Playful, Elusive Foxes Took Years to Capture on Camera | National Geographic

buzzing down the highway off in the

buzzing down the highway off in the distance are all these cars and they

distance are all these cars and they

distance are all these cars and they probably think that there’s nothing out

probably think that there’s nothing out

probably think that there’s nothing out there at all but that can’t be any

there at all but that can’t be any

there at all but that can’t be any further from the truth

I spent the last 15 years or so coming

I spent the last 15 years or so coming back again and again to these vast

back again and again to these vast

back again and again to these vast prairie dog towns in these grasslands in

prairie dog towns in these grasslands in

prairie dog towns in these grasslands in western South Dakota

so I’ve sat in this tent probably close

so I’ve sat in this tent probably close to ten days on and off for the last

to ten days on and off for the last

to ten days on and off for the last couple months I haven’t taken one

couple months I haven’t taken one

couple months I haven’t taken one photograph I’m finally able to move into

photograph I’m finally able to move into

photograph I’m finally able to move into position here the last couple trips out

position here the last couple trips out

position here the last couple trips out here to sit in here I come in here

here to sit in here I come in here

here to sit in here I come in here before first light don’t leave until

before first light don’t leave until

before first light don’t leave until right around the Twilight and wait the

right around the Twilight and wait the

right around the Twilight and wait the day away for something to happen

day away for something to happen

day away for something to happen unfortunately nothing’s ever happened so

unfortunately nothing’s ever happened so

unfortunately nothing’s ever happened so far wish me luck

something finally did happen good from

something finally did happen good from that blind sometimes where you get a

that blind sometimes where you get a

that blind sometimes where you get a remote camera out next to the den the

remote camera out next to the den the

remote camera out next to the den the pups come up they use it as shade they

pups come up they use it as shade they

pups come up they use it as shade they use it as a jungle gym you can’t keep

use it as a jungle gym you can’t keep

use it as a jungle gym you can’t keep them away the Swift Fox fits into the

them away the Swift Fox fits into the

them away the Swift Fox fits into the Prairie echo system like a glove they

Prairie echo system like a glove they

Prairie echo system like a glove they run fast

run fast

run fast they have great eyesight they’re

they have great eyesight they’re

they have great eyesight they’re protected by the elements by living in

protected by the elements by living in

protected by the elements by living in holes underground they are one of over a

holes underground they are one of over a

holes underground they are one of over a hundred vertebrate species alone that

hundred vertebrate species alone that

hundred vertebrate species alone that make their lives in this prairie

make their lives in this prairie

make their lives in this prairie ecosystem

I’ve been coming to these wide-open

I’ve been coming to these wide-open spaces for a very long time first time I

spaces for a very long time first time I

spaces for a very long time first time I walked into this landscape took ahold of

walked into this landscape took ahold of

walked into this landscape took ahold of me and I’ve never been able to let go

me and I’ve never been able to let go

me and I’ve never been able to let go I hope I’m able to come back here every

I hope I’m able to come back here every

I hope I’m able to come back here every year for the rest of my life