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Noticed an egg in a corner of the garden behind the shed - foxy must have stashed or abandoned it there. It's been there since Sunday night/Monday morning and they have been taking the egg out of the dish since then .... but not last night.



Be funny if everyone round here found a hen's egg in their garden

Is there a poultry farm near you, Nuthatch ?? Where on earth did it come from ?!?
(Jacksparrow, don't answer that thank you.)

It's most likely the one I had put out on Sunday night, Placi - I put one in a bowl every night but in the bird garden quite a way from behind the shed.

I read that they take them away, pierce the shell and suck out the contents.

Anyway this morning it had finally gone together with the usual egg in the bowl and the fat block

Oh I see - you put out the whole egg. I 'spect the foxes put the crushed shells around their lettuces to keep away the slugs. Very thoughtful of you.

Oh there's an egg under the hedge just across from the shed - I don't know which one this would be - if it's the old one it could be cooked by now or have gone off

I threw the egg from under the hedge away this morning - I reckon it was the old one - but I couldn't face cracking it to find out

Seen a fox this morning quite near to where I had seen the heron yesterday. Had something in its mouth. Either a small rabbit or maybe even a partridge. It never seen me @ first, but when it did scarpered. Was in very good condition, lovely coat and real bushy tail. First fox I have seen in years.

That must have been a surprise, Willpar

I saw a fox in the garden on Thursday night eating sunflower hearts - I thought it must have been quite young because at first I thought it was a cat but there again I could see only its head properly before it walked away down the steps.

This morning there was an egg amongst the tomato plants:



This egg must have been from Thursday night as on Friday night and last night I put out an egg yolk like I do for a hedgie, instead of a whole egg.

I went out a very few minutes later last night with the egg yolks and I think I disturbed foxy as I saw something rush into the hedge - I could see it hovering on the pavement.

Could have been a cat but when I went back in and came out again with more supplies the fat block had gone. It didn't return for the egg.

I think, like Squirrel has told us, they get used to what time food appears.

The whole egg is still amongst the tomato plants