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ironhorsetim · 05-30-2009, 10:31 AM

These little guy's are enjoying our water garden as mom keeps gaurd

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jkjoshuatree · 05-30-2009, 10:52 AM

They're adorable.

Where on the lake did you take the pics?

ironhorsetim · 05-30-2009, 12:47 PM

Thank you jk, they were taken on White Oaks Rd. Laconia (we're not lucky enough to be right on the water)

That's probably why they enjoy the water garden a couple of time's a day.

NHKathy · 05-30-2009, 01:46 PM

thanks for sharing - they're adorable!

Lakesrider · 05-30-2009, 07:21 PM

I have had kits playing in my yard for several years now. Except this year. I don't know what happened but I haven't seen any around. Not even the grown foxes. Hopefully no one poisoned them.
From last year.....

ApS · 05-31-2009, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by ironhorsetim

"...These little guy's are enjoying our water garden as mom keeps guard..."

1) She's "keeping guard", all right: Her eyes are directly on YOU!

2) A few years ago, a rambunctious baby fox ran out onto the road: With alarm, the pup spotted my approaching car and skittered back to the cover of the woods.

"Skittered", because the pup couldn't get any traction on the road surface—like it was a freshly waxed floor—Too Funny.

3) It's not too unusual to hear foxes "barking" softly at night: Last Monday, I saw an adult fox on my lot for the first time—in the middle of the day.

A LARGE fox.

4) Also last Monday, I came across an adult fox standing in the middle of Tuftonboro's Ledge Hill Road. Twenty minutes later, I came across a second adult fox trotting next to Wolfeboro's Forest Road.

What else would be snared in his teeth but a muskrat!

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Originally Posted by Lakesrider

"...I have had kits playing in my yard for several years now. Except this year. I don't know what happened but I haven't seen any around. Not even the grown foxes. Hopefully no one poisoned them..."

I expect they'll be back: A chipmunk that I'd previously trained in 2007, who skipped 2008, returned this Spring—in 2009.

Oops...a correction. Make that: Chipmunk "Alfie" has been training me!

(No sooner I type that and he's got his nose on the front window! "Time to feed the chipmunk".)

On a totally different note, "Forest Green" is a nice color, but shouldn't PVC pipes (as pictured) be available in "Camoflage"?

ironhorsetim · 05-31-2009, 01:26 PM

Back this morning for a fresh drink,we counted four so far just can't get them together for a group photo

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chipj29 · 06-01-2009, 07:04 AM

Great pics! I love to see the wildlife invading the yard.

Lakesrider · 06-01-2009, 07:23 AM

Awesome that you get to see them in sunlight. The ones that played in my yard in the morning, were usually gone by sunrise. I would have to be up at around 4 am to see them. But, I did see, and here them in the woods at night. The Mama would actually come right up to my deck with me sitting there. But the Papa Fox would just be out in the woods barking or growling at me.

Last night I heard some loud grunting, off in the dark not too far away, when I went out on the deck. I also heard what sounded like a small tree coming down. I assume this was Mr/Mrs. Bear warning me to stay away....

Woodsy · 06-01-2009, 08:23 AM

Love the pics!!

Every now & then on my way to work I get to see a mama and her kits playing along the bypass

Very COOL!

Woodsy

Nadia · 06-05-2009, 08:18 PM

Thank you so much for sharing those pictures, what a treasure! I haven't seen a fox for so long around the lake I was beggining to wonder. They are truly beautiful.

Bluebell · 06-06-2009, 08:51 AM

There's been a red fox hanging around our neighborhood in Wolfeboro the past few days. My husband was outside yesterday and the fox came charging across our driveway chasing something. Aren't foxes usually nocturnal animals?

Nadia · 06-06-2009, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Bluebell

There's been a red fox hanging around our neighborhood in Wolfeboro the past few days. My husband was outside yesterday and the fox came charging across our driveway chasing something. Aren't foxes usually nocturnal animals?

I don't think foxes are classified as nocturnal, like raccoons are for instance. However that doesn't excuse them from wandering out once in a while at night. I could be wrong though

jellybean · 06-06-2009, 06:14 PM

I have seen plenty of foxes both day and night!

