Earlier this Spring there had been rumors of foxes being present in my neighborhood but I hadn't been so lucky to catch a glimpse of any of them. One morning I was sitting on my backyard deck watching the birds come to my bird feeders when suddenly a full grown fox emerged from the woods and crouched in the field behind my house. I nearly fell out of my chair as I raced inside to grab my camera (I had unsuccessfully tried for birds earlier that morning). I went hurriedly along the short trail to the field and took the first shot you see here of the adult fox with two of her kits. I positioned myself at wood's edge and was able to snap the kits playing (second and third image shown) - unfortunately the grass was quite tall in the field as you can see. After a while they all went to the back edge of the field and then back into the woods. I returned to the field the next day (in full camo this time) and waited until one of the kits returned - see last image. There are still reports of the foxes being in the neighborhood but I have not had the fortune of seeing them since. I thought I was quite lucky to be able to see these beautiful animals practically in my own backyard and take a few pics on the fly.
Foxes in the backyard
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