den twenty minutes before sunrise. First out would be the strongest and bravest of the lot, followed by the second around 15 minutes later and the last to emerge would be the weak sibling, sometimes appearing an hour after sunrise.

Always staying within an invisible perimeter, they played and explored the area around their den. With each passing day, their courage and curiosity grew, sometimes they would come so close that I was forced to take a few steps back. On other days, they ventured far from the den only to come running back. Their growing confidence and familiarity with their territory was proof that they explored the area with their mother during the night.

Though i have not exploited many opportunities, i love concentrating on a single specie at a time. Focusing on one specie for a certain length of time means i must shut off my mind to the others and be completely engrossed in the chosen subject. Something that suits the way my mind functions.
 
When I decided to spend five days with these desert fox pups I thought they would be as dumdum as pups of a (domestic) dog. Within hours I realised I was wrong. And over the days I realised how much off the mark I had been. Their mom (not in the pictures above) was usually not around when I reached the den before sunrise. The pups would come out of their