Nature Fox puppy playing with a prey remnant (Grey Squirrel tail)

Fox puppy playing with a prey remnant (Grey Squirrel tail) · **16 Likes**

Renard roux / Red Fox [Vulpes vulpes]
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec
2020.05.13

I was lucky enough to get access on a local Golf Club where a Fox family resides during this lock-down period...

Fox puppy playing with a prey remnant (Grey Squirrel tail)

Pentax K-1 + SMC Pentax-FA* 250-600mm f5.6 ED [IF] @ 500mm
1/1250s at ƒ/6.3, ISO 500

Renard roux / Red Fox [Vulpes vulpes]

(x-posted in the 300mm club)

bertwert · 05-15-2020, 09:48 AM - **1 Like**

Awesome portrait of the fox!

**Heinrich Lohmann** · 05-15-2020, 10:08 AM - **1 Like**

A very nice image

normhead · 05-15-2020, 10:41 AM - **1 Like**

I can't tell you how long I tried to grab a copy of this lens before I got to be so old and infirm.

Thanks for posting.

Last edited by normhead; 05-15-2020 at 12:48 PM.

Unregistered User 8 · 05-16-2020, 12:51 AM - **1 Like**

A wonderful image Sylvain.

**PJ1** · 05-16-2020, 01:11 AM - **1 Like**

Very nice image and all the better for it showing natural behaviour.

stargazer · 05-16-2020, 01:11 AM

Nice shot! Impressive, the optical performance of the SMC Pentax-FA* 250-600mm f5.6 ED [IF] !!! As a pentax wildlife shooter i find its really difficult to find decent lens on the 500mm (k mount) end for wildlife! ...close to the ground and no heat diffraction, you must have been really close to him!

Bengan · 05-16-2020, 03:18 AM

Fantastic capture

**travelswsage** · 05-16-2020, 04:46 AM

Wonderful shot!

lesmore49 · 05-16-2020, 07:31 AM

Great picture...wonderful catch of a wild animal pup playing.

**Weevil** · 05-16-2020, 09:09 AM

Originally posted by stargazer

Nice shot! Impressive, the optical performance of the SMC Pentax-FA* 250-600mm f5.6 ED [IF] !!! As a pentax wildlife shooter i find its really difficult to find decent lens on the 500mm (k mount) end for wildlife! ...close to the ground and no heat diffraction, you must have been really close to him!

Thanks,
about distance I was maybe 40-50 ft away (12-17m), and since they were on a tee off on a bump, and I was a bit lower than the subject, it was easy to be at that level...
and weather quite fresh early AM, so not much eat diffraction, so I was at the right place at the right time... It was just a wonderful moment just prior coming back home and do my telework starting at 9M.
Was a long time I haven't done some outings with my FA*, and it was good!

Thanks to all other comments as well! Very nice of you!

I just posted another one in this thread...

cheers! and Stay safe!

**Madaboutpix** · 12-01-2023, 10:38 AM - **1 Like**

The remnant in his mouth is really the icing on the cake. What a cool shot.

**Weevil** · 12-05-2023, 05:38 PM

Originally posted by Madaboutpix

The remnant in his mouth is really the icing on the cake. What a cool shot.

Thank you!

**JimS_256** · 12-05-2023, 06:27 PM

Foxes are rare around here. I'm 74 and I think I've see exactly one in the wild while out camping. Squirrels on the other hand are not so rare...

**Weevil** · 12-05-2023, 06:50 PM

Originally posted by JimS_256

Foxes are rare around here. I'm 74 and I think I've see exactly one in the wild while out camping. Squirrels on the other hand are not so rare...

Could we say that the large urban Grey squirrels are probably considered as "junk food" for them... ? Lots of fat in that !

but we could also call them "Fast food"

, because they run fast !

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05-16-2020, 09:09 AM	#11
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,439 Original Poster	Originally posted by stargazer Nice shot! Impressive, the optical performance of the SMC Pentax-FA* 250-600mm f5.6 ED [IF] !!! As a pentax wildlife shooter i find its really difficult to find decent lens on the 500mm (k mount) end for wildlife! ...close to the ground and no heat diffraction, you must have been really close to him! Thanks, about distance I was maybe 40-50 ft away (12-17m), and since they were on a tee off on a bump, and I was a bit lower than the subject, it was easy to be at that level... and weather quite fresh early AM, so not much eat diffraction, so I was at the right place at the right time... It was just a wonderful moment just prior coming back home and do my telework starting at 9M. Was a long time I haven't done some outings with my FA, and it was good! Thanks to all other comments as well! Very nice of you! I just posted another one in this thread... cheers! and Stay safe! Last edited by Weevil; 05-17-2020 at 07:39 PM.*

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normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	I can't tell you how long I tried to grab a copy of this lens before I got to be so old and infirm. Thanks for posting. Last edited by normhead; 05-15-2020 at 12:48 PM.

05-16-2020, 12:51 AM - 1 Like	#5
Unregistered User 8 Closed Account Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,694	A wonderful image Sylvain.

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PJ1 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Toowoomba, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,483	Very nice image and all the better for it showing natural behaviour.

05-16-2020, 01:11 AM	#7
stargazer Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: France, Annoisin-chatelans Photos: Albums Posts: 109	Nice shot! Impressive, the optical performance of the SMC Pentax-FA* 250-600mm f5.6 ED [IF] !!! As a pentax wildlife shooter i find its really difficult to find decent lens on the 500mm (k mount) end for wildlife! ...close to the ground and no heat diffraction, you must have been really close to him!

05-16-2020, 03:18 AM	#8
Bengan Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Stockholm Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,756	Fantastic capture

05-16-2020, 04:46 AM	#9
travelswsage Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 385	Wonderful shot!

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lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,342	Great picture...wonderful catch of a wild animal pup playing.

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Madaboutpix Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: North Rhine-Westphalia Posts: 1,440	The remnant in his mouth is really the icing on the cake. What a cool shot.

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Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,439 Original Poster	Originally posted by Madaboutpix The remnant in his mouth is really the icing on the cake. What a cool shot. Thank you!

12-05-2023, 06:27 PM	#14
JimS_256 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 1,107	Foxes are rare around here. I'm 74 and I think I've see exactly one in the wild while out camping. Squirrels on the other hand are not so rare...

12-05-2023, 06:50 PM	#15
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,439 Original Poster	Originally posted by JimS_256 Foxes are rare around here. I'm 74 and I think I've see exactly one in the wild while out camping. Squirrels on the other hand are not so rare... Could we say that the large urban Grey squirrels are probably considered as "junk food" for them... ? Lots of fat in that ! but we could also call them "Fast food" , because they run fast !

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