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| Foxes have been all over Massachusetts recently, and their kit-rearing season brings them into our neighborhoods as they seek shelter and snacks. |
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| They should be moving along soon. Foxes are territorial, and the kits will move off to their own spot eventually. Even the subordinate foxes who stay together move off to the woods once breeding and rearing are settled. They dig dens and chill there. |
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| The red fox is the largest and most common sort of fox. While they will eat vegetables, they are primarily carnivores. They favor rodents and rabbits, but they aren't above eating a bird now and then. They even like shellfish, which may be why they hang out on my beach in Buzzards Bay. |
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| Red Foxes are harmless to humans, other than the human Redd Fox who calls people Big Dummy a lot. Foxes, unlike a coyote, do not bulk-order weaponry from ACME. If I linked properly, there should be a link to a shaky video below... |
Thanks for the info! I have seen a lot of foxes around lately. Now I know why. :) I am not worried about them at all--but I will be extra careful of my tiny flock of chickens--no unsupervised free-ranging for the time-being!
ReplyDeleteJust saw my first Fox in my neighbors yard! (Somerset)Quickly nosed around her shed and took off into the woods. Lots of rabbits about,probably Just hungry. Thanks for the info.
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