The first time I saw holes in the lawn, I thought I had caught the culprits a few days later. I saw squirrels, nose down, clawing away frantically at the lawn.
I thought that there was only one type of hole, and only one type of animal digging. Only one type of animal that likes lawns.
I took this picture on a mobile phone. If you look at this on a mobile phone you can hardly see the foxes. However, if you display on the screen, you see very clearly the two V shapes of their ears. They are listening and watching. To get them to look at the camera I bang on the glass. I had to bang three times.
I sent the picture to our WhatsApp group of family in different addresses and countries.
I said in my comments, I had the feeling I was being watched.
My son replied, So did they.
One of the foxes left. The other one started digging.
You see foxes race across the road in front of you when driving at night. As we turn into our drive, one races out.
I had considered trying to get rid of the foxes.
Eaters
Our neighbours have a long back garden and put out food for their cat. The food kept disappearing and the cat was still hungry. Then the neighbours saw a fox. So they put out food for the fox when the cat was indoors and fed her indoors.
The fox must have been a vixen, or taking food to a vixen (female fox). It set up a set, if that is the right word.
This was a few years ago. The fox ate the rabbit of my other neighbours.
Strong Foxes
The rabbit keepers thought they had had a strong wire netting around the rabbit area. Strong wood.
They underestimated a hungry fox. All that was left was white fur.
Anti-Fox
For the rest of that year they would not talk to each other. Not angry. Too embarrassed and upset. I brought them together at a New Year's Day drinks.
Note the large shallow area which I had thought might be a nest. Just in front of the tree in the foreground. What do you see there? Nothing. A bit like an empty road at night. That doesn't mean there is no traffic.
Photographing Foxes
Another fox had moved area to the distant right. Half hidden by the lower tree branches. I had to move to another window.
I have a video of one of the foxes.
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