Fox in Hughes

[Rob Geraghty <>]

Foxes seem to be in bigger numbers at the moment than in the past. I've seen one in broad daylight around Jerrabomberra Wetlands which seems to be tame - I suspect people are feeding it. I've seen others in and around Canberra quite often. In Brisbane I only ever saw one in around 20 years. My impression is that the foxes tend to follow the rabbits. There's a lot of rabbits in Canberra, so there's a lot of foxes.

 

======= Rob Geraghty

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From: mariko buszynski <>
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Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 9:33 PM
Subject: [canberrabirds] Fox in Hughes

When I was walking along Wisdom Street as it meets Yamba Drive I heard noisy alarm calls made by Australian Magpies, Magpie-Lark and Noisy miners.  Then I saw a fox in front of no. 52 house and it ran along front gardens of neighbouring houses.  It was 12.15, broad daylight.  My dog, which is afraid of other dogs, tried to chase it and it was definitely a fox.  

 Are they that common in Canberra?