With all the excitement of the buzzard and the lunar eclipse I've barely said anything about the foxes.
Well both visited yesterday. The young male made one of his irregular daytime visits, stopping off at various points in the garden. He was scratching a lot which is not a good sign, though it is as likely to be fleas as mange. One more thing to keep an eye on. It proved to be a good morning all told. As well as the buzzard, a sparrowhawk also put in a fleeting appearance.
The old fox showed up late in the evening. Territorially they seem to share the garden, but not their home base. The old male arrives from the front of the house. We've seen him emerge from a garden opposite, to appear in our back garden a few minutes later. The youngster lives in one of the gardens to the rear and is more prone to long daytime visits, and brief evening ones.
Here's a small selection of photos.
Flying Red Fox Blog
5 Mar 2007They are very good, the Dog Fox seems to be getting much better, well done.:D
The cubs should be born any day now.
SittingFox
5 Mar 2007Lovely pictures Words, especially the close-up of the sleeping fox.
Perhaps your garden is in the buffer zone between the two foxes' territories? Or the youngster is a transient. Certainly it appears that the fox territorial system is more complex and fluid than is commonly recognised.
sprogger
6 Mar 2007Gret shots, he certainly seems to be looking much better
anonymous
6 Mar 2007ashabot writes:
Dog Fox looks better than ever! 🙂