Interesting day at work yesterday. Doing a field inspection at one of our facilities while walking the yard, we spotted a rabbit very close by, he was just chilling didn’t seem to give us much notice, then we saw why. Suantering across the yard like he owned the place was a Red Fox, and I don’t mean the kind that says “Ya Big dummy” And he was big, I figured 40 inches nose to tail, and it had a huge bushy tail. Well, he saw us and gave us a wide berth. Pretty sure he was tracking the rabbit. Now this wasn’t at one of our desert facilities or even a facility near the foothills where on might expect such an encounter. This was in Inglewood! LAX and L.A. Forum adjacent Inglewood. Smack in the middle of the city, Mr Fox was right at home. I have never seen one in the wild even during almost 2 decades of mountain biking in open spaces, nope, right in the middle of Inglewood. Pretty cool day.
He looks healthy. Well fed.
I have seen just about every animal in the wild during our outings except a red fox. (I don’t) even know if we have them in our area).
I think my best sighting was a mountain Lion, but by the time I dug my camera out he was gone.
Is it just me(?), I know fox are related closely with dogs, but that angle, his face and ears look sort of cat-like.
That is a cool sighting. Glad you caught the photo. I never use my phone as anything but a phone, and generally don’t think to pull it out for anything else, and have missed some good photo opportunities as a result.
The most interesting critter I have seen in the wild was a black jaguar. It was will walking in the woods near my house in WV. According to DNR at the time, we did not have jaguars, however, over a hundred sightings had been reported in the prior 10 years of my sighting. Since then, I saw news that DNR now officially recognizes that we have them.
Regards,
Dave
So I had to look up the Inglewood area as I’m not familiar. Although it’s odd it’s not impossible looking at the territory. They can roam 20 sq miles till they find food, water, shelter and it’s all easy there. He’s probably living in the cemetery and like John said looks extremely well fed and healthy.
Only thing I don’t like is you caught him " during the daylight in the hood " which is even rarer. Unless that was one fat rabbit he had been working on since 3am and you ruined it !!!
He probably followed you home today so you better lock the doors.
Yeah, same thing crossed my mind.
Vic;
Kinda’ makes me think about some friends we had when we were first married. The wife, Jean, was from rural Massachusetts. We were having a cookout with this couple when Jean said, “Dave, you don’t have any fox for the salad.” My brain was trying to figure out what a fox had to do with a salad. Her husband, Rick, saw the bewildered look on my face, and came to my rescue by translating, “She means forks, Dave!”
Have fun, David Meashey
Nice find, Vic!
We used to have foxes around our parts, but I’ve not seen them for years. But last weekend I saw one standing on our front lawn, looking down, and pouncing, and repeating. Apparently he was snacking on worms. My wife said she often sees them there in the mornings, and that there’s a family of them somewhere nearby.
Their barks are weird, almost like a baby shrieking. But they’re beautiful critters, like a cat & dog blended together. And they eat rabbits, which are a problem around here, so that’s another reason I’m glad they’re coming back.
Dave, Did they about the cah in the gah-rahge? 
Vic;
I’m sure Jean did. Rick was a regular Pennsylvania (Rooster would say Pennsyltucky) boy.
Best, David Meashey
We of course have feral foxes often seen in daylight.
This is because 24 Rabbits were released on pastoral land near Geelong in 1859 by Thomas Austin so he could do some hobby hunting. There were no natural predators in Australia So…
After 3 lambing seasons a farmer with 2 sheep will have after:
- year 1 = 4 sheep
- year 2 = 8 sheep
Unfortunately 2 rabbits and 3 lambing seasons results in
| Start | 2 Rabbits |
|---|---|
| 6 months | ~50 |
| 12 months | ~1,000+ |
| 18 months | ~20,000 |
| 24 months | ~500,000 |
So of course. Foxes eat rabbits…. Foxes are brought here but there are no fox predators in Australia and the native animals are much easier to catch and eat… sigh.
Now we have foxes.
Then, of course there is the Prince (King) Charles fox hat story.
It does take one off guard to see an animal like that in an unexpected place. It reminds me of a few I have seen.
Years ago I was doing some work at a parking garage one night and a deer walked through. There was very little woods in the area.
Another odd sighting was in my own yard. it was the middle of the day, the neighbors chickens were squawking and then I saw a coyote in my yard looking for an opening in the neighbors 6’ stockade fence.
We also have red foxes. While touring a home under construction we found a mother fox living behind a stack of plywood. In a town near me there are Red Fox living in the dunes and the last time I rode my bike up there I had one come right up to me. People have been feeding them so they look for handouts.
It is fun to see wildlife in odd spots but people need to keep their distance.
I agree especially when invading their own hood ! You never try and strike a deal with factory direct Mallow Cups Mallo Cup - Wikipedia as the wildlife gets attitude when you run out and no matter how politely you ask them to leave it’s always a struggle. However the ghetto camera flash in the last picture always makes them run.
Looking out the window yesterday morning, I saw a kit on the layout and told Linda cuz he was cute. I’d just gotten out of bed, and didn’t have my phone handy, bummer. Anyway he was nibbling on one of Linda’s carefully-bosai’d “baby trees,” so she raised the window to say something like “scram”. The little fox dove into the nearest tunnel on the layout, and shot back out of the other side.
Leaving us to wonder, are these the critters who’ve been eating the arborvitea? And are they living inside the concrete mountain?
The thought plickens…
might be time to borrow the artillery car from Dave Meashy…
So Linda is the kit-basher in the couple?