I remember being forced to sing foxhunting songs in my early school days, it was part of the revival of 'Merrie olde England' that sort of crept into fashion. Is it any wonder I became a hunt saboteur. These days, after the ban on fox hunting, they're becoming ostrichised as glorifying animal cruelty.

Foxes are omnivorous, they will eat anything including slugs, rats, mice, berries, fruit, KFC and other roadkill. They're like little red furry dustbins (trashcans).

They're also supposed to be nocturnal - but crepuscular would be a better description. They're opportunists though, if there is food about, they'll go for it.

Because foxes are becoming more urbanised, they're losing their fear of humans, which is why you'll often see them in the daytime. Feeding foxes also discourages a fear of humans, so it's best not to.

This is mostly about Vulpes vulpes, the British red fox, but it also applies to the Swift or Kit fox (Vulpes velox) found in the US.

LTS