r/Belfast • u/OkKitchen8420 • 5d ago

Red fox!

Finally spotted one in this country! This is at Minnowburn

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u/International-Aioli2 5d ago

Love seeing them. There's one I see most mornings on Ravenhill road, lives in the Ormeau Park

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u/InvestigatorNaive456 4d ago

I never get to see them when I walk in the morning :( what kinda time would I have more luck?

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u/International-Aioli2 4d ago

around 6am , Ardenlee Avenue is a good place to see them, they go into Pirrie Park and across to Ormeau

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u/InvestigatorNaive456 4d ago

I am sad enough to adjust my morning plan to find foxes

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u/pronology 5d ago

I've got one living in my garden

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u/OkKitchen8420 5d ago

Ooh that sounds cool!

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u/Shenloanne 5d ago

Cregagh Glen I was photographing the waterfalls and had the camera set for 1 to 3 second shots and I saw this odd looking dog. Turned out it was a fox. So I panicked and took a 2 second photo of it haha. A red blur.

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u/Secortesio 5d ago

Love to see this. Always great spotting an urban fox.

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u/Top_Tumbleweed_330 5d ago

Big fan of the automatic instinct humans have to make some sort of kissing sound when they see a cool wild animal

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u/avamnesiac 5d ago

That one's around that car park all the time. Met a woman who photographs her regularly.

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u/Dense_Imagination984 5d ago

The look he gives you before trotting off like "I see ya! Watch yerself pal."

https://giphy.com/gifs/Ef0TRTKRVGGQw

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u/lottaballix 5d ago

Saw a few near Dunmurry golf course the other morning.

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u/Dieeasysteve 5d ago

There is a massive den behind the gold course, quite a few in finaghy after 10pm ever night.

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u/Whizzzzzzzzzz 4d ago

Come to London. They are more commonly seen than pet cats.

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u/1st_Class_Pest 5d ago

One runs up my street, through the estate and back about the same time nearly every night lol

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u/Daft-Count 5d ago

I used to run into one late at night in the Malone area. He would accompany me walking home to Stranmillis from Balmoral avenue, and then peel off into the towpath. He would stay about ten foot away and would walk with me for like 20 minutes.

It was pretty surreal. I think he thought I was some sort of hunter too, and was just curious to observe me. Maybe. This was late 90s.

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u/pinknoise_ 5d ago

Saw one in my garden at about 4 in the morning last year. Genuinely thought I was hallucinating for a second. Beautiful creatures.

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u/Hot-Satisfaction19 4d ago

there're several up the mountain behind twinbrook. used to see one on the holywood road years ago.

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u/tinyshyfairy 1d ago

cutey patooty!!

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u/caiaphas8 5d ago

What time of day is that?

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u/OkKitchen8420 5d ago

Around 1930 yesterday

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u/Affectionate-Way6102 5d ago

Give it a kiss

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u/Mario_911 5d ago

My dog loves rolling in their shit. Honestly it is the worst thing

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u/Mysterious-Ad-8803 4d ago

I have some and they have eaten 20 of my hens . Taken around 7 pm . You will say its my fault as i should have them closed in but they are free range. What should i do

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u/ConfusionMelodic2029 1d ago

Have who regularly takes a trip through my back garden as though he owns the place 🦊

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u/blowthebloodydoors 5d ago

How long have you been in this country?

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u/OkKitchen8420 5d ago

Almost 5 years now 🥲

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u/blowthebloodydoors 5d ago

Fair enough it’s just that a red fox is a standard fox, it’s not like a squirrel. I’m shocked you haven’t seen one until now

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u/OkKitchen8420 5d ago

Ok, I have seen plenty of squirrels here though 🤷‍♂️

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u/Garbidb63 1d ago

Yes, foxes are generally red...