02 Saturday Aug 2025
Posted in Photography, swallowtail
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Red foxes have been living in a corner of our backyard for as long as we have been in our house. In early June, a mother Red Fox was supervising her cubs playing there.
The mother was very suspicious and kept watching me for as long as her cubs were playing (I was a good 150 ft from her)!
At least a Swallowtail did not mind me.
11 Sunday Dec 2022
Posted in EBF Refuge, Photography
Mute Swans live year round at the refuge, but in the fall and winter Tundra Swans stop by on their way to warmer spots in the Mid Atlantic region.
Two weeks ago, I saw one immature Mute Swan, with a bill that was not fully orange yet.
Not far from it there was a Tundra Swan swimming with a Canada Goose.
At another part of the refuge, three adult Mute Swans could be seen preening.
Not to be outdone, a Great Egret was also showing its preening skills.
Closer to home, in our backyard, a Red Fox was sitting comfortably at the edge of the woods, watching us from a safe distance.
Much closer than the Red Fox, a Goldfinch in its winter colors was visiting the birdfeeder.
01 Saturday Jan 2022
Posted in Photography
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Bixby Bridge, bristlecone pine, Hà Nội, miniature horse, Moss Landing, outer banks, postaday, red fox, Việt Nam
10 Monday Jul 2017
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Yesterday, in late afternoon, Fawns came back to our backyard to graze and eat the still green fruit from our peach tree. They were not the only visitors.
Fawn.
Fawn.
Doe, Fawn, and Red Fox in the back.
Red Fox and Doe.
The Fawns were excited but did not run away.
The Red Fox perked up every time I pressed the shutter on my camera.
Red Fox.
Red Fox.
The Red Fox, with a peach in its mouth, suddenly took off and ran into the woods. My panning skills could be much improved, but you get the idea.
Red Fox with peach.
03 Saturday Jun 2017
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There are Red Foxes in a wooded corner of our backyard for many years now. A few years ago, there were six of them, but this year we only have two that I can see, a mother and her cub. Being Foxes, they are naturally shy and I had to take the following photos from about 300 ft (100 m) away. However, the evening sunlight was bright and directed perfectly at the spot.
Mother fox and cub running.
Mother Red Fox.
Mother Red Fox, probably telling her young one that those leaves were nothing worth worrying about.
Young Fox.
Mother, seated, and son.
28 Monday Dec 2015
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canada goose, egret, great blue heron, house wren, nuthatch, osprey, photography, postaday, red fox, snow geese
I take a lot of pictures of wildlife, so Part 3 of this series will be about the birds and animals that I have seen through my camera.
Mallards taking off from an icy pond, February 2015.
Great Egret and Snowy Egret, April 2015.
Ospreys mating, April 2015.
Young Red Foxes, May 2015.
Canada Goose and Gosling, May 2015.
Nuthatch pretending to sleep, June 2015.
House Wren holding meal for fledgeling, August 2015.
Sanderling, November 2015.
Great Blue Heron in Flight, December 2015.
Snow Geese in flight, December 2015.
08 Tuesday Dec 2015
Posted in Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge
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blue jay, brown pelican, cardinal, eyes spy, great blue heron, mourning dove, photography, postaday, red fox, tufted titmouse, weekly photo challenge
The link for this challenge is: https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/eye-spy/
When I photograph birds and animals, I try to get a good eye expression, or at least get their eyes in clear focus. Here are my entries for the challenge, all from photos taken this year, some as recently as yesterday.
Great Blue Heron keeping an eye on a fish, which it caught just a few seconds later.
Blue Jay with a questioning look.
Female Cardinal modelling for photographer.
Brown Pelican.
Tufted Titmouse. These birds have some of the most photogenic eyes.
Juvenile Red Fox.
Bighorn Ram.
Mourning Dove.
Goldfinch in winter plumage.
22 Sunday Nov 2015
Posted in Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge
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cormorants, european starling, gold finch, photography, postaday, red fox, snow geese, trio, weekly photo challenge
The link for this challenge is: https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/trio/
I found many photos in my archives and in some recent shots that would meet this challenge.
Three Red Fox cubs playing in our backyard in May of this year.
Trio of Gold Finches in their non-breeding plumage.
Three European Starlings on their favorite perch: electrical wire.
Cormorant threesome taking off.
Snow Geese flying over Edwin B Forsythe Wildlife Refuge.
14 Thursday May 2015
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Five red fox pups have made an appearance in our backyard this spring. In early morning or late evening, they come out, play, look around, run and chase one another. I took the following photos from our deck, and so far they don’t seem to mind.
Red fox pup checking out some bricks I had recently cleaned. There is another one partially hidden on the left.
Red fox pup play acting with a dried leaf, pretending it is a rodent.
Two red fox pups wrestling.
The same two red fox pups mimicking aggression.
11 Tuesday Mar 2014
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22 July 2012: There is a family of foxes living in a wooded area of our backyard. Once in a while they run across our lawn. In this photo, on a beautiful spring day, they came out and romped around for about five minutes. I had to hurry to grab my camera and was able to take half a dozen shots. This one turned out to be the best.
11 March 2014: Almost two years later, we still see the foxes once in a while, or signs that they are still around. The number of rabbits has decreased dramatically, a boon to our vegetable garden which used to be a buffet restaurant for the rabbits. If only the foxes could chase away the crows which have decimated our Asian pear trees to the point that we can barely get half a dozen pears out of thousands.
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