Fox Fight

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 8, 2016316 views11 comments

This one is from Island Beach State Park in New Jersey. Foxes there are pretty tame because some people feed them. There seem to be a lot of them this year. Those two didn't get along.

Canon 5D3, EF 70-200 mm F/2.8 II @ 142 mm
1/1000s, F/4, ISO 100, Cropped to 90% of original.

Cheers,

Hisham.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 8, 2016 at 7:16 PM

Quite the action catch, Hisham. I think they're playing "my mouth is bigger than your is". Suppose the one with the biggest mouth wins? cool

It would be nice to not have so much grass in front of them, but the action is great and their heads are nicely clear.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on March 8, 2016 at 7:54 PM

Fantastic action! We have a similar beach park that has fox readily fed by people. I love the matching gaped mouths and those claws on the one fox. Nice habitat as well

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on March 9, 2016 at 12:02 AM

Wow! Intense action and they don't seem to care much for each other. Great detail and coloration Hisham.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on March 9, 2016 at 8:40 AM

Great interaction n terrific poses!
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on March 9, 2016 at 9:55 AM

Hisham: you've captured a great moment. The action and the near mirror image of the animals is unique and appealing. Richard

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on March 9, 2016 at 1:52 PM

Wow, talk about a balanced image - not easy with animals. You certainly caught the peak moment. I don't think the grass is at all distracting.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on March 10, 2016 at 12:19 AM

Great timing and wonderful point of view make this a keeper, although it is too bad about all the intervening grasses.

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Comment posted by Christopher Yeoh on March 11, 2016 at 3:21 AM

A terrific capture! Must have been quite a sight to behold.

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Comment posted by William Bickle on March 13, 2016 at 9:32 AM

Hello Hisham,...Nice interaction here, the open mouths so close give the feeling of a playful encounter !

Bill

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on March 26, 2016 at 2:20 AM

What an excellent opportunity and a great capture of the event, Hisham! Those claws on the one are as impressive as it's sharp teeth!

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on March 26, 2016 at 8:58 AM

Hisham,
I must apologise, I thought I had commented on this one?
A wonderful "moment" image , my favourite kind of shot devil

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