Enjoy! This is in SE Pennsylvania.
lol - someone thought it was a coyote, really??
technically, this is not a black fox. it is vulpes vulpes (red fox), grey phase – red fox[es] regardless of color will always have a white tail tip. this variation is called a silver fox. lovely fur though. just hope he stays away from hunters, around here people love to have that pelt color in their collection :no:
Yes, I know it’s a black morph of the red fox and often called a silver fox, and I’m not surprised that non-wildlife or non-hunting people wouldn’t recognize it and not having seen a coyote and thinking all foxes are red (no, they don’t know about grey ones) would wonder. The poster herself thought no, it might not be a coyote. Heck, people identify bobcats as cougars and black bears as Bigfoots.:lol: I’m just glad they took and shared the photos. But the color of this fox comes across as jet black and beautiful which is why I chose that subject line.
It’s Inky from the Sister Jane books.
lol, I thought of that, too!
He’s beautiful. I wasn’t aware that reds had a black variation.
My boss often sees coyotes when he is out hunting. This year he saw one that was black and tan with some white markings.
My son sent me a photo he took the other day of a coyote a block from his house. It was quite silver-looking.
And get this: he lives in Haight Ashbury.
too bad your boss couldn’t have snapped a picture! that coyote sounds gorgeous.
we have a few coydogs here - what type of dog, i don’t know - one of them looks like this:
http://41.media.tumblr.com/3e3c15eee3272e12c49139b335f90c76/tumblr_inline_nuy101lfei1qbxlr4_400.jpg
collie? gsd? heaven knows… but nothing IMHO is so pretty as wild canids.
Iron Springs is down the ‘block’ from us. Countless fox to be had/seen around our place. Thought I saw this guy last week running across our hay field.
Our local fox experts say it is a silver fox with a dark winter coat
So beautiful - thanks.
WOW, and so healthy looking. thanks Anne.
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It’s Inky from the Sister Jane books.[/QUOTE]
You’re right! What a beauty.
How handsome!
How could anyone think he was a coyote?
Nothing against coyotes – I like them. But this guy looks nothing like one.
Wow, what a gorgeous animal!
We see very few foxes here, and many coyotes. I wish it was the reverse.
