The north marsh is in need of a hungry fox family.
When my camera traps are collecting too many videos of a particular animal, this alerts me to a possible out of balance situation, and I am watching too many rat video clips at the moment: 59 minutes last night and more on previous nights.
This rat family home is a hole into the side of a badger’s sett entrance. Something has been into the sett and cleared out an old badger skull and a few other bones. I’m trying, so far without success, to find the north marsh vixen’s birthing den; I know she is pregnant.
you keep sending the same thing?
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What do you mean, Elyas? What same thing am I sending you?
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sending the same video?
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I have only posted this rat video once, Elyas.
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ok…..
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did someone hack you or something?
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I don’t think so, Elyas.
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maybe
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look at my blogs
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I have looked and you have a very interesting blog, Elyas.
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more and share it please and make people follow it plz!!!
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There is a very nice movie about wolves that you may be interested in… called “Medicine of the Wolf.” ( Very moving and penetrating for sure.) Much of its contents pertains to foxes also.
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Thanks Tom. I will keep an eye open for that movie.
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It is not often that you read of someone needing a fox about.
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That might be because not many people know what foxes are really good at, Tom, and what part they play in the scheme of things. On the marsh, the foxes are important in rat, pigeon and mole control.
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I am sure that you are right about not many people knowing the usefulness of foxes.
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Perhaps they are just making sure the fox larder is well stocked for when the cubs arrive :0
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An increase in the rat population can indicate a decrease in predators that like a rat dinner, or an increase in rat food on the marsh.
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A few of the video clips showed half a dozen rats whizzing about in front of the camera. I posted a clip showing a single rat because I thought it would be less distressing to watch for some people.
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Perhaps the mild winter has been a benefit to them. I’m sure balance will soon be restored.
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As you know, Ratty, if you have plenty of food, and predators are thin on the ground, you’re going to have a good time. This is just the place for the vixens den: plenty of food close by.
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Hopefully it will be a bumper year for fox cubs 🙂
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You never know, Ratty. If I can’t find the den, I won’t have much fun.
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I have every faith in you and the redoubtable Spike. You won’t be outfoxed 😉
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I’m really not that fond of rats. I hope the fox can do good work.
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The foxes are very necessary for Vermin control on Wilden Marsh, Inga.
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