Tag: fox
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Fox family updates
We’ve been continuing to feed a family of foxes in Aberdeen along with some other volunteers after spotting the mother ill with mange a couple of months ago. The mother, Rita, is looking much better after receiving her treatment. We’re confident all her fur will grow back and by winter she’ll be a healthy fox…
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The fox family
There has been much fox activity over the past week. We think there are five foxes: Rita, her mate whom we’ve named Ted, and three cubs. The good news is we’ve managed to get some medication into Rita. It wasn’t me but one of the other volunteers, Theresa, who stayed out until 11pm waiting for…
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Rita the fox
Earlier this week someone shared a photo of a poorly fox on an Aberdeen Facebook group. Her tail is missing all its fur and part of her back is also looking raw. She is suffering from mange which is easily treated with a tablet. We’re lucky in the UK to have the Fox Angels Foundation…
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The local vixen marking her territory
I have a water bowl in the backyard for wildlife and a camera pointed at it so I can see who visits. A local vixen has decided the bowl is her territory and has started leaving her scent. I thought this was just something male dogs did. Here she is caught on camera last weekend…
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Critters and a cathedral
We’re back in Aberdeen after a lovely 5-day break in Aviemore. Victoria came with us as always and although she meows the entire way in the car, once we’re there she seems to quite enjoy exploring a new place. Lucille the hamster went to Mrs Murray’s Cat and Dog home for boarding. We take her…
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Banchory Lodge Hotel and garden wildlife
Mum and I had lunch with some friends at Banchory Lodge Hotel last week to celebrate my friend’s birthday. It was lovely. We had a table right beside the river with captivating views as you can see in the photo. There’s nothing vegan on the menu but if you let the waiter know the chef…
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Local wildlife
Last week when I was topping up the bird feeders a fox appeared. We both got a bit of a fright but when he realised I was a kind human he hung around and I tossed some peanuts to him that he gobbled up. On Sunday we found the corpse of half a rat in…
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The fox and the stilton
My mother left some black pudding and stilton in our fridge when she departed. Even if I wasn’t vegan there’s no way I’d be eating either thing as they’re both full of salt so I put them outside with a camera. The stilton went first followed swiftly by the black pudding. Mr Fox looks to…
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Another hamster death and the fox returns
Daisy our hamster is dead. After Bella died earlier this month I decided I wasn’t going to make the same mistake with Daisy and a few weeks ago I took her to the vet. It can be hard to tell when a hamster is unwell as they’re out at night when we’re asleep and both…
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Gardens as habitat for wildlife
There’s still no sign of the elusive hedgehogs. I have no idea whether they’re still in our garden or not. Hedgehogs can travel up to 2 miles in one night so probably they’re not but I hope they visit us from time-to-time. I continue to put food out for them along with the wildlife camera…
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The strange language of teenagers plus foxes, birds and standing stones
The kids were talking the other day and said something that made absolutely no sense to me so I asked them to explain and after the explanation I was no closer to understanding what it meant. They speak another language. I’ll tell you what they said and you see if you can figure it out:…
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Fantastic Mr Fox
We were all very excited to see a fox in our backyard today. We sometimes see foxes in the neighbourhood but this is the first time we’ve seen one in our yard. He was eating the peanuts from a bird feeder that had fallen to the ground. At first I thought it was a dog…
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Roots Catering, science experiments, and my crochet fox
We splashed out and ordered the three-course meal from Roots Catering on Friday night. Roots is an Aberdeen vegan food business. In normal times they sell vegan burgers by the beach. During lockdown they switched to an online purchase and delivery model for their burgers. Once a week they do a decadent three-course meal which…
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