February 22, 2015

Trying to be Patient

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February 22, 2015
Trying to be Patient

Species: Red Fox | Location: Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

By Richard Nickel

In the town of Churchill, Canada I discovered this red fox hanging around the garbage bin at the local motel we were staying at during a polar bear tour. As I approached, he ran to the top of a pile of snow and lay down. I took several photos and then took two steps forward. I repeated this process several times till I was approximately 6 feet away. I took this and several other photos, at which point his patience ran out and he ran away.

About The Photographer

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I am a retired graphic arts/digital media instructor. I spent 36 years in the classroom teaching grades 9-12 in a small rural school district in northeastern Pennsylvania. I am now starting to travel and explore the natural world.

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