Red Fox at Skellefteå

Skellefteå, where the Skellefteälven river meets the Gulf of Bothnia amid Västerbotten's boreal forest, mire, & river valley, offers a fittingly wild backdrop for tracking Red Fox in this taiga landscape. March visits, timed with Northern Sweden's Eagles In Winter, give photographers a chance to work this northern coastal terrain while the season's snow cover still lingers. The mix of forest edge & open river valley here provides varied settings for framing foxes against the taiga's stark late-winter light. Patience & a willingness to work the wider landscape will serve well in this remote corner of northern Scandinavia.