I managed several photos of the foxes this afternoon, but they aren't what I thought they were. In my entry on Tuesday I raved about the fact that I saw some Gray Fox kits but it turns out I was wrong. I made the assumption that they were "Gray" because they master list of park mammals shows Vulpes vulpes as being "Unconfirmed" and Urocyon cinereoargenteus as being "Present in Park". I suppose it is time to update that list, since I now have the necessary photographic confirmation to show that Red Foxes are also "present". The dark legs are one clue, but the real clincher is the Red Fox has a white-tipped tail and a Gray Fox would be sporting a black-tipped tail.

I believe there are three of them living in the culvert along with their parents, though I would most likely have to return at either dusk or dawn to catch a glimpse of the adults as V. Vulpes is mostly crepuscular (active at twilight). Though it may ultimately be to its detriment, this one was rather tame while the other two seemed a bit shy. The fact that the culvert where the den is located is a very busy intersection can't be a good thing, either. Over the next couple of days I'll probably see what else I can come up with, though I should be looking for Pronghorn fawns about that same time of day, also.