The answer: Loudoun County is home to a red fox that we'll call "Rat-Tail".
Rat-Tail is a unique red fox with a tail that is not bushy at all. It is unknown why this fox looks like this. It could be mange, disease, parasites, genetics, injury, or self-inflicted, we just don't know yet.
Rat-Tail first appeared on camera-trap images last year, then went A.W.O.L. for months, until now. Rat-Tail could be a male or a female, there's no telling yet.
This fox could have a mate, since we have seen it romping around with another red fox lately. It came across this camera in the daytime, just trotting by in a very canine-like fashion with its nose down. It didn't stop at all by the camera, and continued on quickly.
I saw a black squirrel outside my apartment in Arlington on Friday. How can I contact you to tell you where?
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David, thanks for the comment and the blog visit. Shoot me an email to balikbrian@gmail.com. Black squirrels that are in Loudoun have been hiding from my cameras for months now. I see them all the time but so tricky to get on trail-cams for some reason. Keep in touch.
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