We now have three foxes

[Words]

Our regular cast of foxes seems definitely to have become 3 adults. As
well as the dog fox (whose visits are somewhat erratic at the moment),
we've had a vixen visiting regularly. She's very shy and hard to
photograph. And this morning we had a third fox show up. Possibly
another vixen. We had two of them (both vixens I think) in the garden
for over an hour, mutual grooming and so on. Fantastic to watch.

I also captured a couple of minutes on video through the window which
you might enjoy at:

http://www.permuted.org.uk/fox/movie/twofoxes250206.html

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Words
http://www.permuted.org.uk/fox
http://www.permuted.org.uk/picofday.html
http://my.opera.com/Words/blog/ - includes more pix

[Skytech]

Post by Words
Our regular cast of foxes seems definitely to have become 3 adults. As
well as the dog fox (whose visits are somewhat erratic at the
moment),
we've had a vixen visiting regularly. She's very shy and hard to
photograph. And this morning we had a third fox show up. Possibly
another vixen. We had two of them (both vixens I think) in the
garden
for over an hour, mutual grooming and so on. Fantastic to watch.

Hmmm. I wonder if it's a mother daughter relation? Daughter hanging
around to hepl with the next generation.
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Skytech

[c***@yahoo.com]

This is very good footage of these two foxes. By grooming each other, I
would suspect that they are related. They almost look like twins. The
one may have a case of mange: the reason for the hair loss on its hips
and the scatching with its foot.
Foxman

[Words]

Post by c***@yahoo.com
This is very good footage of these two foxes. By grooming each other, I
would suspect that they are related. They almost look like twins. The
one may have a case of mange: the reason for the hair loss on its hips
and the scatching with its foot.
Foxman

Thanks Foxman. Yes, you're right... the younger one has mange. We've
started treating her with help from a local wildlife centre. She got
her first medication today.
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Words
http://www.permuted.org.uk/fox
http://www.permuted.org.uk/picofday.html
http://my.opera.com/Words/blog/ - includes more pix

[c***@yahoo.com]

Words,
I am happy to know that you where able to get this fox treated for
mange. Without treatment, the mange would have continued as the fleas
continued infecting the foxes skin. In my study of the red fox, I have
read that this condition will eventually (without treatment) cause
death.
I have continued to explore the wood lot south of my place. Two
plastic bags of scapes remained in the bags at about three feet up.
When I lowered the bags to the ground, they were opened and consumed,
but I was unable to tell what consumed the items. They are many other
animals and birds trekking on and through this wood lot. They are
leaving many tracks in the snow.
Foxman

[Words]

Sometime around Sat, 25 Feb 2006 18:22:55 GMT, "Skytech"

Post by Skytech

Post by Words
Our regular cast of foxes seems definitely to have become 3 adults. As
well as the dog fox (whose visits are somewhat erratic at the
moment),
we've had a vixen visiting regularly. She's very shy and hard to
photograph. And this morning we had a third fox show up. Possibly
another vixen. We had two of them (both vixens I think) in the garden
for over an hour, mutual grooming and so on. Fantastic to watch.

Hmmm. I wonder if it's a mother daughter relation? Daughter hanging
around to hepl with the next generation.

Could well be. The one with mange is the daughter. Pretty sure the
other one is the adult vixen from last year. Not sure who is helping
who at the moment though.

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Words
http://www.permuted.org.uk/fox
http://www.permuted.org.uk/picofday.html
http://my.opera.com/Words/blog/ - includes more pix