Hey guys, these photo's are for my entry to #animalphotography contest arranged by and
, they were taken May 2017 at Toronto's bike path down by Lake Ontario. I was out for a bike ride with my wife as we usually ride the city's bike path near the water because its out the way of traffic and it has some beautiful little parks that people can stop and picnic or just play with there dogs. I always bring my camera on these trips just encase something catches my eye while we are enjoying the day, usually birds, insects, tree's or shots over the lake, but this day we ran into a rare surprise.
As we were riding through the path just at the beginning of the opening park we spotted three young pups just hanging out at the top of the hill! It was a delightful surprise as my wife has never seen baby foxes before (obviously love at first site) but even more of a surprise that they were only about ten, maybe twenty feet off the bike trail.
These little guys had no fear at all! They were all playing around in the bush watching everyone ride by, full of curiosity! I was honestly surprised to find them so close to everyone, as the majority of the time I have only spotted foxes walking through the forest trails we have in the city and even then they shy away from confrontation.
Not to be out roaming the park alone, these little guys were being watched from a distances from there beautiful mother. Letting them have there fun exploring the new land, but not letting them travel to far and making sure everyone was okay.
I hope you guys enjoyed these beautiful little pups, as much as my wife did. Instantly fell in love, I was happy we could get a few shot's of them together before we carried on with are trip. It was a rare sighting for me and my wife, but one I tried to take full advantage of. I love nature and I hope to find more opportunities in the future to capture more great wildlife shots.
Remember any helpful tips or comments are always appreciated, I love learning new things and will always be trying to improve the quality of my work.