We had a Red Fox appeared about 6 months ago that was quite vocal.
Unfortunately I didn't get a recording. It was on my son's horse farm in
Magnolia, TX. The fox had a den down by the nearby creek. The ground
surrounding the den was always covered with feathers from my neighbors hens
he was eating.
The strangest thing occurred. The fox and our German Shorthair (bird dog)
became friends and spent the day chasing each other all over the farm. At
night when the dog was sleeping inside the house the fox would sit just
outside the house and bark. We assume he wanted Boomer (the dog) to come ou=
t
and play.
About a month ago the fox disappeared. I suspect the farmer down the road
was tired of losing his hens.
If he comes back or if we get another fox we'll make every effort to record=
.
The equipment is a NH900 and a pair of 183's
Gene
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From:
On Behalf Of Dave J
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 2:46 PM
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Subject: [Nature Recordists] Fox
Last year at this time I had my first encounter with a fox. It was
something like midnight and some animal was making a strange noise in
my front yard. I went out with a flashlight and determined that it was
a fox. Later I saw it in the daylight and it was a Red fox.
A year later and after consulting with you all here; I now have a MD
and microphone ready, so at 4AM this morning I was out recording the
ruckus. Apparently all the noise is necessary for courting?
Anyone else with foxes?
When I figure out how to get this into a file I'll post a link, but it
isn't exactly a beautiful song.
Dave
"Microphones are not ears,
Loudspeakers are not birds,
A listening room is not nature."
Klas Strandberg
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