Crab-eating Fox

Gallery: WildlifePosted May 29, 2017234 views7 comments

I know the comments I am going to get, no the fox is not carrying a crab, the name of the species is Crab-eating Fox. This is another image of the mother moving one it's newborn kits from an old den under Piuval Lodge in the Pantanal of Brazil to another location on the property. She was moving because a rainstorm had made her den wet we think. The mother carried several kits one at a time from the old den to the new den.
Canon 1DX II, 500F4 1/1000 F5, iso 800, handheld

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on May 29, 2017 at 9:45 PM

Hi Nate,

That look has some intensity. She looks like a good mom that knows how to keep her kits safe. I like the out of the corner coming at you. Good low position for the shot makes this one special. Well done...................Jim

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Comment posted by Genny K. on May 30, 2017 at 8:40 PM

What a neat image. That seems like a strange name for a fox, but you did a great job of catching this behavior in a super image. Yeah, that's a pretty determined look in her eye!

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on May 30, 2017 at 9:42 PM

She looks like a good, wet mother Nate. I too love that intense look in her eyes. I would like to see more of her if there are more to come. I know your keying in on and focused on the eyes and the pup, but with the bare BG, the overall composition feels a bit off balance to me somehow.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on May 30, 2017 at 11:03 PM

The little one is really freshly born. At first I thought it was a kill until I read your post. Great image. The color, action, the leg lift and dof are all great. I really like this.

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Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on June 3, 2017 at 1:54 PM

Wow, perfect timing on this, Nate! Great shot.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on June 5, 2017 at 1:07 PM

Great image, sharp where it needs to be. Subjective thought...I would opt for a vertical and suspect you have plenty of pixels for such a crop.

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Comment posted by Ingrid Vekemans on July 2, 2017 at 2:59 AM

What a feeling that must have been to witness this. Nice low angle.
Grt, Ingrid.

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