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peterkopher — Quogue Refuge Red Fox
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Published: 2007-03-26 01:49:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 578; Favourites: 9; Downloads: 0
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This Red fox has been a resident of the Quogue, Long Island, N.Y. Refuge since July, 2002. His right front leg was wrapped in a fish net and was also fractured. In an attempt to escape he gnawed at the netting and his leg, further complicating the fracture.Related content
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We have foxes in the back garden - it astounds me they can leap 9 ft fences in a single bound and stare at you as if (they absolutely do) own the entire place 
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He's beautiful. This photograph is so clear and sharp, it really does him justice. Artistically speaking, I love how he's centered like that, right between the metal and all, but from a different sort of artistic standpoint, it's almost kind of sad, to see one of nature's most beautiful creatures like that. That's just from one of those "OMG-deep-profound-mumbo-jumbo" points, though. He does look very content, and I'm glad he was able to find help when he was injured.
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Thanks for the comments. That's one of the things that struck me the most - the incongruity of this beautiful, meant-to-be-living-in-the-wild animal existing "behind bars", if you will, through no fault of his own! At the very least there are some places, like this wildlife refuge - located very near to the hoity-toity Hamptons of Long Island - that exist solely for their protection!
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...I've never put a mood in a comment before. That... really wasn't supposed to be there. Oh well.
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Nice framing! What kind of camera are you shooting with?
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The camera is about a 3 year old, 3.2 megapixel Canon Digital Elph, with only a 2x optical zoom: It's so small and compact that I carry it almost everywhere, yet it takes pretty good pictures - under the right conditions! Thanks for the comments.
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awww. poor guy. at least he has a good place to live now. he is adorable!!
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Thanks - and thank you for adding me to your friends' list!
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If he's not content, he's at least existing in relatively comfortable conditions.
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true hey i would rather be fed then have to go hunting even if thats what they do
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If he's not content, he's at least existing in relatively comfortable conditions.
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