Fox Cub

AndMan

Came upon this little fellow, along with his brothers & sisters, while walking through a nearby wood. He sat there or a couple of minutes before following the others back into the den. Unfortunately because of the light I was operating at the limit of my camera's abilities and this is just about the only usable shot.

C&C always appreciated.



Thanks for looking

vaud

That's one cute pup Peter

ScottW

Very Cute.

Icebear

Good shot!
I'm not trying to be the vocabulary police here, but am looking for info: aren't young foxes referred to as "kits?" I mean, this IS the Wildlife Forum. Gotta be an expert here someplace .

Dennis Kaczor

Very nice capture of the young Fox I meant "Kit"

John you made me laugh with your comment.

PGM

How adorable! Best, Pam

tkerr

That starts to peak that cuteness meter. Nice capture.

Just last week I had a young fox at the edge of the woods behind my house. Ran into the house to get my camera but missed it.:bash

tshaddick

Nice capture. I haven't been able to get a usable picture of ones of these guys yet. Here the hunters shoot them, so by the time you see them, they are already running back to their dens. They don't stick around long enough to pose for a picture.

AndMan

vaud wrote: »

That's one cute pup Peter

Thanks Vaud

AndMan

ScottW wrote: »

Very Cute.

Certainly was.

AndMan

Icebear wrote: »

Good shot!
I'm not trying to be the vocabulary police here, but am looking for info: aren't young foxes referred to as "kits?" I mean, this IS the Wildlife Forum. Gotta be an expert here someplace .

Thanks John.
I looked it up and they can apparently be called kits, pups or cubs.
You learn something every day

AndMan

Dennis Kaczor wrote: »

Very nice capture of the young Fox I meant "Kit"

John you made me laugh with your comment.

Thanks Dennis

AndMan

PGM wrote: »

How adorable! Best, Pam

Thanks Pam.

AndMan

tkerr wrote: »

That starts to peak that cuteness meter. Nice capture.

Just last week I had a young fox at the edge of the woods behind my house. Ran into the house to get my camera but missed it.:bash

Thanks tkerr.
I tried to get back last weekend but the weather wasn't up to it.
Now I've geotagged the location I'm hopping to get some more & hopefully better shots (though that may mean a better camera - hmm now there's an excuse )

AndMan

tshaddick wrote: »

Nice capture. I haven't been able to get a usable picture of ones of these guys yet. Here the hunters shoot them, so by the time you see them, they are already running back to their dens. They don't stick around long enough to pose for a picture.

Thanks.
Most of this one's siblings disappeared sharpish, but this one was a bit more curious. No hunters here & this is in a woodland preserve. I would have walked right by if I hadn't caught a slight movement out of the corner of my eye. Hopefully if I can get back there they will be more playful and less prone to hide - just have to hope the wind is in the right direction.