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Canon EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

04/20/2006 10:18:36 PM · #1

We took our kids up to the school to play and as we were about to move to the other playground this little guy popped his head out of the drain pipe. I got to spend about 15 minutes watching. Of the 200-odd resulting photos these are some of my favorites.

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BakerBug

Canon EOS-20D

04/20/2006 10:23:02 PM · #2

Those are really cool shots! What a lucky day!

04/20/2006 10:23:44 PM · #3

hmm, these won't work...

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Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VXD

04/20/2006 10:25:03 PM · #4

Oh well, just go to my portfolio and check the rest out. //www.dpchallenge.com/portfolio.php?USER_ID=43404&collection_id=1

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MadMan2k

Sony Alpha a6400

04/20/2006 11:08:09 PM · #5

Nice shots! I like the one with the fox poking its head out of the hole best.

wavelength

Nikon D300

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

04/20/2006 11:43:03 PM · #6

Ooh, Foxy Lady!! er, I mean fox, err..

bump.

dcano

Nikon D100

Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D

04/20/2006 11:46:59 PM · #7

Right place, right time. The fox with his head stiking out of the storm drain is great. The claritiy is fantastic.

ShutterPug

Canon EOS-6D

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

04/20/2006 11:47:09 PM · #8

Erin - what a great catch. Nice shots too!

mahobbes

Fujifilm FinePix S9000

04/20/2006 11:50:44 PM · #9

What a cute lil fox. You have to be happy to have been there at the right time. Thanks for sharing!

Canon PowerShot Pro 90 IS

04/21/2006 12:02:24 AM · #10

Wow thanks for the comments everyone. Sorry about the goofy post. I just hope noting bad happens with him being so close to the school.

coolhar

04/21/2006 12:54:20 AM · #11

Nice work Erin. He looks like a young one, kinda small. If you don't want him hanging around the school make sure there is no food for him there. I doubt he'll bother the kids unless he is cornered or threatened in some way. But the smartest thing would be to keep them away from him until he moves on. Easier said than done, lol.

04/21/2006 11:05:44 AM · #12

I doubt the school even knows about him, but he seems to have adopted the drain pipe as a "den". We were there very late, almost 8pm. So it is likely that being nocturnal no one ever sees him. He is able to go several feet back in the pipe & well out of reach. I plan to go again in a few nights to see if he is still around.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

04/21/2006 11:09:48 AM · #13

FotoMunki

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

04/21/2006 11:15:43 AM · #14

Here's a question - why is there an open drain pipe in a school playground? Does that seem safe?

glad2badad

Apple iPhone 16 Pro

Lensbaby Sweet 35 Optic

04/21/2006 11:27:53 AM · #15

Erin - Good thing you had your camera with you! Very cool getting these shots. I would have been a tad bit nervous at first with the kids so close - in our area foxes are a prime carrier of rabies and it's unusual to see one close to people in daylight. Considering the circumstances, it's obvious this scenario is nothing but a happy moment that the kids will surely remember for a long time! ;^)

We live in the country and see foxes once in a while, sometimes in our horse pasture. This past week we've seen a fox 3 times, usually at dusk. I'm tempted to buy a distress call to draw one of the foxes in closer while I go "hunting" with my camera. Set up a camouflage blind, etc...

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

04/21/2006 11:35:33 AM · #16

Originally posted by macpapas:

Here's a question - why is there an open drain pipe in a school playground? Does that seem safe?

It looks like a culvert, which is just a big pipe to provide a path for water under a driveway or road.

Great captures! Red foxes are very inquisitive. We had one hanging around our house a couple years ago. Some winter mornings we'd see him playing in the yard, or just sitting in the driveway watching people. Once when our son was playing in the yard with friends, the fox sat watching 10 feet away!

04/21/2006 12:03:55 PM · #17

He seemed more comfortable with the kids than with me but only came all the way out when they had gone. We have seen foxes before, there is a field that runs from the school all the way to our house so we have seen them cut through the yard from time to time. This little guy was mostly interested in munching what was left of his mouse.