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Series of six. Spotted the black tips of this fox's ears as it hid behind some undergrowth. Eventually it moved off across the field and then stopped side on for a wonderful pose, then on again until it finally settled down facing me across the field. Not sure whether it saw me (in full camouflage gear) or just sensed me.
Red foxes have overtaken grey wolves as the most widespread canines in the wild. Distributed throughout the northern hemisphere, red foxes are highly adaptable and occupy territories in deserts and tundra as well as urban areas. They live in family groups in dens and eat most things including small mammals, fruit, carrion and the contents of dustbins
I'm delaying much needed deck work (note paint......but since I just moved in last summer, I haven't yet gotten to this!) "Red foxes may leave bones and other objects around the den as toys for their young..." (kits):http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/wildlife/directory_show.cfm?species=redfox
Soooo----yuk!! but it meant the kits had returned!!!
I was in the neighborhood of one of the fox dens I'm watching and stopped by. As it was afternoon, I didn't expect much
I was returning to my car at a local nature trail when I spotted this Red Fox at the opposite end of the parking lot. My car was between the fox and I, so I crouched down using my car as cover to get closer.
Amazed that my plan to get closer actually worked I took these photos across the roof of my car. The Fox was busy rooting around in the grass, but finally looked up and spotted me. Once he saw me there was only time for one additional photo of his bushy tail disappearing into the woods