Mouse pounce
Foxes are famous for their mouse pounce (that’s what it’s called in my language, I have no idea what the official term could be).
With their very sensitive ears, they can hear a mouse, even when it’s hidden under a thick layer of snow.
They listen, prepare…and jump.
The rumour goes that a fox should even be capable of jumping as high as two metres!
I’ve seen foxes leaping a few times, but I never managed to externalize this moment with my cam.
Over the years, I got the feeling that foxes like to jump in private somehow 😉
Privately Jumping
They do it when you’re looking in another direction for just that one split second.
Behind bushes, reed, or any other ugly obstacle.
Preferably in the far distance. (At least further than your focal distance allows you to get a sharp picture.)
And when there’s no light at all, so they are sure there’s no way you can capture their oh so elegant and acrobatic jump.
This winter I saw a fox and I just knew she was gonna jump and somehow this one seemed prepared to share her jump.
It wasn’t the most beautiful jump I ever witnessed, the light was horrible and it’s certainly not the best imaginable picture, but hey….I finally got my sort of mouse jump….with some snow as the cherry on the cake 😉
Hope you like it .
Roeselien
www.roeselienraimond.com
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Jean