When Foxy Loxy came to visit.....
By Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (11258)
United Kingdom
August 22, 2025 9:34am CST
So last night just before 8pm my neighbour from the caravan opposite came over with a tub in his hand. He called me and I went out to him. He asked if he could put some leftover food .. the contents of the tub ...behind next doors can.
I said yes but asked him why
He explained that each evening around 8.30 a fox had come through a gap in the fence....he thought there was a family of them in the next field.
They had been putting leftovers out for them and it had all gone by the next morning.
He put the food out and I stood and waited ... Eventually Foxy Loxy came ... Sniffing out his supper.
He was so beautiful.
I didn't take a photo as I didn't want to scare him off.
I hope to see him again this evening.
Would you have put food out for a local fox ?
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
22 Aug
I guess I might. I mean, we have all sorts of wildlife around here. Raccoons, opossums and groundhogs mostly of that fare, along with the squirrels of course. Some I want to attract less than others. But I do sometimes put bread out for the birds and squirrels.
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@Traceyjayne (11258)
• United Kingdom
22 Aug
Wow ...you do have a lot of wildlife. Do any of them do any damage ?
We have birds and squirrels but not the other animals you mentioned
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
23 Aug
@Traceyjayne I am sure someone around here has had a run in or two. I have not personally experienced any.
We have coyotes running around too, but you hardly ever see them.
@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
22 Aug
No, it can be dangerous to feed wildlife. You don't want them to get habituated to it.
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@DaddyEvil (174231)
• United States
22 Aug
I'm glad you got to see him and hope you can see him again.
No, I wouldn't. Food left out here calls raccoons, possums and skunks, not foxes. We'd prefer not to have any of those hanging around.
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@xFiacre (14783)
• Ireland
22 Aug
@traceyjayne We had a one-eyed, one-eared tatty old fox who came calling at our last house. We also had a pheasant who loved our garden. You can guess what happened to the poor pheasant.
@xFiacre (14783)
• Ireland
22 Aug
@Traceyjayne I suspect that it was also guilty of digging up a cat that I had inexpertly buried. The rest of the family don’t know that so please don’t tell.
@JudyEv (381815)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Aug
I have no love for foxes but I understand it would have been a very special sight.
@LindaOHio (222288)
• United States
23 Aug
That is sooooo cool. Yes, I absolutely would feed a beautiful fox. I've only seen one in the 20 or so years we've lived here.
@Traceyjayne (11258)
• United Kingdom
23 Aug
We didn't have leftovers last night but there will be some tonight ....he will be in for a feast.
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@Traceyjayne (11258)
• United Kingdom
24 Aug
@LindaOHio I do keep trying ...I need to figure out how to shrink the photos as they are too big to be uploaded apparently.
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@sallypup (69157)
• Centralia, Washington
22 Aug
I would love to see a fox. I wouldn't make him a pet.
