Isn’t this little guy/gal gorgeous?!
It’s a “common gray fox,” and my Field Guide to the Rocky Mountains says they eat rabbits, rodents, birds, grasshoppers, fruit and berries. They “often climb trees, unlike fox and coyote”! They’re found on the “lower slopes of mountains, wooded canyons and scrubby plains” in “southeastern Wyoming (rare), western, central and southeastern Colorado.” The book also says they’re “mainly nocturnal, year-round.”
Fortunately for my camera and me, this one didn’t get the nocturnal memo. 🙂
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Happy New Year’s Eve!
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Just beautiful! I have seen a red fox here once or twice – always a thrill. Right now its mainly birds, bunnies,squirrels & my buddies, the deer. Used to see flocks of turkeys, but not since the compressor station & pipelines were built! Ah progress!
TJ! That’s the prettiest thing I’ve ever seen!! (Well, it’s just about a tie with the mustangs!) Holy smokes, how fortunate you got that photo!
Happy New Year to you.
And hey, maybe we will finally get together! 🙂
I’d love to make that happen this coming year! Let’s work on it!
Most of Nature has beauty that we humans try to replicate. Thanks for sharing! TJ, enjoy your Natural Piece Of Heaven – wishing you a most Peacefilled 2018.
Absolutely wonderful! Great color and lots of fur for the cold weather.
What a cute little guy. Happy New Year’s Eve to all.
This is REALLY an outstanding photo – one of the best I’ve ever seen and I follow a number of pro wildlife/landscape photographers on their blogs and FB pages!!! WOW!!
We send you, your folks and every member of your “extended” family all our best for a happy, healthy and safe 2018!!
What a stunning photo TJ! And an equally stunning subject. We’ve seen a few of those guys out there… and here! It’s always such a treat. You really caught a great pose.
Happy New Year to everyone! May 2018 bring better protections for the wild lives and wild places that we love and cherish!
He is a cutie, and looks wicked fast!!!!