What does the fox say?

You can't really google that phrase because you get that idiot song or whatever that was. I don't have any photos even though I've seen them almost daily. They are elusive and quick. But it's kind of cool having them. They don't seem to be hurting anything. They eat rabbits and squirrels and chipmunks, and all are plentiful as far as I can tell.

One passed through the yard the other week when Louis and I were sitting outside. The fox was crossing over from Jan and Joanie's house toward us and Louis went running out to the end of his lead to play. The fox was having none of that and veered across to Connie's house. Sadly for him Connie's dog was out in their front yard on the far side of the house. He barked so then the fox just took off down Depot street, fed up with all of us. So I don't leave Louis out at night by himself, but I doesn't seem like a fox is going to try to get into anything with him generally.

Tonight however they were hanging in the neighborhood. There was one very close calling so I stuck my shotgun mic out the front door. The neighbors were a bit freaked, I don't think they knew what it was. And then at one point a car came around the corner onto Smith street and stopped in front of Elizabeth's house and I could see the fox standing in front of Russel's. Then the car moved on. And then a minute later it came trotting out from our side lawn. And there's me standing in the dark on my front step really happy that Louis was inside. It came right across our yard and over into Jan and Joanie's. When it got under the street light I got a good look and it seemed bigger than the ones I've seen recently.

What does the fox say? Take a listen.
(I wish I knew how to embed that so you could listen while you read.)

Ooh, definitely a male and a female calling to each other. When I made the recording and one went through the yard it was big (15-20 pounds). But just now there was one close and I was a little worried that the neighbors might do something stupid to hurt them or chase them away. I flipped on my front light and there was a smaller one (10 pounds) right in front of the house. She ran off when Louis barked, but she hasn't left the yard. I can hear her right next to the house.