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Guest 657
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8 December 2010 16:3583706
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Guest 640
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8 December 2010 16:4883707
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Gosh you still have snow up there Jeane..we are clear down here in Kents corner. But what fab pictures of the Fox. They certainly are lovely creatures but I know not everyone sees them that way...but I certainly do. They just have those cute features coupled with that glorious coat.

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howard mcsweeney1
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8 December 2010 16:5283710
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lovely creatures, the eyes were caught very well there jeane.

if only they would leave our black bags alone.
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8 December 2010 16:5383711
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Yes we still have a bit of snow although thankfully most of it has melted now, I haven't got round to clearing it from the front garden yet!!

I have to say I have a soft spot for foxes too. This one looks as though he may possibly be blind in one eye though. I have noticed him before.
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Melissa Pile
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8 December 2010 17:3083718
#5
so beautiful lovely photo Jeane
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8 December 2010 19:0683731
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JEANE tHEY SAY I am Foxy . and make alovely photo to put on your wall
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8 December 2010 19:2083732
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Thanks Mel.

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8 December 2010 21:0283736
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You lucky girl Jeane, lovely picture`s. Only had one in our garden in 22 years.
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8 December 2010 21:2783742
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I'll send him round then Colin

He sometimes sleeps by the front door. A couple of times I've gone out to find him disappearing from view.

Last week he was round at the back and was reluctant to move even when my husband drove the car in! He also scared the living daylights out of next doors cat.

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Matt Bristow
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8 December 2010 21:4783748
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They always look so nice but seeing the picture above with the fox and cat sent a shiver down my spine. When we used to live in London we had 1 scrawney fox that used to come into the house through the cat flap and cause mayhem. We also had another family that used to sit under our debroom window and cry all night long. I don't know if you have heard a fox cub cry but it sounds exactly like a human baby crying!

The worse time one of our cats decided to front up to it and nearly had his tail bitten off in the process.

I'm not going to actually say what I'm thinking for fear of being ostricised (sp?)
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8 December 2010 22:0583750
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I know a lot of people don't like them Matt and I do know they can cause havoc (and worse.) Yes they do sound like a human baby. I didn't realise that until I'd moved here (from North London) and heard one. It was nearly midnight so I got up, woke my husband and we went outside with torches convinced someone had abandoned a baby only to find a fox calling for it's mate!!

There is one that lives in the City of London Cemetery that follows me around whilst I take photos there. She lets me feed her, yes I did count all my fingers were still there the first time but she is very gentle (and I am very careful,) I know they do get a bad press so maybe I have only met the nice ones.

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Jan Higgins
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8 December 2010 22:1183751
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Foxes are nice to look at but that is the only nice thing I can say about them, them.

Matt, I am not afraid of being ostracized, I checked the spelling because I got it wrong first time.
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Guest 657
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8 December 2010 22:2683752
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I do understand that Jan.

It's a word I can never spell without checking either!
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Guest 696
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8 December 2010 23:2583756
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Jeane, don't be daunted! Foxes are sly, you might think it's blind in one eye, but that's what being sly is all about. It's probably doing that with many people, so as to get a great meal out of compassion.

As for foxes and cats, if they come to a fight, it's always the cat that attacks first, but usually gets the worse of it.
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howard mcsweeney1
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8 December 2010 23:4083757
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great photos jeane especially the one of the cat and the fox squaring up.

alex says that foxes are sly, true but still no match for cats in that department though.
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9 December 2010 10:1983776
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Thanks. I am a huge animal lover (except spiders, sorry spiders but...aggghhhh!! ) Many of you know I rescue birds. Foxes are sly indeed. The only reason I think this one is blind (or partially sighted) in one eye is that if you look at the second photo and the one with the cat, one eye appears to be a different colour on camera.
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9 December 2010 12:3583799
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The fox has as much right to be alive as any other creature, but lock your chickens up well at night - foxes are indeed sly and very clever!
I was lucky not to lose more chickens over the years.
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