Pro - Does anyone else's nest boxes get soaked in rain?

[BERTIE MCSQUIRTY]

i was woken at about 1am by the sound of horrific screaming outside our house last night.

 

both myself and mr mcsquirty dashed to the window to look out and we saw some beasties in the road going wild (we have no street lighting) we thought they were boar of some sort, however one ran infront of our opposite neighbours security light and we counted 8 foxes s"Ooops, word censored!"ping! (there could have been more) they were quite viscious but from what i saw - not one was seriously injured.

 

there was one smaller one who was in toe to another (presume mother) and the others were trying to attack it. this commotion went on for about 3/4 of an hour and it was fab watching.

luckily they didnt come into my garden (scent of the dog maybe?) but they went into everyone elses around us.

 

glad they didnt really as i didnt fancy chasing off that bunch away from my girls.

 

 

tonight i am sleeping with the video recorder nearby to try and capture it.

[Valkyrie]

Perhaps they were fighting for mating purposes. The vixens can scream pretty nicely - then they turn on their mate. Or they might be fighting for territory, but I think it's breeding season at the moment.

[Saronne]

I've been hearing terrible screams from what I assume are foxes It's quite unnerving!

 

Whereabouts in Leicestershire are you? I'm in a village 6 miles southeast of Leicester

 

 

Saronne x

[BERTIE MCSQUIRTY]

im in foxton

[Valkyrie]

Oooh, they can read maps - they've all come to visit the rellies for the new year. You know how young male cousins can get all overexcited.

[Rhapsody]

I watched our Ginger Tom chase a fox out of the courtyard the other night!! La Famille Renard are all mighty noisy round my way too its like Cardiff town centre at Happy Hour..

[Saronne]

im in foxton

 

 

I know a nice man in Marston Trussel who sells all sorts of lovely chickens

 

 

Saronne x

[BERTIE MCSQUIRTY]

im in foxton

 

 

I know a nice man in Marston Trussel who sells all sorts of lovely chickens

 

 

Saronne x

 

so do i, i have 2 of his chickens!! chicken dave !

[Saronne]

im in foxton

 

 

I know a nice man in Marston Trussel who sells all sorts of lovely chickens

 

 

Saronne x

 

so do i, i have 2 of his chickens!! chicken dave !

 

 

Yes! Elvis 1 and 2 (Cream Legbars) and my 3 Light Sussex are from Chicken Dave

 

He's a bit of a character.

 

Saronne x

[The Dogmother]

I watched our Ginger Tom chase a fox out of the courtyard the other night!! La Famille Renard are all mighty noisy round my way too its like Cardiff town centre at Happy Hour..

 

the girls here are shrieking too - foxy and hooman!

 

Easy to distinguish - the foxes seem more particular about their mates