While I haven’t had luck photographing some of the more rare animals I’ve seen tracks of so far this winter, I have had luck some some others. While I managed to track and even see an ermine, they still remain a holy grail of winter photography for me as I haven’t been able to get an image. But fortunately, red foxes provide an occasional opportunity. I say fortunately because they’re probably my favorite mammal to photograph. I’ve been using a Canon R5 for a while now and, despite some issues with it, I’ve enjoyed using the camera as it has some great features. It does handle higher ISOs really well and the large files allow for decent cropping while still allowing for a large enough file for printing. This is great for birds but also is helpful with all wildlife as I can stay a respectable distance away and crop the final image as I did here.