HOME | DD
natureguy — Pounce
Published: 2013-03-02 15:23:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 863; Favourites: 56; Downloads: 0
Redirect to original
Description
I had the pleasure of watching this red fox this morning as it was catching field mice! I watched it for over 20 minutes and shot about 60 pics of this red fox. It was stalking the grass humps and then pouncing on them . He caught 3 mice or voles as I watchedI have seen this behavior many times in the field, but always from a greater distance. Today I finally got a close up of the action that has eluded me for a couple of years.
Related content
Comments: 26
Apparently all types of foxes all over the world do the 'mouse pounce'. We have three little 'disabled' desert greys that Game and Fish coerced us into taking in (two are deaf and one was injured and never learned to hunt) They pounce each other, they pounce their squeaky toys, and they occasionally give in to temptation and pounce the Pomeranians, being about the same size. Jessica, the oldest, learned to pounce bubble wrap, perhaps because she can just barely hear it, and she taught the others. She also loves to ride in her pet seat in my little Z4 roadster, which has a retractable hard top.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
That's just so neat....you're lucky to have them become part of your life.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Hi, Thank you very much!
if you go back 3 years or so in my gallery I have tons of baby fox pics.. I found a den 2 years in a row!
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
I could use a few to get the voles. Most mice hibernate but voles don't seem to. They are more destructive than mice. UGH. Foxes are beautiful and fun to watch.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Its one of those things a Nature photographer dreams off getting,well done mate..
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Hi Candace! Thank you.... Yeah it was cool watching this Fox.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
What a beautiful fox jumping ! It's good work of photo on the spot 
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Thank you Marion! I watched this one for over 20 minutes and captured some really cool pics.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Hi Momotte! yes it was ! I had fun watching this one.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Great series of shots George! must have been wonderful to have witnessed
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Thank you Cy!
Yeah today was a great day! after having 3 weekends in a row of dark stormy weather I was so grateful when I got up and the sky was clear and you could see the stars!
witnessing this guy hunting was super! just like those nature shows on the television.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Hi Pamela! Thank you!
yeah I had a great time this morning watching him. that's what makes being a wildlife photog so exciting... you never really know what you're going to see and shoot pics of!
don't be jelly... you'll get some like this one day!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Hi, Thank you very much!
It was neat watching him hunt that field.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0