Mollys_mum Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 For anyone interested in urban foxes, something a bit strange seems to be happening. Foxes are normally 'calling' in December of each each year, but I've heard nothing this year - dito with a friend in Leicester. Anyone experiencing the same thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyka&Diva Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 i dont usually hear them but im a night owl and when i go out front i usually see one or two havent seen any december 2011/jan 2012 which i think it strange as ive seen them for the last 5 years x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuRu Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 they are up n about in our area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Maybe they're being displaced by construction, or the foxes are simply moving to an area that has more prey and/or breeding opportunities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Stuart Taylor Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 I was only thinking the same thing myself the other night , Its all been very quiet . I know they are around and often come and visit my garden. My girls like to have a stare out with them , there is a kind of mutual disrespect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 We have a family of foxes (3) who are the plague in the early hours of a Tuesday morning selecting their tasty morsels from the rubbish bags that have been left out and the boys want to go out and investigate. The foxes even know the houses where the best delicacies are! However, you're right I haven't heard them barking at each other recently either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Tao&Sky Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 The strange thing that is puzzling me is the amount of dead foxes that are on the roads near me. Its not just the odd one but 3 or 4 together as though they have been dumped there. Now it's happening with the Badgers:jawdrop: W T F is going on...........Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindog Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Our local foxes are as active as usual and their blood-curdling screams have been right on schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Our local foxes are as active as usual and their blood-curdling screams have been right on schedule. Bet that's interesting come Halloween seeing as you're so close to a graveyard!!! A friend lives in rural Wales and she has spoken of how local farmers kill badgers and then run them over on the road to make it look like they're road kill when in reality they have been killed by the farmer. The profit margins for farmers is becoming less and less unfortunately and many farmers are struggling. Probably happening elsewhere in the UK as well. Could this be a similar thing for foxes as their numbers are increasing and breeders of pheasant and partridge are complaining about the increasing numbers due to it now being illegal to cub hunt (young foxes) and fox hunt. Not that I support fox hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasodaisy Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 We usually see foxes regularly on our night time walk but haven't since before Xmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindog Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Bet that's interesting come Halloween seeing as you're so close to a graveyard!!! Definitely! There is a large Polish community in Ealing (since the 1940's, not the more recent arrivals) and "our" graveyard seems to be their resting place of choice. Each year on All Hallows Eve, the relatives leave candles on their loved ones' headstones, so there are flickering lights everywhere you look! Very spooky - especially if it is foggy and the foxes are screaming!!! When we first moved here 15 years ago, we thought there were weird satanic rituals going on the first time we saw the lights! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollys_mum Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Okay; what I'm getting from some members on here is that ususal fox activity for Dec/Jan isn't happening in some places. (Same here in Surrey.) It might be that the little ones were born later in the spring 2011 season, or there has been a delay in mating owing to the milder weather. I have no idea which but would be interested in keeping this thread going in order to try and monitor what is going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Jones Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Saw a fox today down at Formby point right on the edge of the sea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 seen a couple near me - haven't heard them though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 i dont see foxes - dont even know what they sound like lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 I was woken up at 3am one day last week with 2 young fox's that had got stuck in the garden. They come in from next doors garden as it is raised but then have quite a drop into ours. The cubs must have realized they could not climb the fence to get back out so the blood curdling screams they make woke me. I left it half an hour hoping they would learn to get out but to no avail. I then had to get up and go into the garden , open the gate, and try to usher them towards it. They decided it was a good idea to curl up with each other at the bottom of the garden and nothing was gonna move them ! lol. I managed to coax one of them with a broom handle ( nasty little buggars they can be ) and eventually got them to run through the gate after about half hour trying. THEN I was wide awake. Saw the funny side in the morning but was mad as hell in the early hours.:mad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Povodny Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Saw a fox today down at Formby point right on the edge of the sea Oh I saw one a while ago on the entrance rd to the car park as I was leaving at dusk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EightBelow Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Used to hear foxes regualry where I live up until the last few years. I think it's all recent housing developments going up that has moved them on or worse still killed them off. I don't hear the owls much either come to think of it. Being in the Valleys I'm not really Urban or rural though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollys_mum Posted February 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Used to hear foxes regualry where I live up until the last few years. I think it's all recent housing developments going up that has moved them on or worse still killed them off. I don't hear the owls much either come to think of it. Being in the Valleys I'm not really Urban or rural though Kind thanks for keeping this thread updated! I think wheelie bins are to blame! (Not that I advocate a return to the older style bins.) When we had a smattering of snow recently, I realised that we have a 'resident' fox so I've been leaving some of our left overs out for him each evening. What a result: almost everything gets eaten - except for a few green beans. I am a bit worried to hear Ron post about the plight of the badger as well. Very worrying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EightBelow Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 It never occured to me before that the Vixen would only be calling around December time. Horrible sound though! First time I heard one I thought I was going to see some nasty mutilated run over cat kind of thing in the middle of the road when I looked out the window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollys_mum Posted February 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 It never occured to me before that the Vixen would only be calling around December time. Horrible sound though! First time I heard one I thought I was going to see some nasty mutilated run over cat kind of thing in the middle of the road when I looked out the window. Funny you should say that; foxes have a lot of feline 'quirks', despite their 'doggy' appearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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