Fox party

It has been quiet for the past couple of nights due to a lot of fog. The camera would not work very well through the fog in fact I got nothing but shadows. Last night was better and I got these pictures. Firstly Junior turned up and tucked into the food and was joined a little later by his friend.

They are good pals and get on very well together. There is another fox that calls but is not liked by these two and is rarely seen

They were in and out of the garden for several hours. They were last recorded at 4.30am  having arrived at 10.10pm  so had spent most of the night here.
 

Routine change

Since we put the clocks back the fox has changed his routine. He usually called just after ten in the evening which suited me fine, I could get a few pictures before bed.

He has now changed his routine and rarely comes before two in the morning so I have reverted to my I/R camera's. This suits me because there are signs of a visiting badger.

So I am doing a bit of practice on the foxes so I can make a success of the badger when it calls.

In the meantime I will have to be content with Junior lazing about on the grass.
 

My question answered

 More than two years ago I noticed a drop in the number of creatures visiting my garden. I did a survery of all my local spots and found the same thing happening. Nobody else seemed to have noticed this. Not being so active these days I just look after my garden creatures. Then a few weeks ago I read in the local paper that a water company had been releasing toxic waste into local rivers etc. with devastating results. The company has been fined £90,000,000 not that it will do much good, their customers will end up paying it and it will take years for the waterways to recover. In the meantime the wildlife will suffer horrendously.  I shall make sure there is a fresh water supply as well as food in my garden.

 I shall have to get Junior to spread the word where they can feed and drink safely. As you can see he is well fed and healthy. He calls every evening before midnight and sometimes brings a friend.