Beautiful! A gray fox?

Very similar. Diego's actually a Channel Islands Fox, which is a species descended from the gray fox. They only live on six of the Channel Islands, just off the California coast.

Ah... I believe that's the one that's endangered because the wild pigs on the islands provide too much food (piglets) for some big nasty eagles, whose population has exploded. When not eating piglets they eat "foxlets" (and the adults too).

Sunday I found a freshly road killed gray fox. A young vixen about 5 months old. Very little visible damage and a very pretty girl. Took a bunch of photos. I should post them for artist reference. She was over 3 feet long, with tail, but then she had a very long tail.

I understand the Channel Island fox is small. Any idea how big your fox is?

It always breaks my heart to see an animal that's been killed on the road. Yeah, Channel Island foxes are very much endangered, in large part due to eagle predation. As foxes go they're quite small (Diego's about the size of a full-grown cat).

Well he looks pleased. :)

Foxes are always pleased with themselves, because they are foxes. :3

Well-said. ;)

That's beautiful!

Diego says, 'thanks!' :3

I love his coloring. He certainly seems to have a lot of character. ^^

In some ways he reminds me of a squirrel, or an especially skittish stray cat. He's a real bundle of nervous energy. :3

Hehe, sounds like my cat. Now I'm imagining a fox acting like that. *snicker*

wonderful picture *favs*

Well, thanks! :3

You've found quite the regal vulpine

He's got three basic modes... serenely regal, snooze, and 'yipe! what's that?'

That's right with most wild animals.

ITS SO CUTE!!! i wanna hug it!

Aw, such pretty markings.

Noble? No, no sir. That fox is scheming.

He's scheming to become noble.