{"id":71715,"date":"2026-06-15T13:55:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=71715"},"modified":"2026-06-15T13:55:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:55:48","slug":"vulpes-vulpes-the-fox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/06\/vulpes-vulpes-the-fox\/","title":{"rendered":"Vulpes vulpes  The Fox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are so many woodlands<br \/>\nAround about<br \/>\nMysterious places<br \/>\nWithout a doubt<br \/>\nQuietly magical<br \/>\nWhere phantoms stride<br \/>\nWith amber eyes<br \/>\nThey quietly hide<\/p>\n<p>They wander with an unhurried ease<br \/>\nOft live alone<br \/>\nA natural tease<br \/>\nTheir eyes are cat like<br \/>\nTheir claws retract<br \/>\nThey pounce when hunting<br \/>\nWhich is a fact<br \/>\nA brush their tail<br \/>\nSoft and full<br \/>\nIt\u2019s used for balance<br \/>\nAnd is warm like wool<\/p>\n<p>At problem solving its very good<br \/>\nIt remembers things<br \/>\nThat it feels it should<br \/>\nRemembers the faces<br \/>\nOf beings who cared<br \/>\nAnd who were unkind<br \/>\nAnd might have shared<br \/>\nAn emotional stare<br \/>\nOr being aware<br \/>\nAs parents theres harmony<br \/>\nInside the earth<br \/>\nEach does their thing<br \/>\nBoth giving worth<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s all about smell<br \/>\nAnd the senses of life<br \/>\nScent glands collect<br \/>\nSafety and strife<br \/>\nTheir field of vision<br \/>\nRemarkably good<br \/>\nGood in low light<br \/>\nAnd they glow<br \/>\nWhen in sight<\/p>\n<p>Foxes are omnivores<br \/>\nThey are methodical<br \/>\nThey eat where they live<br \/>\nWhat they\u2019ve always eaten<br \/>\nRabbits and earth<br \/>\nworms<br \/>\nBerries and fungi<br \/>\nClose to humanity<br \/>\nLearning when bins are collected<br \/>\nThat parity<br \/>\nThey are very versatile<br \/>\nTheir thinking is vast<br \/>\nCrepuscular hunting<br \/>\nTheir magic they cast<\/p>\n<p>They can jump<br \/>\nOver obstacles and<br \/>\nRun real fast<br \/>\n30 mph<br \/>\nBeing chased<br \/>\nIt\u2019s a blast<br \/>\nPrinces of camouflage<br \/>\nThat\u2019s who they be<br \/>\nClever and patient<br \/>\nThroughout history<\/p>\n<p>Foxes enjoy play<br \/>\nThey collect balls and shoes<br \/>\nThey love trampolining<br \/>\nIntelligent views<br \/>\nThey seem to find joy<br \/>\nQuite like cats and play<br \/>\nIn the  morning sunshine<br \/>\nAs a start to their day<br \/>\nThey can swim like dogs do it<br \/>\nEndearing they be<br \/>\nPairing up they do well<br \/>\nHaving a family<br \/>\nSolitary hunters<br \/>\nAnd mated pairs<br \/>\nFidelity in foxes<br \/>\nBoth sexes shares<br \/>\nRaising the cubs<br \/>\nGood cooperation<br \/>\nReynard and vixen<br \/>\nAnd a goodly location<\/p>\n<p>Subjected to cruelty<br \/>\nBy huntsman and hunts<br \/>\nEvil depressives<br \/>\nTheir countryside stunts<br \/>\nAbusing wild foxes<br \/>\nWith packs of  starved hounds<br \/>\nHistorical implants<br \/>\nKind of doing the rounds<\/p>\n<p>Unimaginative creeps<br \/>\nExcuse ridden clowns<br \/>\nLand owners, gentry<br \/>\nRide through our towns<br \/>\nLack understanding<br \/>\nCruelty rules<br \/>\nThey chase and the Harry<br \/>\nAnd break all the rules <\/p>\n<p>Impetuosity yes lots of that<br \/>\nA lack of judgement<br \/>\nIs where they are at<br \/>\nMurdering wildlife<br \/>\nBlind sided they<br \/>\nWith no leg to stand on<br \/>\nThey all drive their way<br \/>\nOver the countryside looking to chase<br \/>\nAnd kill our Dear Foxes<br \/>\nWhich is a disgrace <\/p>\n<p>They never once stopped<br \/>\nTo consider the soul<br \/>\nThe wild phantom four legged<br \/>\nAnd it\u2019s real role<br \/>\nIn creating a magical forested place<br \/>\nWhere peaceful existence<br \/>\nJust slows down the pace<br \/>\nWhere wildness is king<br \/>\nWhere great groves of trees<br \/>\nAnd oxygenation improves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are so many woodlands Around about Mysterious places Without a doubt Quietly magical Where phantoms stride With amber eyes They quietly hide They wander with an unhurried ease Oft live alone A natural tease Their eyes are cat like &hellip; 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