A fox this morning

I'd seen one a few weeks ago across the road. This morning three cats
were all staring out the Florida room at something, and I looked and
saw a fox. That may be somewhat common in England but apparently it's
starting to become common here in southern Florida. It was cute, and
not much bigger than the cats, but I'm glad it was on the other side
of the glass. I don't know how well the cats would deal with it if it
was trying to eat them.

I'd seen one a few weeks ago across the road. This morning three cats
were all staring out the Florida room at something, and I looked and
saw a fox. That may be somewhat common in England but apparently it's
starting to become common here in southern Florida. It was cute, and
not much bigger than the cats, but I'm glad it was on the other side
of the glass. I don't know how well the cats would deal with it if it
was trying to eat them.

The fox would probably kill them. It happens a lot in the UK,
and a fox in Florida is going to be at the edge of its inhabitable
range and probably desperate for anything it can successfully
prey on.

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On Thu, 03 Dec 2015 23:12:18 +0000, Jack Campin
wrote:

I'd seen one a few weeks ago across the road. This morning three cats
were all staring out the Florida room at something, and I looked and
saw a fox. That may be somewhat common in England but apparently it's
starting to become common here in southern Florida. It was cute, and
not much bigger than the cats, but I'm glad it was on the other side
of the glass. I don't know how well the cats would deal with it if it
was trying to eat them.

The fox would probably kill them. It happens a lot in the UK,
and a fox in Florida is going to be at the edge of its inhabitable
range and probably desperate for anything it can successfully
prey on.

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That's what I was thinking. We have pretty much pushed them out of
their natural habitat so they really don't have much choice. My plan
is still to set up some sort of barrier to keep them in the yard but
it's not going to happen quickly.

On 2015-12-05 1:28 AM, dgk wrote:
On Thu, 03 Dec 2015 23:12:18 +0000, Jack Campin
wrote:

I'd seen one a few weeks ago across the road. This morning three cats
were all staring out the Florida room at something, and I looked and
saw a fox. That may be somewhat common in England but apparently it's
starting to become common here in southern Florida. It was cute, and
not much bigger than the cats, but I'm glad it was on the other side
of the glass. I don't know how well the cats would deal with it if it
was trying to eat them.

The fox would probably kill them. It happens a lot in the UK,
and a fox in Florida is going to be at the edge of its inhabitable
range and probably desperate for anything it can successfully
prey on.

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That's what I was thinking. We have pretty much pushed them out of
their natural habitat so they really don't have much choice. My plan
is still to set up some sort of barrier to keep them in the yard but
it's not going to happen quickly.

Do you know what type it is? Apparently the red fox is probably native
to the northern panhandle of Florida, but the grey fox is native to the
whole state, and they are quite similar in appearance, except for minor
differences in fur colour.

--
Cheryl

"dgk" wrote in message
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I'd seen one a few weeks ago across the road. This morning three cats
were all staring out the Florida room at something, and I looked and
saw a fox. That may be somewhat common in England but apparently it's
starting to become common here in southern Florida. It was cute, and
not much bigger than the cats, but I'm glad it was on the other side
of the glass. I don't know how well the cats would deal with it if it
was trying to eat them.

Not all foxes eat cats, but some will, especially if they have cubs to feed.
Once they have, they get a taste for it. Boyfie is not allowed out at night
now, which is when foxes are mainly out and about looking at my chickens,
to make sure I shut them up safely. Although they do come out in the day,
mainly due to misguided people feeding them which has caused them to lose
fear of humans.

On Sat, 5 Dec 2015 08:52:13 -0330, Cheryl wrote:

On 2015-12-05 1:28 AM, dgk wrote:
On Thu, 03 Dec 2015 23:12:18 +0000, Jack Campin
wrote:

I'd seen one a few weeks ago across the road. This morning three cats
were all staring out the Florida room at something, and I looked and
saw a fox. That may be somewhat common in England but apparently it's
starting to become common here in southern Florida. It was cute, and
not much bigger than the cats, but I'm glad it was on the other side
of the glass. I don't know how well the cats would deal with it if it
was trying to eat them.

The fox would probably kill them. It happens a lot in the UK,
and a fox in Florida is going to be at the edge of its inhabitable
range and probably desperate for anything it can successfully
prey on.

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That's what I was thinking. We have pretty much pushed them out of
their natural habitat so they really don't have much choice. My plan
is still to set up some sort of barrier to keep them in the yard but
it's not going to happen quickly.

Do you know what type it is? Apparently the red fox is probably native
to the northern panhandle of Florida, but the grey fox is native to the
whole state, and they are quite similar in appearance, except for minor
differences in fur colour.

It was redish.