thephotosocietyのインスタグラム(thephotosociety) - 1月20日 11時18分

Photograph by @andyparkinsonphoto/@thephotosociety
Red fox cub in a flower filled meadow – I always find it strange how a single element can often transform an image and subtly improve on how I feel about it. In this image it is primarily the symmetrical nature of the fox and the way that it is watching me, or at least my hide, in quite such a sneaky, and fox-like way. This is one of the great joys of watching and photographing foxes, that is noticing the little changes in their characters as they grow and mature and how their natural wariness comes to the fore. This is a vital attribute for these environmentally essential creatures and I still despair by the stupidity, prejudice and ignorance of those that still to this day pedal absurd myths about these creatures to somehow attempt to justify their cruel and utterly pointless persecution. Look toward any aspect of society and you will always see that prejudice always has its origins in ignorance and most absurd about all the myths on foxes is that they kill for fun. Like every predator on earth a fox that gets into a chicken house will, when confronted with prey that can’t or won’t run away, kill all of the chickens. It will then systematically remove and cache for later consumption, every single chicken and the ONLY reason why people return to find lots of dead chickens is because they’ve disturbed the fox whilst he or she is removing them. The fox will also kill all of the chickens in order to stop them making loads of noise and alerting others to their peril. Of course I understand that losing chickens to foxes can be frustrating but it is not that difficult to outwit a fox and build a fox proof enclosure so, whilst I sympathise with any losses they should simply be accepted as one of the privileges of living in the countryside as well as a reminder that better bio-security is the simple answer. Killing the fox will simply create a territorial void that scientists have proved time and time again will simply be filled by another fox inside of 2-3 days. So let’s all just grow a brain, leave the absurd Victorian myths in the past and enjoy these remarkable canids for what they are.

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