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Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
43.8206, -69.8148
Field Notes
Description:
H- 15"
L- 3'
T- 14"
Rusty orange above, whitish below, legs reddish above and black below. Narrow muzzle, ears pointed, black. Tail Bushy, white tipped.
Diet- Rodents, rabbits, birds, insects, berries, and fruit.
Has a strong scent.
Vocal- Gives short yaps, long howls.
Native and introduced English stock now intermixed.
Breeding- 1-10 young, Mar.- Apr.
Habitat:
Den- Often woodchuck burrow on a rise, entrance enlarged to 3'.
Brushy and open areas. Mainly nocturnal, year round.
Notes:
Source: Nat'l Audubon Society Field Guide to New England
by Peter Alden and Brian Cassie
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Photographed
PublishedApril 26, 2013
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