Seen this morning at Northward Hill RSPB spotted and photographed by Dougie Wright.
With it's long brush this animal is a familiar sight to most, nearly a metre long, it is a widespread carnivore, its colour can vary considerably from foxey red to chestnut red to black and occasionaly a white tip to the bushy tail. It is active mostly at night but is more and more seen in broad daylight and in built up areas, sadly like the Hedgehog and Badger you are more likely to one these days as road-kill.
Foxes like the two afore-mentioned animals can cause a lot of damage to ground nesting birds, classically Lapwings and Avocet, we have upset the balance of nature so each egg, chick and fledgling on the North Kent Reserves is extra special, which is why predator fences have to be erected to keep foxes and badgers out of nesting areas.
A beautiful animal it has to be said.
My thanks to Dougie for the photograph.
The North Kent Marshes are a very special area and worth preserving at all cost.