Urban Observation of the Week: Garden Fox

A medium-sized mammalian predator seems like an odd find in cities, but around the world sightings of urban coyotes, bobcats, and even mountain lions are becoming more common. Setting up a camera trap also known as a trail camera is a great way to spot these urban animals. A camera trap is a camera that is activated to record video or take a picture every time something within frame moves.

And thanks to a camera trap set up in the backyard of twitter user @pekingfrog we are able to see some fantastic footage of a Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) and her pups living in Essex.

This year's fox cubs have dispersed now. One makes the occasional visit. I was very privileged to have got this type of footage on a garden trail cam .. real nature 🦊 pic.twitter.com/cedtG6gGSS

— Tracy (@pekingfrog) November 15, 2019

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Elizabeth Carlen

I am an NSF Postdoctoral Researcher at Washington University in St Louis and UC Berkeley where I am working on the ecology and evolution of urban Eastern Gray Squirrels. You can find out more about me on my personal site www.elizabethcarlen.com

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