Last week outside my office, Choppy got very excited about something she saw. I expected she had spied a rabbit, possum, or another dog, but when I found what she was looking at, I had a surprise: Choppy had seen a fox.
Do you see him? He’s on the other side of the railroad tracks in the above picture, right in the middle. I wanted to get a closer pic, and the fox cooperated.
There he is!
As you can see from the pictures, this is in the middle of town. That construction area behind him was hopping when I took the pictures, with lots of heavy machinery working away. He was clearly not fazed by the construction, but at some point, I got too close and he decided to take his leave.
Action shot!
Travels with Choppy 
Nice shot. I regularly see foxes in the streets of Canberra. While people in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne laugh when people from other countries ask if they have kangaroos in the streets, it’s not uncommon to see roos bounding along the side of a road or even along a footpath in a built-up area. Kangaroos are considered a pest in Canberra and there is an annual cull to reduce the numbers.
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š too bad that is necessary….like the white-tailed deer here….so many collissions with autos….people drive too fast & don’t look out for
wildlife…so sad. Raccoons, opossums, skunks, squirrels, turtles, frogs, chipmunks……just like in the oceans.
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It gets dangerous when people who disagree get in the way of roo shooters. There are safety rules in place so fortunately it’s unlikely a professional roo shooter will accidentally wound or kill a protesting human.
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….it’s still so sad, to me, we are the intruders……š
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I’m not sure how much our Australian relatives enjoyed it every time we pointed out kangaroos or wallabies, but it never got old. Then again, we’re highly amused by how excited they get over squirrels, so there’s that!
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Every time I see a squirrel in the USA or UK I squealed š¤£š¤£š¤£
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It’s definitely an Australian thing!
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She has great vision/sight…
I still remember how she made you run like a “mess” about a ratāŗāŗ
Nice image āŗ
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Thanks – I’m glad I have her around to let me know what I’m missing!
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My sister has a fox hound, he sees fox everywhere. Even when they are not there.
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Ha! I guess that’s (sort of) his job!
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We’ve seen a fox here, but your picture of wildlife on the railway tracks reminded me of somewhere and something else, ducks. Or should I say a mother duck leading her 9 babies across the concrete and metal.
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Oh, that had to have been cute (so long as everyone made it safely, otherwise it would have been far from cute).
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They did, the workmen saw to that!
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I sometimes let rufus off the lead but I am in a big city and am wary ehn he gets near other dogs that are on leads. Its better when the other dog is off lead. Dogs don;t like t be cornered.
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They are much better when they’re both off-lead, I agree.
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Cool….Thanks foe sharing. Gary
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You’re welcome – it was so cool to see him in the city. I sometimes see them closer to the country, so this guy was quite unexpected!
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How magical to see an urban fox – clearly not a myth! š
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Definitely not!
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We have a lot of urban foxes. My best sighting was three cubs playing in my back garden. My worst was a dead one at the side of the house š¦ Some years, they look well fed, other years really scrawny.
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Seeing the cubs would be amazing – I only ever see the big ones (and usually in the countryside, not in the middle of town, like this one). Out at my parents’ house many years ago, a fox ran by me while I was in their garage with something in its mouth. It was the right color to be one of their cats – thankfully, it was just a rabbit, but I had a very panicked moment there!
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Great photo. Leave it to Choppy to lead you to the best things! We get foxes in our backyard once in a while. They scare me a little bit.
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We sometimes see them out in the country around here. I know there was one in our neighborhood this summer, though as most of our street backs up to a cornfield, it’s basically the country. Poor Choppy has far fewer bunnies to look for now that the fox moved in and did a number on their population.
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Based on our experiences, they acclimatize rather well to urban living. Sadly, some people store “food” outside and then complain when wild -life encroaches their area. The wild-life always comes off worse.
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I always wonder what people expect will happen when they leave food out. Clearly, they aren’t thinking.
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How cool is that?! We’ve had them frolicking in our ‘hood too (though they haven’t been seen for the past few years). Oh, did I mention we’re a mere 3 miles from the heart of downtown Denver?? Sure miss seeing them pop up from the storm sewers.
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It’s too bad you’re not seeing them – I always love when one of them shows up.
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(This post came in at 3:27 pm….so odd) great photo, Sarah….. we had one ‘seen’ fox in the backyard, several months ago…
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That timing is odd! I wonder how that happened.
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Wow, that is pretty amazing. I’ve heard that red fox readily urbanize, adjusting to human activity, and here’s proof. Good eye, Choppy!
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It would be better if ‘the wild ones’ could stay wild in their own area.
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7 billion and counting…
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I was shocked to see him with all that construction right there – now, if it had been turkeys, I wouldn’t have blinked an eye.
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Great find Choppy! Great pictures Sarah. I did not find it in the first picture…had it in another place. Tippy chased a fox across my driveway one day when we were out on a walk, but that is to be expected, since I live out in the country. It is interesting how wildlife adapt to humans encroaching in their area and find ways to survive.
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I’m always amazed at the ones that thrive in our communities – like the deer and the turkey. I don’t remember seeing either in great numbers when I was a kid, but now I see them all over, including right in town.
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I think he wanted to star in his own Where’s Choppy post.
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I considered making it one – but I wanted to show off all those other pictures!
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Quite a good looking fellow ! and what a surprise for you both. Amazing how he is not bothered with all that construction around and noise !
So, Choppy has a new friend to her list ! š
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I’m not sure they are going to be friends – Choppy was not the friendliest to him!
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Wow a fox! Cant see the picture on my phone darn
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Darn! He was very cute – and surprisingly close, for wildlife (or at least I thought he was very close!).
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Wow I am on my computer and see it!
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Excellent – he was definitely close!
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I dont think I have seen one in person
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Well done at capturing that shot! Its always nice to find a fellow wildlife lover. I have a wildlife blog and if youāve got some spare time Iād love to hear what you think!!
http://www.animal-travels.com
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I’ll definitely drop by!
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