Fox Kits
What's more fun than photographing a fox den?
Set in the forest near one of the large lakes, this den wasn't hard to spot in Grand Teton National Park. A huge pile of burrowed out sand marked the entrance.
Visit the right time of year and you might see a couple of very cute kits poke their heads out!
Red foxes, who are typically solitary, find a mate in the cold of winter. They dig a den (or reuse an existing one) and mate.
The vixen (the fox mom) gives birth about 3 months later around April to a litter of 3 to 7 kits. Born with their eyes closed, the kits stay inside the safety of the den accompanied by mom, while the dog fox (dad) supplies them with food.
After about two weeks, mom also starts leaving the den, with each parent returning every few hours to bring food. In the meantime, the kits grow up, start exploring around the den on their own and become ever more playful: a joy to observe.
The dog fox (dad) visits the den. He is collared and tracked by the National Park Service.
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