[ValleyNature] Fwd: [NatureNS] Fox

[James W. Wolford]

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> From: Andrew Steeves <andrew at gaspereau.com>
> Date: May 10, 2009 7:11:25 PM ADT
> To: naturens at chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: [NatureNS] Fox
> Reply-To: naturens at chebucto.ns.ca
>
> I'm gearing up today for a canoe trip down in the Clyde River area,  
> but thought I'd better report that I'd had a face-to-face encounter  
> with a Red Fox down along the Cornwallis River near the New Minas  
> sewage lagoon on Friday morning on my meandering route to work. I'd  
> just stopped my bike on a turn to look at what turned out to be my  
> first yellow-rump warbler of the season. As I went to lift my  
> binoculars to look at this bird, a large red fox came trotting  
> around the corner toward me and almost blundered into me (he came  
> within 30 feet). I had about 10 seconds to study him before he  
> noticed me, stopped short, and slipped off the road into the woods.  
> That's about as close as I've ever been to a red fox out and about.  
> Very healthy looking fellow, too, with an unbelievably long tail.  
> How could this fellow live so close to a Walmart?
>
> I actually smell fox scent down along the river quite often. I  
> learned to recognize the smell from the last bits of fox farming  
> that was around New Brunswick when I was a kid. My dad used to take  
> us to see the crumbling remains of old fox farms up behind  
> Salisbury. They were large, complex and haunting prison-like  
> structures built for a purpose that was hard for a kid to comprehend.
>
> Best regards,
> Andrew

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