Sunday, December 7, 2025

seasonal animal tracks / fox and vixen flirt and play

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Book jacket for Judith Krantz, Dazzle. NY: Crown, 1990.

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Sy Montgomery, Seasons of the Wild: A Year of Nature's Magic and Mysteries. Buffalo NY: Firefly Books, 1995, p. 74—

In January and February’s snows, fox tracks tell stories more vivid than any other North American mammal’s. To the novice tracker, following a coyote is as daunting as reading a Proustian tome. But this time of year, fox tracks are the Judith Krantz novels of animal tracking: in them you’ll find fast-paced, easy-to-read love stories. In these winter months, fox and vixen flirt and play, cementing and renewing pair-bonds that usually last as long as both survive.