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Fox in Hughes

To: 'Philip Veerman' <>, 'canberrabirds' <>
Subject: Fox in Hughes
From: Mark Clayton <>
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 03:00:10 +0000

Philip,

 

Where did you learn that piece of nonsense. I’ve shot a lot of foxes over the years as have many of my former work colleagues, including animals that supposedly were paired. Who ever told you that, or published it, is pulling everyone’s leg it is absolute rubbish!

 

Mark

 

From: Philip Veerman [
Sent: Monday, 12 October 2015 11:41 AM
To: 'canberrabirds'
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Fox in Hughes

 

Foxes are known for being cunning. As an adaptation against spotlight shootings by people, they have even learned to walk in close pairings. The one on the right closes its right eye and the one on the left closes its left eye. That way the bullets aimed between the eyes, pass between them, leaving them unharmed.  

 

Philip

 

From: Baird, Ian
Sent: Monday, 12 October 2015 9:28 AM
To: Philip Veerman; 'mariko buszynski'; 'canberrabirds'
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Fox in Hughes

 

In my experience, foxes are always present in suburban Canberra. For example, if you want to keep laying hens, they must have fox-proof accommodation at night, although I have also lost hens from straying dogs-off leash (ie. during the ‘morning walk’ with their owner!).

Ian Baird

 

From: Philip Veerman
Sent: Sunday, 11 October 2015 10:43 PM
To: 'mariko buszynski'; 'canberrabirds'
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Fox in Hughes

 

Hard to make a logical answer to the question, when you are describing one. I once had one in my yard. I find many dead on Tuggeranong Parkway.

 

From: mariko buszynski
Sent: Sunday, 11 October 2015 9:33 PM
To: canberrabirds
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?

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