January on Spring Lake

The past week, we've been seeing a pair of foxes roaming the subdivision, especially active during the day on the islands and in our wooded areas. The mating season for foxes begins in January, so this couple may be a mated pair. A litter of four to five kits is born about late March, and they remain inside the den for about six to eight weeks. This pair looks especially healthy and they're obviously foraging for food. Watch for them!
For more about foxes, visit http://www.thefoxwebsite.net/ecology/ecologylifecycle

One of the foxes became curious about what it might find on our backyard deck. Watch him pounce on what he thinks may be a tasty morsel...probably a vole or mouse tunneling under the snow cover.