Wildlife photographer's close encounter with fox in Northumberland

Tony Nellis patiently waited in a Northumberland field to capture his pictures.

He says: “The fox was 15 mins down the road at a local reserve from me, I'd heard rumours of it.

“I plonked myself in a field, in my camouflage ghillie suit, at about 3pm, that way the sun was behind me from where the fox was supposed to be.

“The ghillie suit made no difference, the fox clocked me straight away but didn't seem to bothered by me.

“I kept my distance and put my big 600mm lens to use, there was actually two foxes, male and female.”

He added: “This was my first ever encounter with a fox in my personal space like that, close enough to fill the frame on my camera.

“Words can't describe how it made me feel; it was a huge accomplishment.”