Who's this coming through the Wild Things woods?
A Red Fox! I have never seen a red fox at Wild Things as red fox really spend more time in fields, or forests along fields, whereas Wild Things is in the woods. I've seen Grey Fox, but not red. (Btw, you can see one of the big brush piles I made for wildlife habitat in the background- the thing that looks like a tepee).
I was even more surprised when she got closer and appeared to have a strangely deformed back leg. She looked in good health, so this was either from an old injury (e.g., may have been hit by a car and it healed contracted like this), or a birth deformity. I think that it was probably the latter. This kind of deformity has been observed in domestic farm animals if their mothers are exposed to toxins when they are pregnant. But she was getting along just fine, and stopped for a few moments by my door.
A Red Fox! I have never seen a red fox at Wild Things as red fox really spend more time in fields, or forests along fields, whereas Wild Things is in the woods. I've seen Grey Fox, but not red. (Btw, you can see one of the big brush piles I made for wildlife habitat in the background- the thing that looks like a tepee).
I was even more surprised when she got closer and appeared to have a strangely deformed back leg. She looked in good health, so this was either from an old injury (e.g., may have been hit by a car and it healed contracted like this), or a birth deformity. I think that it was probably the latter. This kind of deformity has been observed in domestic farm animals if their mothers are exposed to toxins when they are pregnant. But she was getting along just fine, and stopped for a few moments by my door.
She came like a messenger from the Wild woods!
Baby Red Fox
Speaking of Red Fox, a rehab friend near me just got this baby in a few days ago. Apparently he wags his tail when he is suckling on the bottle!
