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Arctic Fox

Vulpes lagopus

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Field Notes

Description:

The Arctic Fox is the only native land mammal to Iceland. It came to Iceland at the end of the last ice age, walking over the frozen sea.

Habitat:

The Arctic Fox has a circumpolar range, meaning that it is found throughout the entire Arctic, including the outer edges of Greenland, Russia, Canada, Alaska, and Svalbard, as well as in Subarctic and alpine areas, such as Iceland and mainland alpine Scandinavia.

Notes:

Photo taken in Hornstrandir nature reserve in the West Fjords of Iceland during a trip with Aurora Arktika (www.aurora-arktika.com).

More photos on my Flickr: www.flickr.com/haukurr.

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Comments (83)
sweetkisses4152011
The fox is so cute but it did not let me watch the video but still its so cute!!
Liana
All I can say is wow...WOW! Beautiful pics and fantastic video Haukur. Thank you for sharing :)
staccyh
Beautiful photos and I love the video!
HazelMarley
Oh my, that's beautiful. It's like a little bear!
DDO
Very pretty!
Ashish
Might be a Juvenile or Immature stage. They are very beautiful and live very much tough life.
Gaia80
Beautiful! Is it an adult fox?
Carol Snow Milne
I see you got SOTD one year ago, before I came on board PN. Great!
Carol Snow Milne
Wonderful series and information. Added video great! Thanks for sharing this wonderful experience.
HaukurSigurdsson
Thanks everyone for the comments! I use a Canon 7D and normally a 24-104 L lens.
Josh Asel
this is my favorite by far bro. what camera and lens do you tend to use?
Hans.New
very sweet, most of all picture 3
kyros.v
Great spotting! Useless information of the day: the origin of the term "lagopus" is greek and literally means "harefoot". I'm guessing it's because of the shape or the size of the legs...
jeff9888
they live peaceful and white~! great video=)

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