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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Farnboro John" data-source="post: 3172618" data-attributes="member: 36432">I've been working on a home project. It gives me something to do when I don't feel like standing over a Badger sett for hours....Since Christmas my local foxes have been competing (increasingly) to get to a single chicken leg provided for passing trade outside my front door. At least three individuals swing past in the hope of getting it. Only one leg per night: I don't mind them becoming habituated but I don't want any of them actually dependent.Anyway, this week I've started sitting in the hall waiting for them with my camera. One has already worked out (1) that the human is harmless; (2) that the flashy thing is harmless; (3) he's still allowed to get the chicken. His nerve is getting better very quickly, the first time I sat up over the chicken it took him five attempts to get to the chicken before he got brave enough. Tonight he made to dive for cover, stopped, turned away a bit, turned back, then came in and snaffled it. And I got a picture. I shall do better in future!John</blockquote>