Fox being out in a day time is that normal?

[Phantom]

Edited April 28, 2023 by Phantom

[Phantom]

Taken at 930 am 

[mowin]

Yes.  It's kit time.  Same as coyote.  They are out trying to feed the babies. 

[grampy]

Kits gotta eat. Looked nice and healthy. I wouldn't worry about it. Fox will be more active at night. But not unusual to see them during daylight hours too.

[Phantom]

20 minutes ago, grampy said:

Kits gotta eat. Looked nice and healthy. I wouldn't worry about it. Fox will be more active at night. But not unusual to see them during daylight hours too.

Yeah I was wondering if it was sick maybe,  I guess not .

[2BuckBizCT]

why not? I get fox pics year round during the day, see them when deer hunting, etc.

[dbHunterNY]

I just saw a red fox yesterday evening.  out in one of our hay fields maybe 100 yards away. didn't run away. it was mousing through the grass.

[Bucksnbows]

I often see them hunting in the woodlot behind the house, but this one was out front. And always during the day. 

[Phantom]

4 hours ago, 2BuckBizCT said:

why not? I get fox pics year round during the day, see them when deer hunting, etc.

Because all the shots I got on that cam were always at night so I was surprised to see it walking there in the daytime that's all

[lucky118]

Baby's gotta eat, looks like cats on the menu if they are running around houses.

[Phantom]

43 minutes ago, lucky118 said:

Baby's gotta eat, looks like cats on the menu if they are running around houses.

We got rabbits chipmonks cats and rats near the trash cans  and lots of squirrels everywhere in my yard its like buffet for a fox . He killed  a rabbit one night I  got on cam .

[Stubborn1vt]

Both parents will hunt to feed the kits.  At least they did last spring when they raised 7 under our horse barn.  

[Cabin Fever]

Many people are under the assumption that if they see a fox or raccoon out during the day, it automatically means they're sick or rabid. Certainly NOT the case...

[hueyjazz]

My home is in the woods on top of a mountain.  We have a fox den nearby.  Last year I watched a mom also daily with her kits.  The two kits played like puppies and mom kept them feed.  A distance away is a farm with chickens but that didn't stop mom from going down the lowlands.  I got chicken parts scattered around at least weekly.  I pretty much got up early every morning to watch this show as it was excellent entertainment.   Kits would play and mom was off by creek watching and likely hunting.  And oh, the squirrels did disappear.