A lot has changed in the last few weeks. Although it is dark by 7pm I rarely see a fox in the evening but despite that all the food has been eaten by the next morning. I have only seen cubs recently and they are very much on edge. They are constantly on alert and run off at the slightest worry - usually another cub. In fact there is usually only one and I haven't seen more than two in a night so I expect the male cubs have been banished from the territory. This one was here before 9 pm yesterday and I think is a female.
The foxes aren't keen on the trail cameras but I put one out a few nights ago to get an idea of what goes on. Foxes were coming and going from 20.30 until 02.00 but it is impossible to say how many individuals there were. These two I think are different foxes - the second one has a dark mark on the left side of the face.
It also has a slightly narrower head and so may be female. The first one I think is male and could be the resident dog fox although I can't recognise the pale marks on his coat on the infrared picture. Here are the two.
They are both certainly very different from the little cubs that first appeared in the garden only three months ago. I'll keep putting the food out and use the trail camera occasionally to see who is about.
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