Today, I had a very special encounter at sunrise: I managed to spot and photograph a cross fox.

They are a melanistic color variation of the red fox. It’s a very, very rare sight. A few years ago, a study in Scandinavia examined 3,000 red foxes, and only 0.3% of them had this melanistic variation. In recent years, I’ve seen a few of them around Abisko. Life up here is full of unique opportunities. #abisko #sonyalpha #crossfox #vulpesvulpes #fox #arctic #lapland #alphauniverse #natgeo #natgeowild photography #earthcapture #natgeotravel #natgeoyourshot #yourshotphotographer photography onearth planet photography