<\/span> Fox with rabbit<\/span><\/p>\nI followed her around to the side of the low bridge and saw her disappear. A moment or two later she re-emerged, and to my surprise was still holding her prey. She headed under the bridge and I went round to the other side to try to catch a view. She was with a second fox (I missed the shot). It seemed to be another adult, possibly a secondary vixen. From what I've gathered from others I've spoken with, the maternal vixen is doing most of the work at the moment, but that could be just the daytime hunting. I'm not sure anyone is monitoring their nightly activity.<\/p>\n With the second fox out of sight, the vixen headed up into the woods. I followed her some of the way and caught her pausing for some refreshment at one of the local watering holes. It's a relatively new pond, constructed about 18 months ago. Good to see that it's attracting the local wildlife. She then trotted off towards the deeper woods. I didn't follow this morning, and she didn't appear again while I stayed near the den. She was out again at lunchtime (I didn't see her), and again had a rabbit. I've also learnt that there is a second vixen and den out in one of the nearby woods. I'm told that the cubs there are older so it may be worth risking a trek to see if I can find them. There's also a single dog fox who moves between both dens, but spends most of his time in the woodland area. So plenty more for me to investigate over the coming weeks :sherlock:
<\/span> Fox at her den<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span> Fox and rabbit<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span> Fox at a pond<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span>
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