Jill's Friends

Burlkraft · May 09, 2011, 07:48:59 AM

For the past 3 years the house next door to us has been empty and a momma fox has raised her family in the woods near the lot line.
She has 4 youngins this year and they are pretty funny to watch

fishpharmer · May 09, 2011, 07:56:22 AM

Pretty cool having them so close.

doctorb · May 09, 2011, 08:31:05 AM

Like it!

beenthere · May 09, 2011, 09:04:48 AM

Good pics. How close were you at the time?

Magicman · May 09, 2011, 09:20:20 AM

That one seems to be watching the "picture taker".

Chuck White · May 09, 2011, 09:27:12 AM

It's neat to be able to watch the little animals grow up like that!

Two years ago there were two Red Fox dens close together along a dirt road on my school bus route and we (me and the bus load of kids) would usually see the foxes at both ends of the day!

We considered it a blessing!

Burlkraft · May 09, 2011, 10:55:40 AM

Quote from: beenthere on May 09, 2011, 09:04:48 AM
Good pics. How close were you at the time?

Jill was about 15 feet or so away.
She talks to them and they cock their heads and bark at her! :D :D

She had the camera zoomed up and held it against a tree.

She got some really good shots. ;)

Raider Bill · May 09, 2011, 12:42:23 PM

Foxes are ok to have around? Figure they would kill off the little critters. Do you have chickens?

Norm · May 09, 2011, 01:40:15 PM

All I can see there is a new fur coat in the making. :D

Sprucegum · May 09, 2011, 01:44:17 PM

8) You shouldn't have any problems with mice or squirrels or chickens ;)

Tom · May 09, 2011, 02:07:37 PM

We have fox around my place too, but we don't see them often. Rabies must be taking care of most of them. I see a decomposed body around the pond now and again.

When the foxes are numerous, our quail population zeros out. They are cute little fellows though.

Burlkraft · May 09, 2011, 04:02:46 PM

Don't have any chickens....

Got a lot less squirrels now, which doesn't bother me cuz we had way too many.

Only the smart ones are left :D :D :D

Gotta kinda keep an eye on the cat tho...

beenthere · May 09, 2011, 04:57:17 PM

Next time Jill is taking pics, get some video of how she does it.

;)

Ernie · May 09, 2011, 05:06:03 PM

That's great. Takes me back about 60 years ago to the Don valley in Toronto as a little kid. Thanks for the memories

SwampDonkey · May 09, 2011, 05:40:13 PM

Tippy isn't around so much now. I know they come around at night along with the skunks for scraps. Saw the skunk this morning, he must'a been around the turkey carcass. ;D I had a den of pups a couple times in the back yard over the years, it's more wild back there with brush and scrubs and woods. They stayed in ground hog holes. I also saw a family one summer hanging out near the neighbors chicken coop. :D

Those little guys are curious as to what's going on. ;)

At the end of the road we had a farm where a house stood, someone burnt it, but the out house was left and a fox came there a time or two to have pups.

Lots of foxes around, in the winter they leave tracks on the edge of field and woods.