This fox is often the first to arrive at the back door for food as night falls. "Red" foxes vary greatly in colour and an individual's colour varies at different times of the year, making identification of individual foxes difficult unless they have other markings or injuries. This one, however, is easy to spot. I think the appearance is just due to an unusual pattern of moulting from a greyer winter coat to a redder summer coat but the pattern is quite striking.
I guess once the moult is completed this fox will no longer stand out from the crowd.
I think the two-tone fox is a vixen. The last photo shows her alongside a larger fox with more normal colouring.
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