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@Ronrybs (19728)

London, England

November 22, 2024 2:34pm CST

I have been feeding a few cats, who live in the garden, for some time. Recently I have noticed that the dishes are clean when I gather them up, this wasn’t the case before, Found out what was happening. An urban fox has gotten used to moggie meal times and he comes along to finish off the food. These foxes are getting quite bold and I spotted this one round the side of the flats. He was waiting for the cats to finish and then he could move in.

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Yumeko

@aureategloom (11069)

• Bosnia And Herzegovina

22 Nov

he's so cute and at least he's polite - he waits for them to finish and then he eats what's left. i hope you got some extra food you can bring there, now that there's a fox to feed too

my parents-in-law live in a house near woods and the foxes aren't afraid to come nearby. luckily they're not attacking their cats and kittens, but it's so weird that they can't shoo them away. i feel sorry for these things...

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19728)

• London, England

24 Nov

@aureategloom Apart from flies, that is the lot!

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19728)

• London, England

23 Nov

Urban foxes are excellent scavengers. I have lots of cat food ready, I keep hoping the hedgehogs will return as well.

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Yumeko

@aureategloom (11069)

• Bosnia And Herzegovina

23 Nov

@Ronrybs aww hedgehogs are cute. which other animals you had coming over for the cats food?

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much2say

@much2say (56700)

• Los Angeles, California

22 Nov

What a lovely photo of the dish cleaner

. I'm surprised what manners it has to wait for the cats to finish first!

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much2say

@much2say (56700)

• Los Angeles, California

24 Nov

@Ronrybs Nature is often good about that - wish more humans could be like that

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19728)

• London, England

23 Nov

He is outnumbered by the moggies, but they all seem to get along well. No one bothers anyone else.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19728)

• London, England

24 Nov

@much2say Very true!

snowy

@snowy22315 (183693)

• United States

22 Nov

Friend feeds stray cats, and raccoons do the same in his area.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19728)

• London, England

22 Nov

I guess raccoons are just as just as big opportunists as Foxes... and cats, now I think about it

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (81653)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

22 Nov

That is one cute fox, I am glad he gets some food too, I have a possum that comes to eat leftovers every night and if he leaves something behind one or the other of the downstairs cats come to lick the pan clean,

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19728)

• London, England

23 Nov

He is a handsome fellow. My friend in LA has a possum who visits regularly as well as some cats

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (343707)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Nov

It's good he waits till the cats finish. We watched a quenda (little hoppy thing) come onto BIL's patio and scout around for crumbs, etc. That's a good shot you captured.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (343707)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Nov

@Ronrybs If you wanted to persevere, you'd probably having him eating out of your hand eventually - literally. But if you go down that path, watch he doesn't bite the hand that feeds him.