some of the most remarkable video clips of rural foxes and badgers seen anywhere ... these aren't urban scavengers or 'trained' animals ...
Fun and games at CRUISEDOG TOWERS tonight ... had to duck when a bat dive-bombed the light from my head torch as I was feeding My Vixen just outside the back door. Couldn't identify it but it was a pretty large one and scared the hell out of me. Very relieved to see 'Jackal' half way through our cliff rounds. He had been missing for two nights in a row and I was getting uneasy. He was very skittish at first - the gusting wind not helping - but eventually he approached to take food from my hand. Last chore of the night (usually about 01:30) is to put some grain and seed on the bird tables (2) - again lighting the way via my head torch. A sudden 'whooshing' noise and a flash of white swept by me - literally only a few inches from my face. It was our local Barn Owl, who had been looking for rodents who grub around for dropped seed from the table. By the time I reached the kitchen I had developed a rather nervous twitch ...
This is the first filming of 'Snatcher' a completely wild fox which had only appeared 5 days ago ... I was surprised at her boldness, but the biggest surprise was to come a few moments later ... see 'Unbelievable' vid clip which astonished me - I've never had a fox take food by hand after such a short time ...
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