Swift Fox with Wood Rat, Great Plains of Colorado, USA. Wildlife photograph by Shane Morrison, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, July 2023

Finalist Wildlife · July 2023

Swift Fox with Wood Rat

Photographed by Shane Morrison

A young swift fox swings, shakes, and tosses a now dead wood rat just as the rising sun sweeps the prairie with light.

Award
Finalist — Wildlife, July 2023
Location
Great Plains of Colorado, USA
Camera
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Focal length
840mm
Shutter
1/800s
Aperture
f/5.6
ISO
ISO 4000
  • fox
  • great plains
  • nature
  • prairie
  • rat
  • surnrise
  • swift fox
  • wildlife

The July 2023 Wildlife award

Winner and finalists

All 2023 Wildlife
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