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One of the ways that I like to occupy myself is to feed the birds. I keep my bird feeders well stocked up and enjoy watching the birds feeding from them. I occasionally get a visit from one of the local cats, but the feeders are in quite open and exposed areas, and so far, I haven’t seen any cat catch one. Although the local sparrowhawk has taken the odd pigeon on occasions.

The other morning, I was making a cup of tea when I heard a bit of a commotion outside. I looked out of my kitchen window to see this fox trying to catch one of the pigeons. He was unsuccessful. I managed to get a few pictures of him after his failed attempt, although, as you can see, they are not the best of photos because I had to take them through my window. As soon as he saw me, he was gone.

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I have always lived close to the countryside, and until recently, only rarely in my 64 years have I seen a fox. All seemed to change when the government banned hunting foxes with dogs. Since then, more and more of them have moved into our towns. They can be a pain in some urban areas. But I quite like to see them.

Last year, a pair of foxes decided to make their home under our garden cabin. We were treated to seeing their cubs in our garden. I managed to get some photos of them using a camera trap.

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Unfortunately, my grandchilden got too close to them and we didn't see them again. We had hoped they would return this year to have cubs, but they didn’t. Although I have a suspicion that they may still have a den under the garden cabin. It is possible that the fox trying to catch the pigeons is one of them.

Picture Credit: All pictures were taken by me.