Last year, England banned the ancient sport of lords, Fox Hunting.  Now it seems the foxes are exacting revenge!  In what so far is only an amusing invasion, it appears the crafty fox is invading suburbia.  So far - because other than a few flamingos of Her Royal Highness, the Queen, the foxes seem only to be raiding garbage cans, not hen houses (cat houses?).

It appears that they have adapted to the encroachment of man, and like the squirrel, can live side by side with man, without antagonism.  And the residents of the British isles do not appear to be too upset about them.  While I have never seen a fox outside of a zoo, the article states that they are everywhere in the world, except Antarctica (reserved for the Penguins no doubt) and South America.  So they are not endangered.

It is interesting to see another animal adapt to man's environment.  Besides the squirrels that use power lines as their freeways across busy streets, rabbits, raccoons, opossums, snakes, and other assorted wildlife have also adapted to man's habitats, at least in my neck of the woods.  And it does bring a refreshing view of wildlife to those living in suburbia, and in some cases, Urbia as well.

I hope the foxes in England are having a good time.  And maintain their peaceful ways with humans - Flamingos excepted of course.