Unalaska Field Notebook - 10/21/08

As promised, I'm spending this week outside as much as possible, observing the small details and passing them on. As you can see, I think I have conclusive evidence foxes are indeed opportunistic omnivores, indulging in the occasional berry when they are in season. Note the entire scat is bright berry blue - the presence of one glistening perfectly formed berry in the top "deposit" suggests foxes do not have teeth necessarily designed for chewing berries and that they perhaps eat in a hurry. This is one of perhaps 100 bright blue scats observed that day but after careful consideration emerges as my favorite - you really must double-click the image and blow it up to appreciate the finer details . . . . cheers!