Grey Fox :)

[CaraRose]

Well, my Smokies trip got cut short (not before a ton of great photos were taken, thankfully). My grandma in Arkansas was ill so my mom and I broke camp and drove the 10 hours down to be with her. Thankfully there was no shortage of opportunities to use my rented L 300 f/4.

I was bird hunting (be prepared for me to post a bunch on the ID thread soon ) when a blur darted across the road into the common land adjacent to my grandmother's property. Went over to investigate and found this critter in the weeds.

[CaraRose]

Two more... tried to narrow it down to my five favorites and couldn't.

[Frog]

Just catching it is great. I will say my fav is the first one in the second post.

[caleb7mm]

I love it!

the first pic in the second post is my favorite.

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[OldClicker]

Nice captures. I've never seen one. - TF

[jetrim]

Fantastic catch! I like the third and forth in the first set.

[Loupey]

Wow - what a find! Betcha you were glad you had the 300mm

Love that 2nd post (same image different PP and crop right?).

[CaraRose]

Thanks guys .

When I initially walked over, I didn't see anything, I was going to go back when I spotted a dragonfly on one of the weeds that I stopped to shoot, and then out of the corner of my eye, I saw the fox watching me.

I was really glad to have the 300. I'm going to cry when I send it back on Wednesday. It's really an awesome lens.

The second post shots are 'different' shots in that I took a burst of about five shots, so each was a different capture, but under identical settings less than a second apart . LOL, so yep, essentially the same image. Different PP (warmed the second one a bit) and went for a tighter crop on the first.

[WesternGuy]

CaraRose, great images, thanks for posting...I have never seen one of these - don't live in my neighbourhood. Out of curiosity, I googled them and discovered that they have an uncanny ability to climb trees and jump from branch to branch...interesting.

Cheers,

WesternGuy

[mn shutterbug]

Very nice series.

[SARtech]

Congrats on this catch. You were in the right place at the right time.
Cute little bugger.

[scott-devon]

Wonderful catch there, you got some great shots.

[patia]

Beautiful fox. How lucky to catch it standing still like that. I see them here -- saw one last night -- but they are always so quick to run and hide.

[AgingEyes]

Big congrats on featured photo, CaraRose ! Way to go !! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[CaraRose]

Thanks AE!

[Eric D]

Congrats on the feature photo....well deserved!!

Eric

[Falconermx]

WOW Cara Finally you have a pic on Feutered Pic , Im very Happy for you cause you have worked very have to win this Place. Congrats and I Hope to see more of your nice shots
Carlos Cruz Lara

[Falconermx]

* Worked Very Hard sorry finger mistake

[Canon_Bob]

Congrats Cara! Looks like you definitely got your moneys worth of that 300 f/4! I love that lens. Mine is always with me.

[AmberC]

Congrats on the FP!! Very cool find!! :thumbsup:

[paulnj]

Awesome Cara! Sorry my reply came so late, but tornados rolled threw NJ last sunday and I have been working like a dog cleaning up trees.