Poor, poor fox and assorted other things

This unfortunate fella appears to have a serious case of Mange. (to my untrained eye).
Managed 2 photos before more cars came along and forced me to move.
Milliken Mine Rd. near entrance to Sheriff Creek.

 

appears to be just a young one too.

updates on Mallard  and Wood Duck families.
Mother mallard still herding her crowd. Not yet ready to fly.

and here are 2 of the 3 Wood Duck ducklings we've been following. Mother nowhere to be seen so I suppose they are on their own.

and on the subject of Wood Ducks, here is a young adult.

to add some elegance:

This next series of photos:

Quality not so great because i was shooting directly into the morning sun and the subject were silhouetted against the sky.
 But I included them here because they are interesting.

Northern Flicker feeding a young one.
First picture, the youngster lands.

then gets its footing.

turns  downwards with mouth open. Wings and feathers all askew.

then the parent shoves it in.

it would seem a better method would be to reverse the positions.