a fox hunt

We've seen a red fox from our windows twice this winter. We've wondered if it was the same one we saw last year. Today we decided to go on a fox hunt to see if we could see any signs of him in the fields and woods in the back of our neighborhood.  Of course, we saw lots of other interesting things...

I didn't realize what he was doing here at first.

When he commented on how wet the branch was,

then I realized he had been feeling it with his cheek.

We saw bird feathers and remains in several different places;

maybe our fox sat here and had a meal?

Whoa!  What's this?  Could it be fox scat??

And then we noticed there was scat all down the top of this tree!

"Fox will usually deposit their scat on a prominent object such as a rock,

stump or log to mark their territory."
Gerrick was very excited to make this discovery!!
He wondered if it sleeps in the hollow tree,
and he told Rick all about it later this evening.
We continued to look for tracks.  Though we never saw any,
we did, as usual, see lots more of nature's beauty...

Oops!  Should have worn the boots.