I spent a day with friends photographing Red Fox in the Pacific Northwest before meeting up with my group for my Olympic National Park Workshop. I only had one photoshoot with the fox but it was a most enjoyable day. A special thanks to my friend Marian for the invite. I will be posting a trip report on my ONP workshop soon, but I wanted to share this experience with you first.

Our morning started out just before sunrise. We watched as two Red Fox played in the distance and before long the light came up and a den filled with the cutest black fox with white tipped tails along with one adorable tan fox became active. All the kits played and waited patiently for the two females in charge of the den to return with food. Both vixens came back with mouths filled with 2-3 voles.

The kits were anxious to grab the meal and run off with their portion. Some caching their meat and others playing with it for some time. Mom was still nursing, and the kits were very well cared for. There was a special bond between the rambunctious tan kit featured above and the silver vixen. I decided to concentrate my efforts on them as they were inseparable and the love between them undeniable.

I’ll share more of my fox images soon but first I need to get caught up on sleep, emails and spreadsheets…