Things have changed with my local foxes in the past few weeks. Until Christmas I regularly saw both cubs as well as the parents and they were getting through a lot of dog biscuits every night. Since then I have seen very little of them. Only a few biscuits are being eaten so I have drastically reduced the supply. Foxes still visit the garden but don't stay long. They like chicken skin and little bits of dog food (I spoil them) but aren't very keen on the biscuits. This is the dog looking very handsome.
This was the vixen a couple of nights ago.
This was the dog snatching a real treat at Christmas.
From December, here is the short-tailed cub.
And from last night, the long-tailed cub.
Most fox cubs will disperse from their parents' territory to make their way in the world during their first winter so it may be that the short-tailed cub has already gone. Male cubs are much more likely to move on while female cubs may stay in the family group but I don't know what sex these two were. I'll try to keep an eye on which foxes are here but their visits are brief so it isn't easy without spending all evening sitting looking through the back door window.
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