I'm no David Attenborough ….

Sorry drunk again i think, i dont remember putting the 12 bore answer, leave em well alone…..get up just before dawn and hide somewhere up wind, then wait for them to come back hopefully you might get a shot…ooops sorry pic or two to show us:rolleyes::)

12 bore

Unlike domestic cats who wouldn’t dream of hurting any indigenous wildlife. :rolleyes:

LOL
Its not that i dont like cats, its just i could not eat a whole one:p

……….but mainly the pheasants that the rich tossers breed to blast out of the sky for a bit of fun, and of course vast profits to themselves.

just spotted that:D….LMHO

thats where I live, out in the countryside, next to a rich t………..:D:D

Bumblebee, enjoy the moment, don’t move them on, there is no neighbourly reason to do so.

cheers Baz

My ‘old’ cat routinely chased away a fox, I don’t think they are a problem with cats, now black sacks on the other hand!

Whilst she has cubs, pick up sme cheap dog food and put it near the house.

This will stop her foraging all the dustbins and give you a great view of her.

My old cat passed away years ago and the local fox is back nearby, I have to admit to stop her ripping my bin bags I do sometimes give her a tin of cat food.

they don’t hunt cats, but they will take on a rat, more usually voles and mice.

The cat I have now has no interest in the fox so there is a status quo

cheers
Baz

I’d love to get some photos of them,but the slightest movement has them running for cover.even if we just stand near a window they’re off.AS I said ,I’ve nothing agsinst them,but I really wish they’d go.I feel kind of responsible for them. ( Get this ) I don’t even like frying bacon any more,in case the smell drifting out of the kitchen makes them feel hungry.Gosh,I wish I could live up to my signature sometimes .

I’d be overcome at the prospect of having such beautiful creatures living so close. Foxes are much maligned animals promoted as pests by the ‘hunting, shooting, killing’ fraternity. Yes, they rampage and kill, mainly peoples unprotected chickens, but mainly the pheasants that the rich tossers breed to blast out of the sky for a bit of fun, and of course vast profits to themselves.
They are Britains truly only natural large land based predators. Leave them be, buy a decent camera and take pictures to keep of a lucky incident.
As far as cats are concerned, they should be cute enough to keep out of the way and avoid conflict, otherwise, it’s down to their own arrogance.

“A vixen and cub seem to have moved into an overgrown area behind our garage. They’re no trouble,in fact you wouldn’t even know they were there,”

Then leave them be.When you get complaints,depending on what they are,then ask again.

Call in those red jacketed chaps with the hounds and the horns

If the indigenous wildlife is fair-game to a domestic cat surely cats should be fair-game to the indigenous wildlife.

Hardly ‘cat hating’ is it?

Oh please, the cat-hating-bating has begun….

You are right to be concerned, because foxes do prey on domestic cats.

Unlike domestic cats who wouldn’t dream of hurting any indigenous wildlife. :rolleyes:

I say leave the foxes alone, even if caught humanely and released into the countryside that would probably mean ‘dumping’ them into another foxes territory during the breeding season and that can’t be good for any of the foxes involved.

BumbleBee —

You are right to be concerned, because foxes do prey on domestic cats.

I would suggest contacting your local RSPCA office to find somebody in your area who humanely traps wildlife and releases them in the countryside.

Why do you want them to move on?
there must be a food supply close by check your bins.
She will move on when her cub is a bit bigger give her a few weeks and they’ll be gone.

Because we live in a small suburban close,there are elderly cats around,and I just feel I’m being a bad neighbour harbouring foxes.I can’t make out what they’re living on,there’s absolutely no food around and we’re not even putting stuff out for the birds.They both look in pretty good nick though .

Why do you want them to move on?
there must be a food supply close by check your bins.
She will move on when her cub is a bit bigger give her a few weeks and they’ll be gone.