Here’s abit of a change from the weddings & portrait work. As those of you who have visited my studio on the shores of Georgian Bay, near Parry Sound, know, the area is surrounded by vast expanses of woods and water. One of the many benefits of this is that there is always something interesting to see. This was the case on Sunday afternoon as my wife, Grace, and I were heading home from doing some business in Parry Sound. We were only a few kilometers from home when Grace spotted a mother red fox with one of her pups. After parking the car and walking back to explore I saw that there was a total of five pups. I hurried home and grabbed my one of my DSLRs and my 70-200 F 2.8 L lens and headed back to the site, hoping mom and the pups would still be there. Luck was with me. Mom had left for a bit but the little guys were still hanging around. As I watched the pups I noticed that one was feeding heavily on some dinner that mom had dropped off. After some time I noticed that the pups were very close to their den. I made a mental note to make sure I keep my gear in the car for the next few days and to check back to see how these guys were getting on. I was concentrating on trying to get a bit closer without disturbing the pups I heard a couple of huffing sounds and immediately the little guys scurried up a nearby hill. As my gaze followed the little ones I saw mom standing at the top. She had circled back to see what I was up to and to check on the pups. We exchanged glances and I told her she had and awesome family and she seemed to relax and moved off, pausing a few times to allow me to grab a few shots of her. Below are a few of the shots I was fortunate to get before I left them to enjoy the rest of their afternoon. If you’d like to see more of my wildlife photography, follow this link to the portfolio section of my website and look through the three ”Our World” Galleries.
