![]() It is often thought that foxes are only nocturnal by nature, but we have made them so by hunting them. Some foxes even climb trees in search of bird nests! Others lurk among the reeds for waterfowl. The Dog foxĮach fox has its own hunting specialty. With foxes, the so called ‘dog foxes’ are most gentle and they wait quietly until the females have calmed down. They put themselves out, blow themselves up and like to boss around. Although they can squabble amongst themselves for food or territory, I have never seen them show aggression towards people.Īs we all know, among our own species, males are dominant. Zen fox kit: Round ears, round face, squinting eyes…check!ĭo you still think that a fox is simply a fox…? Take a deep look into these 128 beautiful eyes and… think again!ĭon’t tell my beloved cats, but I think foxes might very well be the sweetest animals I have ever met. She looks at me, squints her eyes, I do the same and for a moment the world is perfect again. And very, very occasionally a cub is born with a cute flat nose, extremely round ears and such a fluffy round body. Do foxes have a sense of humor? They sure know how to make a funny face.Īnyway…all these totally different personalities, are reflected in their faces. Which could very well be my projection of course. And very occasionally I suspect foxes that they secretly have a sense of humor. There are exceptionally clever specimens and more clumsy variants. But above all, they all have a different expression. Some foxes have the cutest little eyebrows or very long whiskers, beautiful eyeliner or strikingly white cheeks. One has chocolate eyes, the other golden yellow. Just as you don’t usually confuse your neighbor with your uncle, the fox in the coastal area looks different from the fox in the forest. And yet the answer is simple: ‘Just like you keep 50 people apart‘. ‘How can you tell all these foxes apart?’ By now I must have roughly met about 50 foxes. The ‘average fox’, a kind of archetype fox with ‘ordinary’ ears, eyes and face shape. Longnoses and Flatheaded seemed to blend into what could be characterized as an ‘average fox’. ![]() Over the years I noticed both sharp and rounded edges slowly disappear. Inspired by their exceptionally long noses, I called them – how could it be otherwise – The LongnosesĪlthough the Flatheads and Longnose were rival clans, I suspect there must have been regular love affairs, which mixed the bloodlines against all the rules. Natural elegance, long pointy ears and large slanted eyes that gave them an almost sultry expression. Beautiful orange-red, slender foxes with a In addition, there wasĪ second family with an almost opposite appearance. These foxes I lovingly nicknamed the Flatheads. Them came rolling out of a round mold: Strikingly round ears, big round eyes, fluffy round bodies and Smiling and squinting.Īt the time, there were roughly two types of foxes in that area. She taught me the art of ‘being in the moment’. Same and… for a moment the world was perfect. Quietly she wouldĬome and sit next to me, look at me and squeeze her eyes with satisfaction. Sometimes I was sitting in a dune pan when she would surprise me with a visit. I do know that I was amazed at her trust in people. The story goes that she was raised as an orphan foxīy foresters. I remember ‘my’ first fox (2009) like it was yesterday A beautiful lady who always seemed to be In fact, every day I find them a little sweeter and more beautiful 64 Fox portraits And my answer is always the same: ‘ Not by a long shot!’ Those photos are just a great excuse to stalk these fantastic animals for over ten years. This entry was posted in animals Fox Photography Fox stories Foxes and tagged 64foxyfaces faces fox foxes foxface foxportrait nature photography portraits redfox wildlife on Decemby adminĭon’t you have enough fox pictures yet?‘ A question I get asked regularly.
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