Fox--No Way--Way!

All in the name of this blog, this is as close as I could get to the animal. I watched him sniff around a garbage can and wander around. Mr. Fox was scrawny and actually, this one looked more tan versus the reddish color of the one yesterday. Yikes--it is a family of starving foxes inhabiting the Mall.

According to this BBC article, foxes rarely attack people. I don't know. It is bigger than I expected and it is still a wild animal. The picture below was taken near the Constitutions Garden Pond, behind the World War II Memorial. There are more geese and less people along this path, so I think tomorrow I'll be back along the Reflecting Pool path...safety in numbers.

Fox looking for food near Constitutions Garden Pond

FOX along Reflecting Pool with Squirrel in Mouth!!

I'm not joking. As it came toward me--abiding by the "stay to the right" etiquette, thank you Mr. Fox--I took a triple look and then tried to keep my eyes focused forward as we passed, not making any eye contact.

I wish I could have been quicker in turning around and taking the picture. Mr. Fox was lean and happily trotting with the squirrel centered in his mouth, tail flapping.

Yikes--you don't see that everyday, certainly not at 6:45 on a morning run. I should have followed him to see what he was going to do when he reached the Lincoln Memorial.

Yes, it IS in front of the bench