Two days shared with a Red Fox family
Recently I was fortunate to spend 10 hours over two consecutive days observing and photographing a Red Fox den in Yellowstone National Park, mostly hidden from the foxes and alone. I saw one adult, presumably the vixen Mom, and three kits. Earlier, others reported that there were four.
A memorable scene unfolded late in the afternoon of my first day when the vixen delivered an adult Snowshoe Hare carcass to the den. A lively spat ensued among the kits, one of which claimed the prize for itself and carried it off a short distance from the others. During the next hour, I watched as the kit consumed almost the entire carcass, which was nearly as large as the kit itself!
On both days I left the den in dusky light, mindful of my good fortune.
