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A family of foxes is this spring’s star attraction in a Yellowknife neighbourhood.
We’re not giving away their precise location, but many residents in the area will know exactly which family we’re talking about. They’ve been boldly playing up and down the same street for weeks.
Yellowknife photographer Bill Braden sent these photos of the kits in action.
“The silver (black) fox mom looks quite exhausted by the whole situation but, as only a mother could, puts up with as many as five taking a snack,” he wrote.
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The family totals at least six to eight kits, while other residents say they’ve seen 10. They’re rarely standing still long enough to get a firm count.
Red foxes are abundant in most of the NWT and a common sight around Yellowknife, although this family is particularly noticeable.
According to the GNWT, 45 to 75 percent of red foxes are the traditional reddish-brown colour.
The remainder are either silver foxes – black with a white tip of the tail – or cross foxes, which refers to their being a blend of the two rather than them feeling grumpy about it all.
It’s worth noting that it’s an offence under the NWT Wildlife Act to feed foxes or other wildlife. Admire from a distance.
