New Neighbors

These are my new neighbors. Mama Fox dug a burrow a couple miles from our house and had four little kits. They're getting pretty big and come out and play a lot more in the evenings. I'm a little concerned about one little guy. He's not as big as the other three, and not as red either. Not sure Mom's teaching them about road safety, because they're usually out playing in the road when I come home. They take off for the ditch when I get close, but not necessarily the den. They like to watch me, too. Mom tends to take off the other way in order to confuse me as to where the kits went, but they just don't seem to obey much better than little kids. They hide in the grass, but don't go all the way to the den immediately. Like I said, they like to watch me, too. Last night, the little guy tried to go with Mom instead of going back to the den as he was told. I wonder if he got supper before bed. I'll post more photos if I can get anything better. My little camera wasn't made for this much zoom!