Foxes

[johnwhitfield]

Not quite in the same league as Dean’s legendary badger photos but from the start of this week we’ve had 5 tiny fox cubs playing in the garden

Initially I was thinking they were cute. However, I went into my Pinshed today and the little bastards are clearly living under it. It’s a little fragrant to say the least.

Do they tend to move on or do I now just need to accept my shed smells like a mouldy sock?

 

[Rob zombie]

Fox repellent.

 

[johnwhitfield]

Thanks. Didn’t even know such a spray existed. Just checked Amazon.

given I’m a soft touch I suspect I’ll let the cubs get a little older then spray everything.

Im pretty certain they used to live next door as the garden was totally overgrown but the landlord has used the last 4 weeks of lockdown to have builders round and blitz it (I especially enjoyed the 4 day 10 hour plus rendition of ”concerto for pneumatic drill and concrete” that we were given).

thanks again for the heads up

 

[Rob zombie]

Yeah I'd probably do the same. Only problems I've had with foxes have involved them chasing the cat. Pigeons on the other hand are the bane of my life. I have a load of them living in the guttering at the front of the house spraying everything with poo and wrecking the 160yr old wooden guttering. A big chunk of it has already fallen down and its only a matter of time before an Amazon delivery guy gets taken out. I hear they don't like moth balls but that's making little difference.

 

[johnwhitfield]

We’ve got pigeon spikes on all the windows at the back from the previous owner. Never had a big problem though.

Last year we had three Swifts nesting in the attic. Waiting to see if they return this year as I think they are pretty territorial.

Less keen on the bee hive above my kids room but neither have been stung yet.

Had some weird 3 inch hornet come into the living room last year that scared the crap out of me. Sounded like a remote control plane. I’ve honestly never seen anything as big. Wasn’t particularly aggressive but I’ve did a sharp exit.

Regularly get parakeets in the garden.

Central London has more wildlife Than you’d figure (and I’m not even including the tube rats).

 

[johnwhitfield]

Anna’s just reminder me we also get loads of Stagbeetles and something called a cockchaffer (seriously!) in the garden

 

[Paul]

Grow some Crops in your garden and then shoot them just to P*ss Chris Packam off...