Handsome Fellow Returns

We received a visitor in our backyard today.  The graceful fox.

We think he is our old "friend", but it's been more than a year since we witnessed him in the backyard. I wondered if he had met his great demise when we hadn't seen him in such a long while. We have coyotes in the neighborhood and they are predators to the fox.  We live in the city, but there are two parks close by.

Oh, I startled him!  One of our cats is looking out at him, but seems clueless.  He kind of looks like a cat, so maybe that's why Ginger seems disinterested by the encounter.

I think the handsome fox is a male, but I don't know really.  How to tell beyond the obvious, which isn't apparent.  Do you know? This photo was taken eighteen months ago.  If it is the same fox he has grown.

I definitely get attached to these creatures.  I had a nanosecond where I wondered about having one as domesticated pet. Probably not a great idea, but I find it intriguing.  What do you think?

Have you seen the blog about the coyote pup that was rescued named Charlie?  I highly recommend that you visit and make sure to look for the photos marked "six years ago" when Charlie was just a pup.