From my vantage point across the frozen Nechako River I watched the two foxes sleeping in the midday sunshine for over an hour. I was sitting in plain view and when they awoke, the red one started to walk towards me. I kept my Canon aimed at her, and when she noticed I didn't have my hand out to feed her, she lost interest in me and headed along the riverbank. Behind her a flock of ducks didn't seem to mind her presence. I thought for sure she'd catch herself a nice fat duck for dinner, but she carried on up the embankment into the trails. I didn't notice the river in my image until I was looking through them, but what a great reflection!

The newest rendition of this image (below) has an oil painting technique applied. You can see the softness of the fur looks much like a painting as opposed to a photograph. I've been playing with this oil painting tehnique for a while now, and I'm beginning to see my work in a new light. My Canon camera is the tool to capture the original image, and the brushes are in Photoshop. The crop is a little different, more of a standard 2:3 ratio than the one entered into competition. 

Like most dog, red foxes hunt by smell, sight, and sound. They have excellent eyesight, and the slight movement of an ear may be all that they need to locate a hidden rabbit.  They can smell rabbits or eggs hidden by long grass. Sometimes they wait patiently for the sound of a mouse moving along its path in grass or snow and then pounce. Other times they hearing movement underground, then dig quickly and locate the prey by its scent. Near sunset, during the night, and in early morning s when they typically hunt. 

With spring just around the corner, I am out almost every day following tracks in the snow wherever I wander to see if can fnd a den where new little ones will emerge soon.