Smoking Fox

kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
edited June 22, 2007 in Wildlife
So I see this fine young fox walking down the road with a butt hanging out of her mouth. It always kills me to see them starting this young.
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Evidently, I wasn't the only one who noticed. Big brother casts a disdainful look.
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A scuffle ensues.
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The youngster learns where the expression "crafty as a fox" comes from.
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Big brother guards the offensive object for safe keeping.
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We can only hope that little fox has learned her lesson.
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Thanks for looking,
-joel
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2007
    Nice series. Funny...That second shot is great. Wonderful portrait and nice expression.
    Stephen
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2007
    Excellent series of behvior shots. thumb.gif
    Harry
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  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2007
    Great shots! What a lovely face they have!
  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2007
    rolleyes1.gif What cuties!! They are absolutely adorable, very nice captures! clap.gif
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited June 19, 2007
    Maestro wrote:
    Nice series. Funny...That second shot is great. Wonderful portrait and nice expression.

    Thanks, Stephen. Those foxes have great expressions.

    Regards,
    -joel
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2007
    Good stuff, Joel! thumb.gif

    Very well done.mwink.gif
  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2007
    Nice series. I like the 2nd very much.

    Thanks for sharing,

    Dick.
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2007
    Dick on Aruba wrote:
    Nice series. I like the 2nd very much.

    Thanks for sharing,

    Dick.

    Back to the top!
  • jonh68jonh68 Registered Users Posts: 2,711 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2007
    Dick on Aruba wrote:
    Nice series. I like the 2nd very much.

    Thanks for sharing,

    Dick.

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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited June 20, 2007
    Harryb wrote:
    Excellent series of behvior shots. thumb.gif

    Thanks, Harry. I feel very fortunate to have witnessed it.

    -joel
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited June 20, 2007
    saurora wrote:
    Great shots! What a lovely face they have!

    Thanks, Susan. I completely agree. They're just gorgeous animals. iloveyou.gif

    -joel
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited June 20, 2007
    ShepsMom wrote:
    rolleyes1.gif What cuties!! They are absolutely adorable, very nice captures! clap.gif

    Thanks, Marina. :D

    -joel
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited June 20, 2007
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    Good stuff, Joel! thumb.gif

    Very well done.mwink.gif
    Thanks, Ric. Actually I thought about you when I took these shots. You recently told a story about when you were a kid that the local foxes used to come and and play with you. Well, these were your foxes! Totally wild, and yet totally naive about humans. It was an extraordinary experience being near them.

    -joel
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited June 20, 2007
    jonh68 wrote:
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    Thank you, Dick. And thank you John.

    -joel
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited June 20, 2007
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    Back to the top!
    Now stop that, Ric. rolleyes1.gifYou're too kind.

    Actually, I'm waiting for this to percolate down a bit so that I can post more fox shots. I have enough of them for a few months I reckon.:ivar
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  • bigpixbigpix Registered Users Posts: 371 Major grins
    edited June 20, 2007
    So young to start a bad habit........rolleyes1.gif ...... great capture
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited June 20, 2007
    Not another butt shot! rolleyes1.gif Nice set Joel! clap.gif
    Glenn

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  • gfxartistgfxartist Registered Users Posts: 135 Major grins
    edited June 20, 2007
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    raptorcaptor wrote:
    Not another butt shot! rolleyes1.gif

    Great story and they are just too adorable!!! clap.gif
    ~Laurie~

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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited June 21, 2007
    raptorcaptor wrote:
    Not another butt shot! rolleyes1.gif Nice set Joel! clap.gif
    I got yer butt shot right here, Glenn. :buttkiss

    But really, thank you, sir! :D

    -joel
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited June 21, 2007
    gfxartist wrote:
    rolleyes1.gif
    Great story and they are just too adorable!!! clap.gif

    Thanks, Laurie. I'm with you! :D

    -joel
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited June 21, 2007
    bigpix wrote:
    So young to start a bad habit........rolleyes1.gif ...... great capture

    Thanks Bigpix! :D

    -joel
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  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2007
    Yeah! catch them when they're young and malleable,
    get them hooked and they're yours foreverdeal.gif
    awesome series Joel, Love #2 as a portraitthumb.gif
    Russ
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited June 22, 2007
    riddim_maker wrote:
    Yeah! catch them when they're young and malleable,
    get them hooked and they're yours foreverdeal.gif
    awesome series Joel, Love #2 as a portraitthumb.gif
    Thanks, Russ. It's about time I found some wildlife to shoot. Of course I had to go to Colorado to find it. rolleyes1.gif

    Now I'm in Page, AZ shooting things that don't move. rolleyes1.gif

    Cheers,
    -joel
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  • dogwooddogwood Registered Users Posts: 2,572 Major grins
    edited June 22, 2007
    Great shots! Are these the same animals that caused such an uproar in the UK when that fox hunting ban was proposed? headscratch.gif
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