maanantai 27. huhtikuuta 2026

KETTU The red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

 



Kettu kulki kaukana pellolla! Oli tosi kiva nähdä kettu. Kettuja ei ole näkynyt moneen kuukauteen! Yleensä niitä näkyy täällä kylällä vähän väliä.

Tämä kyseinen kettu oli sairas. Sillä on kapi! 
Kapi on eläinten tauti, jota aiheuttaa syyhypunkki (Sarcoptes scabiei).

Ps. Kello on nyt 18.20 Lunta sataa sakeasti, puuskaista tuulta.

14 kommenttia:

  1. Vastaukset
    1. Yes! It would be easy to treat if wild foxes could be given medicine, but how do you get medicine for them? There should be some people who catch the fox and treat it properly.

      Poista
  2. Seeing a fox is always such a thrill. It feels like a secret handshake from nature. Beautiful photos.

    VastaaPoista
    Vastaukset
    1. Foxes are beautiful animals. It's a shame they're so rare. This fox is sick.

      Poista
  3. Hi Anne.
    Beautiful fox, what a beautiful tail this fox has.

    Regards from Patricia.

    VastaaPoista
    Vastaukset
    1. Hi Patricia! This fox has a wonderfully bushy tail. Otherwise, I shaved its backside off because it itched.

      Poista
  4. Poor sick Fox. I have rarely seen any out in the fields. I have seen the occasional coyote.

    VastaaPoista
    Vastaukset
    1. I hope you see more animals in the fields. In the fields we usually see deer and birds. Sometimes foxes.

      Poista
  5. A wonderful animal, shame about the leg. Hard to treat wild animals though.

    VastaaPoista
  6. What a shame about the fox, and as you said, who's going to take care of it... great that you still saw a fox!
    hugs Elke

    VastaaPoista
    Vastaukset
    1. For years, rabies baits have been spread by airplane on the ground here. The animals eat the baits from the terrain and receive the medicine at the same time.

      Poista