Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Ferguson: Backyard Fox



Fox, Ferguson, Missouri. July 2018.



There was a fox in my backyard early in the morning.


Fox, Ferguson, Missouri. July 2018.


A lanky one.


Fox, Ferguson, Missouri. July 2018.


And entirely unexpected.

Fox, Ferguson, Missouri. July 2018.



I am regularly surprised at the pleasing rural-urban mix that is Ferguson. Having a fox in one's backyard is only one gift of the community.

A shaky video below:




When I think of foxes in a suburban environment, I think of my house in Jefferson City. My immense backyard ended at a creek that you could follow all the way to the Missouri River.

Through the years I lived there, sometimes at night, I would hear an unsettling cry. Like a woman crying out in pain. Or maybe even a child.

Finally I tracked it down to a fox call. A "vixen's scream" to be precise, although it's not only female foxes that make this call.

A sample of this call below, which actually tells an entertaining story:









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