Curled up Red Fox in the Garden Feb 7, 2018 8:54 AM

I saw this red fox curled up on camera when watching the fox family web camera (see https://www.simonkingwildlife.com/fox-family-cam/).  This fox was sleeping away while the camera was filming it.  Interestingly it was still fast asleep when the video ended too (had to cut it short since I had a doctor's appointment later in the morning), so I have no idea when the fox woke up.  Sometimes they are known to curl up with their bushy tails when sleeping (not always though). 


On a side note, I got some coyote visitors in my own yard on my trail cam too:
Here is this guy

And this guy (probably the same coyote).  Interestingly, as I found out from a post in the coyote clan group on Facebook (see https://www.facebook.com/groups/newcoyoteclan/), this time of year is their mating season, so they can be more active as a result.  Interestingly, winter season is also the mating season for red foxes too when the male foxes seek out vixens (female foxes) to be their mate, which then give birth to fox kits (baby foxes) in the spring (usually around March or April).  It is also the time of year when foxes are most vocal too (especially their mating calls and vixen screams).  If you live in an area where foxes are common and you think you hear some damsel in distress in the middle of the night, it could actually be a fox you are hearing.  Coyotes on the other hand, usually howl or yip at night.



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