Connecticut Audubon Society: Fox family growing

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Fox family growing

The kits are growing up! I recently took these opportunistic photos one evening at Stratford Point as the Red Fox family got ready for dinner. More of their story and a great photo of a little one back when they were little (oh it seems like just the other day...) can be found in this post. Here are the pups looking rather surprised to see me there so late.

There are actually six of them in total as you can count off in this shot.

They are very curious and definitely enjoy human-watching as much as we enjoy fox-watching. However, check out the pup who is intently watching the sky and keep in mind where it is looking...

...because in this next picture its head moved as it followed a Common Grackle flying by.

It seemed to love the birds and was frequently caught gazing up at them. When a Barn Swallow did circles around them it had to whip its little head back and forth to keep track of it. Now if we could only make sure they grow up to respect the birds enough not to eat them - especially the Piping Plover eggs and young!

Scott Kruitbosch
Conservation Technician

Photos by Scott Kruitbosch © Connecticut Audubon Society and not to be reproduced without explicit CAS permission

2 comments:

Murr BrewsterMay 21, 2013 at 2:01 AM
I don't think "respecting" birds is a concept you're going to be able to get across to these guys. But maybe they'll chew on a few house cats!
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Scott KruitboschMay 21, 2013 at 3:37 PM
They're enjoying a lot of Gray Squirrel and American Robin so far. I think cats are a little too much for these guys for the most part. Coyotes and Great Horned Owls are better at taking the little family members that should be indoors at all times!
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Connecticut Audubon Society conserves Connecticut’s environment through science-based education and advocacy focused on the state’s bird populations and habitats. Founded in 1898, Connecticut Audubon Society operates nature facilities in Fairfield, Milford, Glastonbury and Pomfret as well as an EcoTravel office in Essex and an Environmental Advocacy program in Hartford. Connecticut Audubon Society manages 19 wildlife sanctuaries around the state, preserves over 2,600 acres of open space in Connecticut and educates over 200,000 children and adults annually. Working exclusively in the state of Connecticut for over 100 years, Connecticut Audubon Society is an independent organization, not affiliated with any national or governmental group.