February 28, 2010
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Red Fox 001
A red fox has made a den on top of the hill behind our house. This time of year they have a beautiful winter coat. In her travels back and forth she frequently comes through our yard. The red squirrels are not impressed. We have seen the fox chasing the squirrels but the squirrels usually make it up the nearby trees just in time to sit on a branch and scold the fox.
Red Fox 002
Early this week I was outside watching birds. One of the red squirrels ran across the snow in front of me. I saw something come around from the back of the house. It was the fox and she was moving quickly. She must have been running when she saw the squirrel because she covered about 60 feet while the squirrel covered only 30.
Red Fox 003
The squirrel might have been ok had he kept his course for the birch tree but in his haste to escape he made a left hand turn to go around a big rock. Snow flew as the fox made a turn on the snow that any Olympian skier would be proud of. She cut the squirrel off and it was over in seconds. The fox devoured the squirrel on the spot.
