During the snowstorm yesterday, Amy and Ed saw a large group of robins at the bottom of the driveway near the sumac trees. Today Amy and I went for a walk to try to locate some feathers that I saw down at the gravel bank. On the way, there were lots of tracks in the snow. When I declared the above tracks in the snow robin tracks, it was easy for Amy to believe. The sumac berries depicted are a favored food before the ground thaws.
Outside the living room window later in the morning, I actually spotted a fox. We all watched as it walked, trotted, sat, scratched, licked and then got up and walked down into the notch and out of sight. We caught a quick glimpse of her/him heading up the hill in the woods, but then s/he was gone.
Certainty is a wonderful thing so Amy and I headed back out in the cold to look at fresh tracks that were made by a red fox. We saw it, so we were absolutely sure that the tracks were made by a fox. These were the only tracks in the fresh snow when we visited the location of the sighting. They do resemble the older tracks spotted earlier.
This is definitely known to be a place where s/he sat. This isn't the first time we've seen fox taking a moment to create comfort before going on its way.
