I extended an invitation to Twitter for tweet-size memories of personal encounters with FOX. I have collated them all, so far, into this blog and will publish more as I receive them.

Thank you to all those who have contributed words and images. Enjoy.

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Tiffany Francis
‏@tiffins11
@ginbat Used to live in dodgy south London estate & crept out to bins each night to feed meaty scraps to the foxes!

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Emma
‏@MrsEmma
@ginbat Dew-soaked grey morning, chilly, standing at the back door, cuppa in hand. Adult fox trots along the tow path. Heart skips a beat.

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Caerffilibirder
‏@grahamw15563450
@ginbat Will never forget the first time I saw fox cubs. Playfighting & rolling through bracken on an Abertridwr hillside in the early 1980s

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Ginny
‏@ginbat
@ginbat Years ago, I saw fox climbing the steepest field I know. Every time I pass it, I still look for him. Shut my eyes, I see him now. #fox

@ginbat
@ginbat Huge dog fox just padded past me in the wood, face like a red panda. Quiet and quick with each stride, long legs, thick tail. Breathtaking.

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Elizabeth Rimmer
‏@haggardherbs
@ginbat Fox
unseen, no footprint,
but the bitter smell lingers
on the morning’s frost.

also published by Eildon Tree

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Jayne
@Jayne_HT
@ginbat 2008. Fox cub ran into my parents’ conservatory, bit my Dad’s toe and ran out again. Vixen & 3 cubs lived behind Dad’s shed that yr.

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Helen Thompson
‏@HelenThompson66
@ginbat Fox and sheep companionably ignoring each other yesterday. Our cat is similarly unfazed by this fox.

‏@HelenThompson66
@ginbat Our cat has been seen sitting side-by-side with this fox for all the world as if they’re discussing the weightier issues of the day.

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Chris West
‏@littlerobbergrl
@ginbat on walk saw vixen with 4 cubs pouncing round her. 2 Months later, young fox playing in r plot. Fell in love, but scared her off :'(

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Jo Cartmell
‏@WaterVole
@ginbat An autumnal morning at dawn with dew-laden trees. Glistening brown, red & orange leaves and a russet fox sat on the brow of a hill.

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Chris WoodleyStewart
‏@NorthPennChief
@WaterVole @ginbat Far in Alaskan wilds on honeymoon. Resting, we turned to see a totally fearless young fox sat close by. His first humans?

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Elaine Douglas
‏@cetti19
@ginbat Our regular night time visitor

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Nick P. Williams
‏@TheFalconBirder
@B_Strawbridge @ginbat Radio-tagged male swam River Avon at Bristol. Took 3 nights & much running to witness him using I-I binoculars do it.

@TheFalconBirder
@B_Strawbridge @ginbat River c250m wide at selected crossing point but got dragged 850m downstream by tide. Sadly killed on road days later.

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Rob Cowen
‏@robbiecowen
@ginbat Chapter 1 of #CommonGround 😉 – one long encounter. This is a GREAT idea. x

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Helena Sanderson
‏@helwels
@ginbat @MrsEmma I’ve only ever seen two, and the memories are always very close to hand! 🙂

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Nicola Chester
‏@nicolawriting
Watching fox earth with son, summer before secondary school. Adolescent cub stalks out & cautiously, bravely past us

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Ock Viewer
‏@OckViewer
@ginbat late I noticed a fox looking at me when looking for otters we stared at each other until I broke the spell by trying to take a photo

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Hannah Boschen
‏@HannahBoschen
@ginbat walking along the road admiring a fiery sunrise & coming f2f with a fox. We made eye contact for a brief moment. Magical connection

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Gill Brown
‏@gillydormouse
@ginbat On a badger watch under an oak a fox came within a meter of my face and looked me in the eye for a split second before turning tail.

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Marion Malcher
‏@Marion_Malcher
#Fox stole my slipper
Jumped in an open window
Chased her down the street
@ginbat

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Monya M
‏@MonyaMyms
@ginbat SE London, a friend 🙂 –He had (my) footsteps to look forward to rather than run from.

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BioRisings
‏@HedgehogTorfaen
@ginbat once heard/saw fox hunt in distance. Came across exhausted fox in country lane. Placed on back car seat, coat over it, drove away.

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Glenn Albrecht
‏@GlennAlb
@ginbat In fast moving car at night. Fox chasing rabbit. Rabbit escapes fox by running under car. Rabbit safely exits. Fox smart but hungry.

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Stephen Byrne
‏@StephenGByrne
@ginbat sound like a baby crying, out of window, distressed cat on fence squaring up to inquisitive fox eyeing her up, cat leaps fox runs…
‏@StephenGByrne
@ginbat often too the highlight of many an early morning inebriated walk home, when I used to do that sort of thing…

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Findlay Wilde
‏@WildeAboutBirds
@ginbat I saw these two just playing in the frosty field, I watched them for hours. They were just enjoying life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Connel Bradwell
‏@connelbradwell
@ginbat Was on a bus in the countryside & saw beautiful fox it was bright orange/red with big bushy tail, my first outside of town. Magical!

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