A pic for that other Friday hashtag, #FoxFriday.

Taken back on the last day of May, my local fox family didn’t make an appearance till after the sun was going down on the horizon. It made for tough lighting but this cute one gave me one of my favorites.

While its siblings were all rough-housing, it stayed away from the fray, more interested in the guy with the camera. I of course didn’t mind.

Just a pretty picture of this pretty gal for #FoxFriday.

It was mid-May and her little ones were big enough to run around outside the den. That was undoubtedly very tiring as she tried to keep track of all five of them while going out and hunting for food.

On this evening, she caught a rare break from the little ones and laid down not far from me giving me some nice poses.

This is a lesson to not ignore that feeling. 😉

I was driving along one of my favorite backroads in eastern Colorado recently, scanning the skies and fields, mainly looking for raptors. I noticed an odd shape sticking up within a field and, initially, I totally ignored it and kept on driving.

Then I started thinking. Surely that was just a stick or piece of trash, right? Or was it? I had to check.

I stopped, backed up, and trained my camera on the spot way out in the field. Then that “stick” moved. And it moved again! Aha! I found myself a sly fox!

It did not linger and soon moved away over the hill. The distance was too far to get a decent pic but it was a fun encounter and a lesson to not ignore those feelings. You never know what you might see!

Taking care of four little ones is a lot of work for a mom so this pretty lady was catching naps whenever she could. She did this with limited success.

If the kits were in the den, she got some peace and quiet. When they came outside though, they never let her rest for long. Either they wanted to play or they were hungry and she had to head off to find their next meal.

On this evening back in June, she enjoyed some down time but with the sun setting, she knew it was time to go catch dinner. The vixen stretched out to limber up and yawned as she worked on waking up. A mother’s work is never done!

Oh how I miss the many evenings I spent this past spring with these gorgeous creatures. There were actually five kits but this is the closest I came to getting all in one capture – four of them plus mom.

As was the norm, the little ones were rambunctious, exploring and wrestling as the sun started to set. Mom sat and kept close watch on the little ones while enjoying a bit of a break.

It is #FoxFriday and I have to say #TGIF too!

Somehow I haven’t shared this image of my local foxes, one which I like a lot.

Taken back in the middle of May, some kids playing ball near the den meant keeping a watchful eye. The little one was keen on imitating mom’s role as protector and struck a nearly identical pose.

The soft, golden light of the setting sun really made their coats shine.

Have a fantastic weekend, everyone!

Taken back in June and a cute image for #FoxFriday. This darling little one was one of four at the den near where I live.

Usually the kits paid me no attention but on the evening this image was taken, this particular little one was quite fascinated by the guy with the big camera. During breaks between battles with its siblings, it would come over and just watch me. I of course didn’t mind.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Kind of a neat one for #FoxFriday. This was from the local den that I spent hours upon hours observing this spring. The family was quite used to the human interlopers that were walking and riding by but the dogs, well, they did not care too much for them. Here, a dog nearby stops their play and they give me a nice little pose.

I spent many evenings this spring with a fantastic fox family not far from where I live. I took thousands of pictures of them and spent countless hours just watching and smiling.

Flipping through them, I found a number of images with the kits sampling or playing with the meals that the parents brought back to the den. Typical fare ranged from squirrel and rabbit to some sort of feathered creature, perhaps a goose.

Being juveniles though, the kits didn’t always eat and oftentimes just wanted to play with their food. Here are few of the fun shots I got of them with their dinners.

What a treat and a very pleasant surprise and a great shot for #FoxFriday.

Taken a few weeks ago, I was sitting on my perch on a sidewalk watching this pretty lady’s kits play in the evening sun. The sun was getting low and starting to cast long shadows so I was preparing to pack up when mom decided to come up and pay me a visit.

She kept a respectable distance but it was clear she had grown comfortable with my repeated presence enough to hang out in close proximity. It could be too that she was simply looking for a brief escape from her rambunctious kits as they undoubtedly were wearing her down. 😉