05-30-2009, 10:31 AM	#1
ironhorsetim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Laconia/Ft Myers Beach, Fl Posts: 184 Thanks: 57 Thanked 26 Times in 23 Posts	new neighbors These little guy's are enjoying our water garden as mom keeps gaurd __________________ "If common sense was common,everyone would have it" Ironhorsetim "Always do sober,what you say you'll do drunk, That will teach you to keep your mouth shut" Ernest Hemmingway Last edited by ironhorsetim; 05-31-2009 at 08:55 AM. Reason: spelling

05-30-2009, 10:52 AM	#2
jkjoshuatree Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bear Island Posts: 642 Thanks: 349 Thanked 145 Times in 77 Posts	Great Pics!!!! They're adorable. Where on the lake did you take the pics? __________________ Dream out loud.

05-30-2009, 12:47 PM	#3
ironhorsetim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Laconia/Ft Myers Beach, Fl Posts: 184 Thanks: 57 Thanked 26 Times in 23 Posts	Big thanks Thank you jk, they were taken on White Oaks Rd. Laconia (we're not lucky enough to be right on the water) That's probably why they enjoy the water garden a couple of time's a day. __________________ "If common sense was common,everyone would have it" Ironhorsetim "Always do sober,what you say you'll do drunk, That will teach you to keep your mouth shut" Ernest Hemmingway

05-31-2009, 01:26 PM	#7
ironhorsetim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Laconia/Ft Myers Beach, Fl Posts: 184 Thanks: 57 Thanked 26 Times in 23 Posts	Back this morning for a fresh drink,we counted four so far just can't get them together for a group photo __________________ "If common sense was common,everyone would have it" Ironhorsetim "Always do sober,what you say you'll do drunk, That will teach you to keep your mouth shut" Ernest Hemmingway

06-01-2009, 07:04 AM	#8
chipj29 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bow Posts: 1,874 Thanks: 521 Thanked 308 Times in 162 Posts	Great pics! I love to see the wildlife invading the yard. __________________ Getting ready for winter!

05-30-2009, 01:46 PM	#4
NHKathy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moultonborough when I can / RI Posts: 699 Thanks: 180 Thanked 38 Times in 22 Posts	thanks for sharing - they're adorable!

05-30-2009, 07:21 PM	#5
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	I have had kits playing in my yard for several years now. Except this year. I don't know what happened but I haven't seen any around. Not even the grown foxes. Hopefully no one poisoned them. From last year.....

06-01-2009, 07:23 AM	#9
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	Awesome that you get to see them in sunlight. The ones that played in my yard in the morning, were usually gone by sunrise. I would have to be up at around 4 am to see them. But, I did see, and here them in the woods at night. The Mama would actually come right up to my deck with me sitting there. But the Papa Fox would just be out in the woods barking or growling at me. Last night I heard some loud grunting, off in the dark not too far away, when I went out on the deck. I also heard what sounded like a small tree coming down. I assume this was Mr/Mrs. Bear warning me to stay away....

06-01-2009, 08:23 AM	#10
Woodsy Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Weirs Beach Posts: 1,966 Thanks: 80 Thanked 980 Times in 440 Posts	Love the pics!! Every now & then on my way to work I get to see a mama and her kits playing along the bypass Very COOL! Woodsy __________________ The only way to eliminate ignorant behavior is through education. You can't fix stupid.

06-05-2009, 08:18 PM	#11
Nadia Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Laconia/Vegas/Florida Posts: 160 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 24 Thanked 19 Times in 10 Posts	Beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing those pictures, what a treasure! I haven't seen a fox for so long around the lake I was beggining to wonder. They are truly beautiful.

06-06-2009, 08:51 AM	#12
Bluebell Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 74 Thanks: 19 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts	There's been a red fox hanging around our neighborhood in Wolfeboro the past few days. My husband was outside yesterday and the fox came charging across our driveway chasing something. Aren't foxes usually nocturnal animals?

06-06-2009, 06:14 PM	#14
jellybean Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Alton Bay, NH Posts: 32 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have seen plenty of foxes both day and night!