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Update to the Parking Lot Critters

© Vickie Ferguson

Hi everyone. I thought you might like an update on the "wildlife and feral critter" saga that continues to unfold at my job. Not only do we still have feral cats, wild ducks, and possums but we now have an addition to the fox family in this unusual wildlife habitat environment.

First, everyone is still checking in on a nightly basis. There are still 3 feral cats (I have seen a fourth but only once) who have their set times for checking in for food.

I've discovered they (the feral cats)do not come out until around 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Sometimes later. One is extremely skittish and the other one I believe was a domestic cat at some point. He just watches me and doesn't run away.

A couple of weeks ago a small kitten was found in the hedge by the break area. The baby couldn't have been more than 6-weeks old and still had blue eyes! Anyway, one of the ladies picked it up and it just sat in the palm of her hand looking at everyone with giant eyes! Another lady took it home and planned to keep the little fella. We have no idea where it came from but thankful it found its way to an area inhabited by nice folks who rescued it from most likely a bad fate.

Now the foxes are a whole other story. Not only do we have the male fox, we now have a lady fox, too! She showed up about three weeks ago.

I had put the food down in the usual place around 8:30 and on my 9:30 break, was checking to see if there had been any visitors to the buffet and there stood the male. He, too, is not afraid but as I approached a much smaller version came out of the hedge. It took me a minute to realize we had another fox! She took one look at me and was gone. Very afraid of folks so I detoured and went back the way I'd come so she would feel safe coming out to eat.

I circled around the parking lot and sure enough, when I got back to the feeding area, there she was. Very pretty and petite. Now, this could be a young fox. I don't know if it's an offspring or a lady fox but she is much smaller than the other one.

It never ceases to amaze me how these animals survive in relatively populated areas. They are true survivors.

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