Rich Steel
01-04-2008, 04:40 AM
Hi
Not far from my home there is an area of pine forest behind the coastal dunes that still holds a small remnant population of red squirrels. this is a species that has rapidly declined in England with the advance of the imported American Grey. The area receives many visitors and a local family of foxes have realised by visiting during daylight they are in with the chance of free food hand out. This provides some great photo opportunities. This is an image of the vixen that stayed around for about an hour during my last visit and wandered slowly through the woods allowing time to get a range of shots with different background settings.
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k217/squidfish_2006/UK%20mammals/f7-1.jpg
Shots taken with 1DMk3 and 500mm lens at ISO 400.
Cheers
Rich
Not far from my home there is an area of pine forest behind the coastal dunes that still holds a small remnant population of red squirrels. this is a species that has rapidly declined in England with the advance of the imported American Grey. The area receives many visitors and a local family of foxes have realised by visiting during daylight they are in with the chance of free food hand out. This provides some great photo opportunities. This is an image of the vixen that stayed around for about an hour during my last visit and wandered slowly through the woods allowing time to get a range of shots with different background settings.
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k217/squidfish_2006/UK%20mammals/f7-1.jpg
Shots taken with 1DMk3 and 500mm lens at ISO 400.
Cheers
Rich