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The fox that thinks it owns Disraeli Road

Michael Ixer ● 2712d12 Comments

Lovely fox, I wonder if he (or she?) was thinking of popping in to the library?They are increasingly bold/tame: I once met one coming towards me in Charlwood Road at 9 in the morning, and it just looked at me and sauntered into the next garden, seemingly completely unconcerned.

Richard Carter ● 2711d

This one looked like it was heading for the Disraeli Gardens flats - it passed in front of me on the footpath and then sat in the middle of the road as if deliberately posing for a photo!

Michael Ixer ● 2711d

I love it! On another occasion we were going home after a night out when a fox crossed the road in front of us and disappeared behind some houses. It immediately came back and looked round at us, as if you say "Who are you, out at this time of night?"

Richard Carter ● 2711d

Impressed that you managed to attach a photo - albeit rather large ) they catch and eat squirrel, rats , mice and pigeons so I'm quite keen on having them around

Lynne McNulty ● 2711d

Meanwhile, the master of hounds at South Herefordshire Hunt,  who was filmed throwing fox cubs in to be killed by hounds was convicted of animal cruelty and given ... a suspended sentence and not banned from keeping animals because he would lose his job at a stud yard. What an appalling let-off!

Richard Carter ● 2710d

After one of those Peter Rabbit books?A fox or three “own” Howard’s Lane too. I wonder where they live?

Jonathan Callaway ● 2710d

A PUTNEY FOX           We met between the chestnut            And the magnolias.                I startled,                  Nervous;               He nonchalant,                  At ease.              Cálmese, he said,            estamos en esto juntos.            Mi jardín es su jardin!                                    AM

Alexander MacLeod ● 2710d

Putney Heath is full of foxes as I suppose is Wimbledon Common too.Totally blasé about people, bicycles, cars, buses, they roam everywhere at night, in and out of front gardens as if they were their own home! They do attack the rubbish though and leave a terrible mess if they are able to topple the bins.

Ivonne Holliday ● 2710d

A splendid poem. At the moment my garden is their garden - and what an other worldly noise they make!

Caroline Whitehead ● 2710d

An amazing decision - you're convicted of being cruel to animals but then given a watered down sentence so you're allowed to keep working with animals? So, isn't the judiciary being a bit hard on investment managers who commit fraud and are then barred from working in financial services because of their criminal record? This is the sort of dual standards that bring the justice system into disrepute. The other concern is that people with psychopathic tendencies and are cruel to animals often manifest the same tendencies towards fellow humans ...

Michael Ixer ● 2710d

freshly ground pepper in the bin bag stops the foxes from scavenging, chili powder doesnt work (perhaps they like it spicy!)

Adam Tripp ● 2710d

Did not know about freshly ground pepper - thank you!A neighbour of ours sprays disinfectant around the bags and the bins and so far that has worked too.

Ivonne Holliday ● 2710d