pictures of fox where background is also lit :hat:

    EDIT: First one is absolutely great :up: You should put that on the top title bar of your blog 😉

  5. SittingFox March 19, 2011 at 8:03 am #

    I was looking at my old daylight photos of garden foxes recently and rather missing those days. Glad Shutterbug has turned up in daylight for you! When summer comes (which it will, one day :whistle:) perhaps you will get many more photos of him.

  6. wellisteffi March 19, 2011 at 12:03 pm #

    Great photos. :up:
    But since someone seems to be very tired. :zzz:

  7. Words March 19, 2011 at 7:03 pm #

    Sami, yes daytime shot have a completely different quality to them, even when the light is as poor as it was yesterday. Thanks for the suggestion on the blog design. I may update it soon… but I'm lazy!

  8. Words March 19, 2011 at 7:03 pm #

    Robin, it was good to see him in daylight!

  9. Words March 19, 2011 at 7:03 pm #

    Darko, :zzz: 😀

  10. Words March 19, 2011 at 7:03 pm #

    Lois, thanks!

  11. Words March 19, 2011 at 7:03 pm #

    Adele, it so much better to see them in the day. Last year we hardly saw them at all except at night. I'm not counting my chickens yet about more daylight visits (though maybe if we had some chickens… 💡 )

  12. Words March 19, 2011 at 7:03 pm #

    Thanks Steffi, it was an early start for a fox. Busy times for them.

  13. Words March 19, 2011 at 7:03 pm #

    Erwin, thanks!

  14. Words March 21, 2011 at 8:03 am #

    Erwin, thanks 🙂

  15. Wulpen October 19, 2012 at 8:10 pm #

    Great :up:

  16. Wulpen October 19, 2012 at 8:10 pm #

    Lovely Photos