. The book of a naturalist [microform]. Sciences naturelles; Natural history; Animal behavior; Animaux. BEAUTY OF THE FOX 58 the equal of this onr ; vet he was, I daresay, an ordinary specimen, with nothing to distinguish him from any other larg( dog t>x in good condition with a fii^e coat of har and thick .rush. It was in Savemake Forest that, m en rging from a beech-wot<i, I noticed it a distance )t seventy to eighty yards away on the wide green level open space before me a number of rabbits sitting up at the mouths of their burrows, all staring in wide- eyed alarm in one direction. No
. The book of a naturalist [microform]. Sciences naturelles; Natural history; Animal behavior; Animaux. BEAUTY OF THE FOX 58 the equal of this onr ; vet he was, I daresay, an ordinary specimen, with nothing to distinguish him from any other larg( dog t>x in good condition with a fii^e coat of har and thick .rush. It was in Savemake Forest that, m en rging from a beech-wot<i, I noticed it a distance )t seventy to eighty yards away on the wide green level open space before me a number of rabbits sitting up at the mouths of their burrows, all staring in wide- eyed alarm in one direction. Not at me, but towards a patch of dead rust-red bracken, me clumps of which were stUl standing, although aie time was now the end of March. At interval some of the rabbits world drop their tV^p-fef dovn and begin ni bling ut the grass: thta in ^ moment they would all start u^ and are ' ace more at the patch of bracken. I \^alk? u aiowly to this red patch, and when I approt h< it a large fox got up and moved reluctant away. The rough red em on which he d bf en lying had made hiiu mvisible to me until h noved; but he had been plainly visible to th ra bbits all tiie time. He trotted quietly away to a Hst of about forty } aids, then si )pped, and 1 nmg round, stood regarding mc for some tiii; Standing on that carpet of ^ ivic' gretii spring gr ss, with^the clear morning sunlight full on him, his red colour took an intensity and richness never previously seen. In form he appeared no less distinguished than in colou His sharp, s«H* â face, large, l^^af- shaped point d ears, black without and white if ?;â¢. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hudson, W. H. (William Henry), 1841-1922. London ; Toronto : Hodder and Stoughton
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