by Tina Mitchell In the darkening dusk, my husband said quietly: “Your little friend is back.” I snuck to the window to see one of the local gray foxes heading for the spilled seed under our bird feeders. Such a wary, gorgeous, dainty little predator! October often brings increased sightings of foxes: The young have matured and are beginning to disperse to find new territories. Central Colorado hosts two species of fox. Red foxes tend to inhabit the moister riparian areas of creeks and the Arkansas River, while gray foxes prefer the drier, brushy areas in canyons and foothills. Swift ...
