oh, what a delight to watch this happy little guy having so much fun.

[riversedge]

Happy fox frolics Tuesday

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[Deuxcents]

1. 😆

[Eko]

2. Its AI.

[Srkdqltr]

4. Kill joy

[Eko]

9. Sorry.

But these videos can give people unrealistic expectations on how wild animals act and lead to bad outcomes.

[Srkdqltr]

10. I was teasing.

[Eko]

11. Well, you werent wrong.

But thanks for replying!

[electric_blue68]

5. Oh. Darn

[drmeow]

3. Not as much fun

but two foxes were having fun at the edge of the lake behind my house a few days ago (at the same time that a Bald Eagle was flying over the lake).

[electric_blue68]

6. Well, glad You had the real deal, and a bald eagle as well.

[drmeow]

7. It is one of the great joys

of my house - we're on a lake that the local Bald Eagles sometimes use as a training ground for their juveniles. I've seen as many as 4 Bald Eagles together when things really peaked. It NEVER gets old!

[electric_blue68]

8. Very cool! Meanwhile back in Manhattan...

In the the '70s there may have been only two bald eagles left in all of NYS.

NYC Parks Dept decided to reintroduce them into Manhattan. They chose Inwood Hill Park that sits at the very top northwestern part of Mahattan including old growth forest on it's western hillside that goes all the way down, but broken by a highway to the Hudson River. The east side slopes down to a big sea level green area open, with some trees, pathways and baseball fields. The north section faces the Sputen Dival the short waterway that connects the Harlem River to The Hudson. It's a wonderful park!

In 2002, '03, 04 & '06 eagles from Wisconsin, and.Alaska were placed in nesting boxes 40 to 50 ft high in eastside trees in the park. Ladders brought a worker up to feed them fish. There was a camera so people could watch on line.
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Eventually they wre let out. Some stayed. Others flew to NJ, Pennsylvania, and Canada. The ones that stayed (or near by) some went to Central Park, others the Lower Hudson Valley.

From CBS - 2022

Now, there are close to 1,000, and they're no longer considered endangered. They've been spotted in all five boroughs of New York City.

A sucessful outcome.
See, there is wildlife in NYC! 😉

[drmeow]

12. That is super cool

I'd left the NYC area by 2002 but my sister lives in Harlem. I'll have to tell her to be on the lookout!

[electric_blue68]

13. Ah! Depending there are 3 main green areas....

There's a long relatively narrow park Morningside Park east of Columbia U part down eastward to flat area 110th St to 124th St, Marcus Garvy Park 120th - 124 St, half an avenue east of Malcom X Blvd, and the northern most part of Central Park starting at 110th St between Central Park West, and 5th Ave.

So depending on where she is, and her travels those might be the best places to keep a look out for one. 👍

[drmeow]

14. She's

right off St Marcus Garvy Park but I don't she goes east of Malcolm X much, especially now that she doesn't have a dog and her kids are older. But she may go for walks in Morningsode at times. I'm definitely going to tell her to be on the lookout!

[electric_blue68]

15. Ok! She's got to tell you if she ever sees one, then you can tell me.

👍
According to a Wikipedia distribution map in the NYC area they're more of a winter resident, and then fly elsewhere.

I so associate those eagles with "elsewhere". And that sure makes sense with the extreme decline in NYS by the '70s.

When they were in Inwood park they didn't have their later distinctive white feathers yet.

It'll be a surprise if I ever see one here!
If I do see one I'll let you know. 👍

My sis photographed a red tailed hawk on her fire escape. We thought that was pretty exciting.