Wildlife & fox photography
Wild Red Foxes
Wildlife photography got my interest when I bought my first tele lens, a Canon 300mm f/4 L IS USM.
Or maybe it was the other way around? However, I got addicted right away and the main victims of my passion became wild red foxes. With their wide range of behaviours and highly varying characteristics, they never cease to amaze me. I loved and still love the huge element of surprise that comes with ‘hunting’ foxes. So my fox photography is a continuing project.
There’s more to life than foxes
But, having this said, there’s more to life than foxes alone and although it’s quite a challenge to resist foxes in the snow, yawning foxes, fighting foxes, very vain foxes or utterly cute fox kits, I do my best to pay attention to the uncountable other little miracles and impressive wildlife in my country as well. We might not have much wildlife in the Netherlands, we have enough beauty to become totally addicted to it, as I did. Like cheeck-blowing pool frogs, disagreeing deer during rutting season, leap-sheeping lambs, cows in the mist, blue moor frog men attempting to seduce them women, yawning tree-frogs, curious Koniks, cute green baby frogs, hopping from blade to blade, hasty hedgehogs running on the road like there’s no tomorrow, Alice in Wonderland-like rabbits, lazy lizards being attacked by mosquitoes and many more… Actually I can’t think of an animal that I don’t love and for me, everything that breathes is worth a thorough study and many photographs. I prefer to immerse myself in animal behaviour. To me, this is much more fascinating than ‘collecting’ as many species as possible. Many of these small and big experiences are available as wall decoration,greeting cards and more.
If you see a photo you like that is not available in my shop, please contact me.
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Hedgehog walking through autumn leaves
Fallow Deer (Dama dama) in an autumn forest
Mother fox and fox kit having an intimate moment
Imagine…. …a dark, soundless forest. As you go deeper into the forest, the roar becomes louder. Or actually the bellowing; the sound of rutting deer during the rutting season, that has come together to fight. The atmosphere is loaded and in case you might not feel the tense, you definitely smell it. Even the birds are holding their breath. The sun slowly starts to give shape to the darkness and through the trees and early morning fog more and more deer become visible. Some bucks are tired after a long wild night and when you closely watch them, you might see the breath clouds coming from their mouths…
Fallow deer surrounded by flies at sunset
Rabbit (Leporidae)
Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes)
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) in a heavy rain shower
Hedgehog walking through autumn leaves
Rabbit (Leporidae)
Deer Silhouette at Sunrise
Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes)
Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) fighting with mouths agape in beautiful back-light
Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes)
A Portrait of one of the most beautiful Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) ver, in the snow
Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes)
Hedgehog walking through autumn leaves
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub exploring the world
Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes) being completely relaxed & comfortable
Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes)
Red fox (vulpes vulpes) sitting in the snow as if it just doesn’t really know what to do in this particular situation. Or maybe it was just as surprised as I was to find another creature in these quite uncommon and uncomfortable weather circumstances.
Red fox mindfully enjoying the moment
Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes)
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) standing in a frost covered white world
