The time eventually comes for us all to shuffle off this mortal coil and go to whatever waits for us beyond the curtain. This applies to animals as well and I am sorry to say that I believe my brave pal Hopalong, a foxy visitor to my garden since late October, has hopped off onContinue reading “Tables turned on those beastly hunters in a Vulpine Valhalla”
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Hopalong finds a pal
I am amazed that after three months my three-legged fox is proving himself to be a trier. I mean to say he has four legs but as regular readers will know one of his back legs just dangles from the knee joint. Since Christmas Hopalong has had me on edge day after day, or ratherContinue reading “Hopalong finds a pal”
Hopalong rides again
Hopalong, one of our foxes, has been a worry for some time As I have mentioned, I first noticed his state at the beginning of November. He had always been a timid fox, peeping out from the undergrowth and checking if it was safe before emerging fully toi feed. It was November, however, that IContinue reading “Hopalong rides again”
Poor old Hopalong has to get round on three legs but his tail’s fine
While our hedgehogs have been hibernating, hopefully among the woodpiles scattered round the garden (remnants of the vicious hedging which used to run along one edge), I have been concentrating more on our foxes and one in particular has been causing me worries. I noticed him at the beginning of November a ragged-tailed fox who seemedContinue reading “Poor old Hopalong has to get round on three legs but his tail’s fine”
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