Rural Ramblings with Ruta: fox

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April 16, 2012

Wild Wild life...

I've been too busy getting new gardens set up to be inside on the computer. I did take some time at sunrise yesterday to go wildlife watching....it was exceptional!

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July 9, 2011

Got up early this morning and took a ride over to the airport marsh. A beautiful deer crossed the road ahead of us, but she bounded away before I could turn on the camera.
We saw two families of geese, two families of ducks, and a beautiful blue heron at the marsh.

We checked in on the foxes and saw a group of wild turkeys on the way home.

Then it was off to the farm stand for some fresh produce. I came home with spinach, tomatoes, pickling cukes, eggplant, and blueberries.

Now it is time for yard work and painting the porch...and so it goes...

July 1, 2011

More fox photos and fox facts...

The Red Fox is about the size of a large cat. In fact, although it is a member of the dog family, some of it’s habits are very cat like as well. Appearance wise, it has a reddish coat with white underneath and a big bushy tail with normally a white tip.

Their incredible sense of hearing helps them locate prey through thick grass or even in underground burrows. Foxes live in dens that they dig or borrow, often using the same den for several generations. Foxes are often assumed to be solitary, but the reality is rather more complex. They live as families, but hunt alone. Foxes are omnivorous and consume a wide variety of plant and animal prey. They hunt rodents using a pouncing technique practised from an early age. Foxes also gather a wide variety of other foods ranging from grasshoppers to fruit and berries.Their basic diet is small rodents but they also hunt rabbits, birds, and the occasional squirrel. They will also eat earthworms and any carrion available.

Red foxes have been the subject of many tales, depicted as cunning and sly. They are particularly clever at making friends with cats and dogs, charming them to the point where they are allowed to share the same food dish.

In the wild, foxes can live for up to 10 years, but most foxes only live for 2 to 3 years due to hunting, road accidents and diseases.

Foxes stalk their prey just like cats. Also like cats, they often play with their catch before they kill it. If they aren’t hungry, they may even catch mice just to play with, then let them go when they are done.

A fox’s hearing is so sharp they can hear a watch ticking 40 yards away.

June 27, 2011

More fun with the fox family...

I was excited yesterday to see an eagle on my way to work. It was flying over the Passumpsic River in Vermont. Today I saw another eagle at Lake Umbagog in NH. Unfortunately I didn't get great pictures...so I am recycling my visit with the fox family for Camera Critters Saturday.

To see more critters from all over check out ...
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