Indian Fox- Bengal Fox

  The fox is a omnivore belonging to the dog family and is smaller than a wild dog. There are 37 species of foxes found in the wild across the world. The true foxes that belong to the vulpes genus and there are about 12 of them. The foxes in many cultures and mythology are associated with cunning, deceit and trickery. The fable of Fox and the Grapes is an example of this when rather than admitting defeat of not being able to reach for the grapes, the Fox calls it sour / unripe grapes. As you could see in this image foxes have vertical pupils much like cats while dogs have rounded pupils. Another interesting fact about fox is that it can retract its claws like a cat. Close  

Indian Fox

The Bengal fox is seen here with a feed, a chicken. The fox has long pointy ears and a bushy tail. The fox as it was feeding allowed us pretty close and that meant that with a 500mm on a D500 it was a little too tight framing. To make the composition work I have not included a small part of the tail in the frame. Apart from birds fox feeds on rodents, reptiles, insects and fruits too. The Indian fox or the Bengal fox is endemic to the Indian subcontinent, it is classified as least concern as per IUCN. The diminishing habitat – grasslands and semi arid plains. This species avoids the forests and area where it is difficult to dig a den. Close

Red Munia – Male, Mysore

A cute sparrow sized bird that is found in the open fields and grass lands across Asia especially near water. The name of the Genus of Red Munia belongs to is derived from the city of Ahmedabad, the capital of Gujarat state in India. The birds mainly feeds on grass seeds. You will easily observe a flock of these birds together and once in a while they do perch around and give you a split second opportunity frame them. The male bird wears the bright red plumage during the breeding time which is usually around the monsoon times. In areas around Bangalore it has been observed to have this plumage during October – November.