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foxy visitor

nicnacs_4u — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 20:37:53 GMT

Been living here now for 42 odd years, and my usual ritual in the morning is having a cuppa whilst looking out the back window when I saw something move and suddenly there it was a fox...a very well fed one

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tasfleur — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 21:29:28 GMT

Hi NicNacs ...

I know lots of people don't like foxes, especially farmers and folks with chickens, but I think they are beautiful animals. What a gorgeous photo, thank you.

Your roses and the other flowers really stand out also.

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Anonymous — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 21:57:32 GMT

Beautiful

We have a little fellow around here, all the areas they used to call home have been built on and over developed to the max

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chameleon54 — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 22:43:46 GMT

Its OK nicnacs, I,m a farmer and I,m here to help.....Straight from my dusty shed ( true )......

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davidc4430 — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 22:52:13 GMT

Sweet - Fox On The Run

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBdFA6sI6-8

those were the best days

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tasfleur — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 04:26:09 GMT

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imastawka — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 04:49:00 GMT

That pic took forever to load.

Next time, can you add a pic this way, instead of using the attachments?

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Anonymous — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 05:49:46 GMT

Using Firefox,I assume ?

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debra9275 — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 06:18:02 GMT

Wow!! fancy that Nic

I've seen a few around here, but mainly at night when I go for my walks... they're so fast and I've seen them running down peoples driveways... and it is a REALLY built up area around here

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domino-710 — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 07:16:40 GMT

Geez Nic,

Thought this was another invite to Melbourne.

Foxy as all get out.

Happy you & yours are doing well.

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zanadoo_56 — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 07:41:30 GMT

There's no shortage of foxes in Melbourne and environs, that's for sure.

I've seen them on St Kilda Rd in Sth Melbourne, near Brighton and just past Frankston in Somerville. Also near Hastings.

Vic must be full of them more than ever as they are so bold and easy to see.

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icyfroth — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 08:32:33 GMT

Well you don't see many foxes around here, either,cityside. It must have been quite a surprise, Nicbuddy.

Often see them as roadkill when I drive out to country areas, tho'.

What do we do with these creatures? We know they're harmful to the indiginent species, yet it's sad to see them starve away.

What a conundrum.

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chameleon54 — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 09:07:43 GMT

@zanadoo_56 wrote:
There's no shortage of foxes in Melbourne and environs, that's for sure.

I've seen them on St Kilda Rd in Sth Melbourne, near Brighton and just past Frankston in Somerville. Also near Hastings.

Vic must be full of them more than ever as they are so bold and easy to see.

I,m in the hills near Adelaide and when I moved to the area foxes where in plague proportions. Most of the farmers here have cattle, and most of my neighbours are hobby farmers so no one had done anything about controlling the foxes for years. The first season of lambing I lost nearly 50% of my lambs to foxes.

I began a concerted twelve month control programme on a number of properties within a 5 km. radius and accounted for over 400 in the first year. That is a LOT of foxes. Fox numbers crashed after that and now it is just a maintenance program. I have a proffesional shooter who visits the properties monthly and whistles the foxes to him. Last year he shot 34 foxes on my 100 acre property and similar numbers on the other properties I lease close by. All up around 150 foxes over a 5 km. area. That is still a few, but at least they leave the lambs alone now, as there is probably plenty of other food sources for them, such as the hobby farmers rubbish bins and chooks.

The neighbours are pleased that some-one has done something to control them as they where causing a lot of problems for the hobby farmers, but they did not have the means to control them.

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davidc4430 — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 19:26:23 GMT

a fox family in their natural habitat

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nicnacs_4u — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 09:26:49 GMT

@imastawka wrote:
That pic took forever to load.

Next time, can you add a pic this way, instead of using the attachments?

been having issues with my computer Stawka as I did use that icon..sorry that it took you so long.

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nicnacs_4u — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 09:29:55 GMT

@domino-710 wrote:
Geez Nic,

Thought this was another invite to Melbourne.

Foxy as all get out.

Happy you & yours are doing well.

Hi there lovely lady H..I wish but George`s has gone and I think maybe the catchups people don`t have time/or want to do anymore?Happy to do organise one if ppl want it

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kopenhagen5 — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 09:33:13 GMT

Stawks was posting for Chameleon, not you nics.

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nicnacs_4u — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 09:33:25 GMT

@chameleon54 wrote:
@zanadoo_56 wrote:
There's no shortage of foxes in Melbourne and environs, that's for sure.

I've seen them on St Kilda Rd in Sth Melbourne, near Brighton and just past Frankston in Somerville. Also near Hastings.

Vic must be full of them more than ever as they are so bold and easy to see.
I,m in the hills near Adelaide and when I moved to the area foxes where in plague proportions. Most of the farmers here have cattle, and most of my neighbours are hobby farmers so no one had done anything about controlling the foxes for years. The first season of lambing I lost nearly 50% of my lambs to foxes.

I began a concerted twelve month control programme on a number of properties within a 5 km. radius and accounted for over 400 in the first year. That is a LOT of foxes. Fox numbers crashed after that and now it is just a maintenance program. I have a proffesional shooter who visits the properties monthly and whistles the foxes to him. Last year he shot 34 foxes on my 100 acre property and similar numbers on the other properties I lease close by. All up around 150 foxes over a 5 km. area. That is still a few, but at least they leave the lambs alone now, as there is probably plenty of other food sources for them, such as the hobby farmers rubbish bins and chooks.

The neighbours are pleased that some-one has done something to control them as they where causing a lot of problems for the hobby farmers, but they did not have the means to control them.

My daughter`s husband`s family have beef cattle and yes they & other creatures are certainly not welcome on their farm or adjoining properties that have sheep.

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davidc4430 — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 09:44:24 GMT

The Hollies & Peter Sellers - After the fox

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDg9vkRbFLQ

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imastawka — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 09:51:32 GMT

Kopes is right, Nics. I was posting to Chameleon, not you.

Foxes around here (still suburban Melbourne) get ~~poisoned~~ culled.

We get notifications in the letterbox to keep pets indooors for the next day or so.

Hasn't happened for a few years, and I haven't sen any foxes for about that long anyway.