Tag Archives: Gray Fox

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Lynn Bailey sent along a motion detector video from March 4 at the Villa del Mar main dumpster. This is in Gualala. It showed a mountain lion strolling through, a gray fox hurrying along, two more mountain lions, followed by a raccoon. The raccoon headed straight for the dumpster.

Here's a photo of a healthy-looking Mountain Lion taken by Susan Sandoval for you to see.

Here is the lone Mountain Lion:

Next is the Gray Fox:

Then two Mountain Lions:

And lastly the Raccoon:

That's a busy place! Thanks to Lynn for allowing me to share his videos with you here. the photo of the Mountain Lion was taken in a previous year by Susan Sandoval. The Sandovals and Lynn Bailey live fairly close to one another!

It's a spectacular day here today. Sunny and warm. Happy Easter and Happy Passover to those who celebrate them!

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Just what is this Gray Fox doing?

Is he/she barking? Howling? Yawning? I wish Eric's photo came with sound!

Thanks to Eric for allowing me to share his photo with you here.

The fog was near the immediate coast, but up on the ridge it was hot! We have a LOT of micro climates here.

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This Gray Fox looks like he/she is waiting for someone. Could this fox be watching and waiting for Santa Claus? It's possible!

Thanks to Mike for allowing me to share his photo with you here.

Today was a beautiful, mild day. Visiting family members went on a mushroom hike with me and we found more Matsutakes! What a year for this special mushroom.

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I'll let Mark tell the story. He wrote, "Hi, Jeanne!  On my way back to the Lighthouse from S&B Market the other day my eye was caught by an explosion of pink in the Evergreen Cemetery off of Mountain View Road.  I pulled into the cemetery and there were Naked Ladies everywhere!  I walked around the grounds taking pictures and looking at some of the headstones from the 1800s, and at the far end of the cemetery a fox decided to join me on my walk.  It stopped by one of the headstones and looked at me as if to say, aren't these flowers amazing?

Amazing, indeed and it's fun to see the Gray Fox! Naked ladies are non-native bulbs. By the time the flower stalk comes up, the leaves are gone - hence the naked  lady. They aren't invasive so we are free to love them.

Thanks to Mark for allowing me to share his photos with you here.

After yesterday's downpour, we had a sunny, cool day today. The horizon looks clear so perhaps there will be a green flash tonight at sunset. Hope so!

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Julia Faucett was visited by a Gray Fox. She wrote, “This little guy has been hanging around our property on The Sea Ranch, but then showed up on the birdbath! We caught him on camera, along with a few other visitors (e.g. Acorn Woodpeckers, Scrub Jays, and a giant Raven). Thought you might like him, he is pretty cute, especially with his tongue hanging out.”

Julia wondered if this Gray Fox was born earlier this year. Most Gray Fox kits arrive in late May, June and into July. They are full grown after six months, so it’s very possible this fox was a kit from 2023.

Thanks to Julia for allowing me to share her photos with you here.

It's sunny, breezy and beautiful here on the Mendonoma Coast today. I checked the huckleberries on Rick's and my property and the rain only enhanced them. Oh, the abundance of the huckleberries - which are wild blueberries - is simply amazing this year!