The Fox!

I'm glad to report that our resident fox is back.  Mrs. F.G. has spotted it more than once and this morning I saw it, first only partly visible below a rise, and then trotting across the golf course.  We're hoping it will keep the destructive little rabbits in check!  One is repeatedly trying to dig under our shed.

All of these pictures are heavily cropped, but I thought they came out pretty well regardless.  At least it does look like a fox.

The fox passed behind one of the big old Sugar Maples, in front of one of the golf greens, headed west.

It appeared to be hunting as it went, keeping its ears and eyes alert.

At least two of the neighbours report that they've seen kits, like last year.  Unfortunately those same two neighbours report seeing families of baby rabbits in their gardens too.

It turned around to sniff at something in the grass, but didn't appear to catch anything.

If I got a portrait of the fox, this would be it.  I cropped it as much as I felt I could, but even with the big camera it gets blurry.

Then it trotted on and disappeared into the small valley on the far side of my view.

I'm getting out for rides every day now, even though it's still a little cool for my built-in thermometer.  At least it's sunny and we have a week of sun and warm temperatures forecast.