Wow, I'm used to mangy Kent and London foxes, and have never seen one with such long fur, in perfect condition.
He really does look calm. Superb image
Mary MacADNski: They are usually healthy here. We don't have rabies on the island and they have no predators here. There was a huge fox fur industry here and in the late eighties the prices plummeted. The farmers opened their cages as it was too expensive to feed them for no return.
Calm and collected he may be but his back paws are j u s t on the porch ! He / she is beautiful.
Mary MacADNski: I took dozens of photos of him some completely on the deck directly beside me. He's very tame when wanting food. Lots of people think it is cool to hand feed foxes. I am not one and will not feel wildlife. We have a lot of foxes around.
Good capture Mary, we had a tame fox family at my previous house, came for a few years and then disappeared.
Mary MacADNski: In the mid eighties the fox farmers opened their cages because of low prices. These former captive fellows had to compete in the wild and came to houses. People felt sorry for them and fed them. It's been going on for years. Personally I won't feed them. I have photos of one chasing my cat. They come onto the deck and sit by a window with my cat sleeping on the other side. He is very tame. I know someone in the neighbourhood who feeds them.
Just having a look back over you archive. He is adorable, in a looking for my lunch kind of way!
Mary MacADNski: Some people down the road feed him. They were teasing me the other day saying if he ever shows up with cat fur in his mouth they will know he was her. Cruel!
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