Outfoxed! Adorable moment clever rascal turns the table on photographer who's been snapping it for years and gets behind the lens
- Paw the fox is a frequent visitor to photographer Gledrius Stakauskas's garden
- The 42-year-old has been photographing the inquisitive fox for over two years
- He said Paw was named because of a distinctive white mark on one of his paws
Wildlife photography normally involves the animal being in front of the camera and the photographer behind it.
This fox, however, had other ideas. Balancing a careful paw on the tripod, it appeared to look through the viewfinder.
The animal is a frequent visitor to the garden of wildlife photographer Gledrius Stakauskas in Orpington, South-East London.
'Paw' the fox (pictured) decided to turn the table on wildlife photographer Giedrius Stakauskas (pictured) and step behind the camera
Mr Stakauskas has been photographing the friendly fox for two years in his South-East London home
The 42-year-old has even found himself on the other end of the lens as the inquisitive animal investigated his camera.
Mr Stakauskas, who calls the fox Paw because of a white mark on one paw, said he had been photographing him for a couple of years.
'Paw became so relaxed he even used to fall asleep in front of the camera,' he said.
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The photographer, who is originally from Lithuania, also explained how the fox was very cautious at first.
He said: ‘Our story with the foxes started when we moved to the suburb of London.
‘We noticed that foxes were visiting our back garden in the late afternoon and we decided to try our luck to photograph them.
‘To do so we had to use camouflage netting and clothes. Even then foxes were very cautious and most of the time used to run away from any slightest movement.
He said Paw (pictured) was so-named because of a distinctive white mark on one of his paws
Mr Stakauskas also said Paw can often be found sleeping under a bush or running around on the lawn
‘Except one which was rather brave and curious. He didn’t seem bothered too much by our presence and gave the impression that he enjoys our company.'
Mr Stakauskas said the fox would sleep under a bush or sniff the flowers as he worked in the garden.
He said: ‘Quite often when we used to work in the garden he was somewhere around, sleeping under a bush or sniffing the flowers.
‘We have been photographing this fox for couple of years. During this time, we have achieved mutual understanding and trust.
But the inquisitive fox recently took the wildlife photographer by surprise and stepped behind the lens
Mr Stakauskas even said Paw has even become 'so relaxed he even used to fall asleep in front of the camera' in the past
‘Paw became so calm and relaxed that he even used to fall asleep in front of the camera.
‘Sometimes he used to come very close and investigated our equipment; even he used to poke his nose to the camera lens so that it was not possible to focus and capture the image.
‘We consider ourselves very lucky to be able to observe such a fascinating and interesting animal as the Red Fox from such a close distance.
‘The feeling that the animal trusts you is very special.’
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