The Red Fox and the Rabbit

The fox limped as it walked with a healed injury to its back right leg — hunting the edges of marsh along a road through the refuge. It showed no interest in the rabbit behind it.

16 July 2023

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Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland, USA

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

iNaturalist Observation

MARKED RESEARCH GRADE

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A survey of species of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (MD) and the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge (DE) (July 2023)

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The Red Fox and the Rabbit

The fox limped as it walked with a healed injury to its back right leg — hunting the edges of marsh along a road through the refuge. It showed no interest in the rabbit behind it.

16 July 2023

© 2023 — Ryan Van Meter — All Rights Reserved — No Reuse Without Permission — License

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland, USA

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

iNaturalist Observation

MARKED RESEARCH GRADE

A survey of species of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (MD) and the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge (DE) (July 2023)

25 Observations

17 Identified Species

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland, USA (July 2023)

Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware, USA (July 2023)

Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware, USA (July 2023)

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland, USA (July 2023)

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland, USA (July 2023)

Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware, USA (July 2023)

Personal favorites from across my collections — for the aesthetics, or the light, or the moment.

20 Photos

Lucerne, Switzerland (July 2021)

Pokhara, Nepal (June 2013)

Pokhara, Nepal (May 2013)

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland, USA (July 2023)

Mumbai, India

Pawlet, Vermont, USA (June 2024)

26 Observations

18 Identified Species

Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Massachusetts, USA (April 2022)

Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Massachusetts, USA (July 2024)

Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Massachusetts, USA

Gharapuri, India

Baca National Wildlife Refuge, Crestone, Colorado, USA (October 2016)

Pawlet, Vermont, USA (June 2021)

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