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I was sitting in the mud trying to get some low level birds shots on the river, when out of the blue this fox appeared on the opposite bank! Managed to get several shots which I will post from time to time. It's looks as if it's looking at me, but out of shot a Swan is heading towards it to ward it off, the fox didn't seem that bothered and hung around for a while, before disappearing into the undergrowth! It also looks very well fed! Colchester Castle Park.
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Taken in British Columbia's Fraser Valley by David
One of many sparrows that perched up and enjoyed the sunlight on a crisp December morning.
David
An adult Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) searches the prairie landscape near her burrow or den for any danger to her pups or the return of her mate with any food for the family. This den was located in south eastern Alberta on the prairie landscape on the One-Four Ranch.
28 June, 2009.
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I know it is wrong to assign human attributes to birds or animals but Fox Sparrows always look thoughtful to me.
Community Garden, Fort Mason, SF, CA
Too cute not to post them; they put a smile on me during these terrible times, hope they do the same for you !
New Jersey
Thank you very much for your kind comments, favorites and looking and please stay safe !
Fox seen in Walsall. Photo took looking through tree branches and bracken. So a bit out of focus. But was still nice to get a decentish photo....Best I could get. Thanks.
Found this fox walking along the rocky beach of the Beaufort Sea. Not sure what it would be hunting for among the gravel, but its head was down and sniffing as it walked along. At one point, it marked a piece of driftwood, so it must hunt this beach often. The Arctic Fox numbers are down this year, so it was a treat to find this one.
Looking forward to see adorable fox pups this spring...Bavaria, Germany
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The island fox (Urocyon littoralis) is a small fox species that is endemic to six of the eight Channel Islands of California. There are six subspecies, each unique to the island it lives on, reflecting its evolutionary history. They are generally docile, show little fear of humans, and are easily tamed. Island foxes played an important role in the spiritual lives of native Channel Islanders. They have been likely semi-domesticated as pets, used as pelts, or for other functions, like pest control.
The island fox is significantly smaller than the related gray fox, and is the smallest fox in North America, averaging slightly smaller than the swift (Vulpes velox) and kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis). Typically, the head-and-body length is 48–50 cm (19–19.5 in), shoulder height 12–15 cm (4.5–6 in), and the tail is 11–29 cm (4.5–11.5 in) long, which is notably shorter than the 27–44 cm (10.5–17.5 in) tail of the gray fox. This is due to the fact that the island fox generally has two fewer tail vertebrae than the gray fox. The island fox weighs between 1 and 2.8 kg (2.2 and 6.2 lb). The species exhibits sexual dimorphism: the male is always larger than the female. The largest of the subspecies occurs on Santa Catalina Island and the smallest on Santa Cruz Island.
The island fox has gray fur on its head, a ruddy red coloring on its sides, white fur on its belly, throat and the lower half of its face, and a black stripe on the dorsal surface of its tail. In general the coat is darker and duller hued than that of the gray fox. The island fox molts once a year between August and November. Before the first molt pups are woolly and have a generally darker coat than adult foxes. A brown phase, with the grey and black fur of the body replaced by a sandy brown and a deeper brown, may occur in the San Clemente Island and San Nicolas Island populations. It is unclear if this is a true color phase, a change that occurs with age, or possibly a change that occurs because of interactions with Opuntia cactus spines that become embedded in the pelt.
Santa Barbara Zoo. California.
Just love this fox, in this photo, she stops to stare at the photographer. We are not positive this is a female, but am pretty sure it is. Hopefully, before long, everyone will be sick and tired of all the black fox photos that will be posted! Still going through the 150 plus photos to pull out the good ones. Hoping she comes back many many more times throughout fall and winter.
One of at least six or seven fox pups, during the spring i was quite blessed to have so many fox encounters like never before. They're almost fully grown up by now and learn to hunt by themselves. Hope many of them survive and don't get shot. In areas of intense hunting the red fox litter is much bigger (up to 8-10 pups) than in areas where is no or only little hunting (3-4 pups)...Southern Bavaria