Cool Animals in My Yard

I also had a family of foxes in my yard a couple of years ago. The little ones are soooo cute. They lived under our shed, but the mama finally moved the kits after a coyote came into the yard - which I chased away! oy  All of the little ones grew up just fine though. They would come around once they were grown and romp and play in the yard.

Photos:  Foxes and Fox Kits

Aw you're welcome. There is kind of a cool story about the foxes. The daddy fox - who's in one of the photos - started coming to my back yard first. We feed a feral kitty outside and put her food up on our back porch. I work from home and looked outside through the sliding glass doors one day and saw a fox up on the porch eating the cat food. I looked closely and saw that he was hobbling. I think one of his legs was broken - it wasn't a terrible break but it looked to be fractured or something. I guess he couldn't run and catch prey, so I felt bad for the poor critter and started to put food in a separate dish for him. He came by every day and ate it haha. I noticed over a few weeks that his leg healed. 

After that he came back with a mate - a female fox who was slightly larger than him. There's a pic of her in there too. She wouldn't come on the porch, so I took a bigger dish of leftovers out to the two of them at the edge of the yard every evening. Foxes are omnivores, and they eat meat, fruit and bread. They would sit quietly at the same time every evening waiting for me lol.

One day I looked out of the window and saw little kits! They were romping around the mom, and the dad was taking food to them and dropping it in front of them lol. It was really cute. The mom and dad then moved the whole bunch - 5 kits in all to the space under our shed which sits about a foot off the ground.  Then I had a whole family to feed! OMG they ate plates of hot dogs, chicken, apples and ham and bread. 

After they were in the yard for about 3 or 4 weeks, early one morning I heard an urgent barking sound - kind of like a hoarse dog's bark. I looked out of the window and saw the mama fox barking and streaking through the yard. I ran out onto the porch and she ran straight up an oak tree (yes foxes can climb).  I looked at the edge of the yard and there was a HUUUUGE coyote standing there staring at me. I thought it was a wolf it was so big. I live in central Texas - in Hill Country. They say the coyotes are as large as wolves here because they are hybrids and have interbred with large dogs.

At first I felt a wave of fear. It wasn't running - it was just staring at me. I was in a t-shirt and shorts with no shoes on. But then I thought of the fox mom and the kits under the shed! I freaked out - NO WAY was a coyote going to eat those babies.  So I ran full force at the coyote screaming and waving my arms. It turned tail and ran away. I guess it didn't want to tangle with a crazy lady lol. It never came into my yard again.

But I guess that was a warning to the foxes that a coyote had found their den, so a few days later they moved out.  All 7 of them still came for dinner each night until the kits were fully grown, but they moved to a different den further in the woods.

And there you go - my fox story haha <3

You know, you have posted some of the posts I have most appreciated here. I know I've fought with your friend, and I'm sorry for that. I just wanted you to know that I see how wonderful your mind is. I am so glad for Kayli's sake that I have not run you off. I bow to you I$ B - you are a good one.

Haha okay then - how about a curtsy and a hug?   And thank you - I appreciate your perspective regarding Chris. I think I may have pushed him far enough that he did not trust an apology. We barely know each other, so it's not surprising. I take no offense really. 

At any rate, I'm glad to meet you, and I hope we can continue conversing. I find your insight on the world interesting. And also - Blessed are the peacemakers. 

Awesome!