As is probably obvious, our garden is something of a haven for local wildlife. Inevitably this can sometimes have a negative impact on the state of the garden, from holes being dug by fox cubs in spring, to new plants being trampled by their over exuberance as they find their feet. And more constantly the caching of food in flower beds. We do try our best though to protect growing areas, and my better half recently repaired a patch of lawn which had flagstones set into it. The flags were removed to make a path elsewhere.
To protect the new grass she constructed a protection zone from link-stakes and garden twine. And it seems to have worked, although there had been small areas of disturbance at the edges. For several days now I've been blaming the wood pigeons (well, they do peck all over the lawn), but was struggling to explain how they might have 'broken' the string, although with the number of birds now flocking to the new feeders anything (so my theory goes) is possible.
It's early evening, and the sun is beating down. My theory is about to collapse…
Who should turn up, but the young fox.
He doesn't look like he'd cause much trouble, does he?
But what's this? Whoops, it snaps!
Now this looks more interesting… Maybe they won't notice :whistle:
More photos in Fox Watch 2007
SittingFox
11 Sep 2007It's some years since I've been but it was tremendously fun 😀
I also went on a bat walk with PTES / Mammals Trust a couple of years back and saw some interesting bats, including Bechstein's. They do some interesting trips but the beaver viewing tours always seem to sell out too quickly!
SittingFox
11 Sep 2007How naughty! :pirate:
Have you ever been on the Fox Project's open day? When I went there, they had some cubs you could "meet" – that is, they undid my shoelaces, bounced all over the place, and generally behaved like seven kittens rolled into one. Biting through garden string…interesting new hobby for them… 😀
Words
11 Sep 2007Yes, and he has the look that says butter wouldn't melt….
I didn't realize Fox Project did open days. I did check the Mammals Trust site (no recent news on the FP site) and the fox events are in the Spring (when cubs are around). I may check it out next year. Not too far from here 🙂
Words
11 Sep 2007I'll keep my eyes open for them. I wish they ran a feed off their sites. Would make it so much easier to keep track of what's going on.
SittingFox
11 Sep 2007Just to clarify, I did book the tour through Mammals Trust (or PTES as it was then). The Mammals Trust has a booklet detailing all their tours and would probably mail it to you. I seem to be on their mailing list and get it without asking early in the year!
The Mammal Society also offers tours, but they're rather different (radio-tracking, livetrapping, etc! :eyes:)
Words
12 Sep 2007Thanks! I'll take another look .
Flying Red Fox Blog
12 Sep 2007Nice pics:D He is a bit naughty isnt he lol:P I still think birds are the most nuisance in the garden especially at spring time when they eat all the seeds
Also slugs but you know how i deal with them lol!
Nice set of teeth he has.
Words
12 Sep 2007Oh yes, I remember how you deal with slugs! I seem to recall that the birds get quite a treat :yuck:
gdare
13 Sep 2007WOW, beautiful, the cutest pics of foxes I have seen here. :yes:
Especially the first one :up:
Words
13 Sep 2007Darko, thanks! Late afternoon sunshine is perfect. Not too harsh, but bright with great colour for photography.
pabha
16 Sep 2007Wow, your fox's photos are impressive. :up: