[PIC_THREAD] Wildlife, Animals, Birds, Zoo

Phal said:
Yeah, the one there is a younger female and she was quite energetic and friendly with the staff. The fox was jumping up begging for snacks a lot but I prefer the shots that look more natural so I didn't process any of those!

My Flickr stream page is looking quite Foxtastic right now since I've just processed a bunch more and that's not even the end of the Fox stuff lol :|





Here's another shot of the female/Vixen being cute to the keeper for snacks

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Playful Fox by Phal44, on Flickr


The older male was a bit more serious and standoffish

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More Serious Fox by Phal44, on Flickr


He did a bit of scouting around their enclosure


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Sneaky Fox by Phal44, on Flickr


Reminds me a bit of a Wolf here I think because of the shape of the head... But a bit smaller and a lot more ginger :D

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Sulky Fox by Phal44, on Flickr
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first proper BIF photos

taken with my only semi appropriate lens, canon 100mm L macro with 60D
no adjustments, just a bit of crop




 
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C&C most welcome :)
 
Heaviest crops are still around 1800x2600 resolution from my 70d 20MP sensor

The bird was just very friendly! I was sat down on a bench which is quite secluded by a lake and he/she (the bird) was busy hunting insects. He kept stopping to munch insects before going to get more.
 
Light wasn't great as the area was a bit in the shade and it was a bit overcast too but I think I made the most of it! A few shots are ISO800 but the rest are 100/200 so not too bad.

The little guy/girl even hopped around my feet a few times. I sat with my legs out stretched and hoped he would sit on the end of my toes for a while but no such luck :(
 
That's a cracking red kite shot. I've had a pretty lean year until yesterday, when fate put these fellas in my sights. Shame my dodgy back meant the 40D/100-400L was at home. All I had was my SX50 in my hands and Johnny Morris's voice in my head.

You lookin' at me?

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'Ere, Charlie, some bloke's starin' at me!

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What's he want? Better tell Sid.

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Squirrel Squad assemble! Time to gather some nuts!

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Shame the sun went in again for the last one. If it had the light and sharpness of the threesome I'd be happy. But in some ways I wish I'd been shooting video rather than stills. It was rather funny the way I started seeing just one, then the second, then the third barges in between the first two to see what's going on. Then the fourth appeared to the right. I couldn't believe it. :-)

Sadly a couple walking their dog came along then and the squirrels disappeared. For all I know there were dozens of them up there, about five meters up on the broken tree stump.
 
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