We were just getting in the car after a nice hike when this Red Fox sauntered by in the parking lot. I got my phone out and clicked away and he stood there and posed for me. (Click on blog link for other photo.)
And then he was off to find breakfast…
A beauty!
Fox fun fact: “Foxes are the only animal known to use the earth’s magnetic field for hunting. They use it to judge the distance and direction of their prey to make a more accurate pounce. When listening for prey underground, the fox waits until the angle of the sound matches the slope of the earth’s magnetic field telling the fox the distance it is away from its prey. The fox then knows exactly how far to pounce to land upon it. ”
https://www.massaudubon.org/nature-wildlife/mammals-in-massachusetts/foxes#:~:text=Red%20foxes%20(Vulpes%20vulpes)%20are%20one%20of,*%20Crawl%20spaces%20under%20sheds%20or%20decks
Very cool! I didn’t know that!