{"id":278,"date":"2024-02-03T15:36:40","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T15:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floyds.space\/blog\/?p=278"},"modified":"2024-02-03T15:39:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T15:39:23","slug":"gray-fox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floyds.space\/blog\/2024\/02\/03\/gray-fox\/","title":{"rendered":"Gray Fox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve been noticing some tracks that looked cat-like (four toes, small, round\/broad overall shape) in the woods near our house. I wondered if it might be a fox. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/floyds.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240202_143233918-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floyds.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240202_143233918-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/floyds.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240202_143233918-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/floyds.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240202_143233918-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/floyds.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240202_143233918-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/floyds.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240202_143233918-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It often walks along the top of logs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/floyds.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240124_132407039-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floyds.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240124_132407039-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/floyds.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240124_132407039-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/floyds.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240124_132407039-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/floyds.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240124_132407039-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/floyds.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240124_132407039-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Above is a print that was made when the snow was softer and has subsequently melted a bit. Below you can see that it is light enough to walk on top of the snow when a thin crust has formed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/floyds.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240201_135837166-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floyds.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240201_135837166-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/floyds.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240201_135837166-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/floyds.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240201_135837166-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/floyds.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240201_135837166-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/floyds.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240201_135837166-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The image below is not the best print but you can clearly see the claw marks. Cats generally don&#8217;t show these in a print.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/floyds.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240131_211756129-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floyds.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240131_211756129-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/floyds.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240131_211756129-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/floyds.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240131_211756129-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/floyds.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240131_211756129-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/floyds.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240131_211756129-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I got a trail cam in the mail yesterday and set it up right away. I captured this video when it came by at about 4:00 AM this morning. <\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/LcpfU7gMrQc?si=Y-kzKxPTj_K2DGVE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is definitely a fox. Even better it is a gray fox! Look for the black stripe along the top of its tail and the absence of a white tip on the tail (also the stripes extending out from the eyes). Gray foxes are very shy and secretive. These are rare to spot. One fun behavior is that they can climb trees with their sharp hooked claws. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Links<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wikipedia article on the gray fox, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gray_fox\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gray_fox<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trail Camera, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09ZLLH64Q\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09ZLLH64Q<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been noticing some tracks that looked cat-like (four toes, small, round\/broad overall shape) in the woods near our house. I wondered if it might be a fox. It often walks along the top of logs. Above is a print that was made when the snow was softer and has subsequently melted a bit. 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