Nigel's Photo Blog

  Yabba-Dabba-Doo! Our new 'visiting Fox' has returned after a gap of 48 hours. He/She seems to be this year's cub and is learning the hard way to forage for food. Body is still somewhat emaciated.  We don't wish to see the animal suffer but on other hand it's probably not a good idea to have it relying on us solely. We gave it a very good portion of dog food which it golloped down. Fantastic experience to interact with wildlife like this. The cub got to within about two feet of me and was completely unfazed- with hunger taking precedence over personal security. Will see what happens in the ensuing weeks.

Here is a video clip recording visit of our local fox yesterday evening. A recent report from the University of Glasgow states that urban foxes have developed a smaller brain size than rural red foxes but also a different snout shape which would be beneficial in foraging within urban habitats.Also, urban foxes show less of a difference between males and females. The report also mentions that, while urban foxes are not domesticated, they are changing in ways that moves them closer to characteristics of domesticated animals. We enjoy our 'foxy friends' who have been visiting our property for decades.