The first fox arrives before 10pm, just as it is getting dark, but it is fairly random which one arrives first, the dog, the vixen or the cub. I often see two together but so far never all three. The two adults can tolerate each other but only if social distancing is observed.
Otherwise it can get a bit tense. This encounter was too fast for the very low shutter speed I have to work with in the dim light.
After this the vixen went and lay down a few metres away. She waited until the dog left and then came back for some more biscuits. This was filmed on the phone through the kitchen window.
On another night she was here first but then wandered off. When she returned the dog fox was eating so she kept her distance and lay down to wait until he left.
Both parents are still close to the cub. Here it is with the father
And the mother
The dog fox is moulting his tail this week so it looks a bit scruffy.
The vixen's tail is bushier but not like it was in the winter. There is almost no white tip to the tail.
And of course the cub will never have a white tip to its tail. One time I found a rabbit and left it out for the foxes. The cub was here first but had difficulty carrying it off.
Moments later it was back eating biscuits, presumably having hidden the rabbit for later.
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