What does the Fox say?

    In this case the fox said nothing.
   
    We had gotten up at 4am to go to Waterton National Park for the day. South of Longview we started to see a lot of Elk but they were all on way up on the hills and out of camera range. Just past Chain Lakes there was a Bald Eagle perched on a fence post not more than 20 feet away from the road. As soon as we stopped he flew off before I could even get my lens cap off. We got to Waterton and did a quick drive around the Bison Paddock all the Bison were far off the road but I did get a few shots of a Mountain Bluebird, a bird I had been trying get pictures of for a few years. A drive down the Red Rock Parkway didn't yield any good pictures either despite seeing a Golden Eagle. We headed into the Waterton town-site and went for a walk down the beach and spent some time taking pictures of a Tree Swallow.

    By this time I was getting a little dejected from not seeing anything great to take pictures of. That was when I saw what I thought was a Fawn laying in the snow. When I zoomed in on it I realized(much to my delight) that it was a Red Fox. Getting pictures of a Fox was high on my "wishlist" as i had only seen them twice both time when the camera was at home. I fired off a couple shots and crept a little closer the fox ran off a little ways and sat down, so I crept closer again. This started what became almost like a game that went on for the next ten or fifteen minutes. I get closer take a few pictures and she back off a bit and sit down waiting for me. At times she even laid down and closed her eyes not seeming to care that I was there. When I ducked behind a building to get in some shade and check the pictures I had taken she came looking for me to see where I went. Getting to spend time like this which such a beautiful animal made this a day that I will always remember.

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