At our last “Photo–SLR” class, Diana brought in a beautiful photo of a red fox. She told me where she found it, and I have been to that spot a number of times since then. Some trips yielded nothing, but during others I was rewarded with photos of three adults. So far no kits; they are presumably mostly staying near their den somewhere in the woods. On the right is a photo of the mated pair. I believe the male is in the rear and the vixen in the front. And below is their “helper” fox, most likely from last year’s litter. If they are behaving like most foxes, all three are caring for the young.
The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the largest of the true foxes. The gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) is normally larger but is not a “true” (Vulpes) fox. In this area the red fox is more common.
I expect to be back to the spot where I have seen the adults hoping to see the kits before they are so large they look like adults.
The photo below shows the fox that I believe is the vixen with a mole in her mouth.
Here are some of the photos I took of this trio in the last two weeks.
