Late Sunday afternoon (magic hour to us photographers) my family & I took a drive around Bombay Hook Wildlife Refuge hoping to relax & see some nice wildlife. We go quite often, but I regretfully almost always forget to bring a camera. This time I was fully loaded with my Nikon and boy was I glad! We saw alot of really neat things and I would have been crazy disappointed had I not been able to photograph them.
We saw all the normal creatures...tons of bunnies, herons, & deer, but we also saw things that we almost never see. Swans are something of a rarity at Bombay Hook, but this time there were 2 gorgeous swans who almost seemed to be posing for me. I took many shots of them, but the one that I have attached is so perfect that I think I might have to have a print made for my office. We also saw a pheasant, which I have NEVER seen at Bombay Hook before. He was not close at all, but I did manage to get a decent shot of him. By far the craziest thing that we saw were 3 foxes, which is 2 more than I have ever seen in a single trip. The first fox we saw acted appropriately when he saw our car - he took off. The next two were a different story - they stood RIGHT next to our car - they didn't even flinch or look in the least bit nervous about our proximity at all. The first one was so relaxed that he just laid down and watched us! The 2nd one looked quite young to me...he was adorable with one of his ears flopping over (which I am always a sucker for). Its hard to imagine that they are so used to people that they don't ever try to run from cars anymore, but I guess it must be so.
Anyway, here is the proof...er, I mean the pictures from our a visit. I hope you enjoy them. As always, you can click on a picture to enlarge it, and prints are available.
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