Canis Vulpes: Red Fox, Vixen And 3 Kits

in nature •  7 years ago 

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In the middle of May 2018, I came across a female Red Fox looking after her babies in an open field.

It’s about a month later and the baby kits have grown substantially.

I thought that you might like to See What I See.

In my area (of Ontario, Canada) it’s rare to see foxes doing their thing out in the open.

I captured this footage in the early evening (at about 6:00 pm) and I uploaded the footage to my YouTube channel on June 22, 2018.

This family of foxes were in the exact same field that they were in when I originally discovered them in May.

The Red Fox is considered to be the largest species of true foxes and there are 45 known subspecies which are currently recognized.

The young (of a mating pair) often stay with their parents to help rear their younger siblings.

Foxes eat invertebrates, reptiles, small rodents, game birds, and rabbits. On occasion, they will also eat fruit and vegetables.

In my area, their natural predators are coyotes, wolves and humans.

The Red Fox is considered one of the top 100 invasive species on the planet.

Foxes are incredibly abundant and can be found on every continent, including Australia.

Their pelts are still prized in the fur industry and that is why I have listed humans as one of their natural predators.

I welcome your comments and I invite you to follow me on my journey...sometimes we will be quietly observing.

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~ Rebecca

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I agree with you that human are natural and big predator for foxes. But you are lucky to caught them several time with your lens.

Red Fox is not found here at all.

Mind blowing photography.

This animal cares for her baby sincerely, as we also without expecting any compensation.
This is a great post.

They sure found their way to survive this long :)

They do seem pretty nice family in amidst the nature ;)

excellent post ..loving to your blog.thanks for sharing..

thanks for the new blog. that is great and nice photography.

This is some amazing footage that you have shown us, Rebecca! I thoroughly enjoyed watching the video.

I was surprised to see how comfortable they were being so close to traffic and yourself. Did you sneak up on them in your electric car? Those things are really quiet, eh?