Oh, and to complete the wildlife count, our neighbourhood foxes were, erm, amorously engaged nearby last night. The sounds of fox sex wafting through the windows, ah,...
Female foxes are only able to have sex 2-4 days per year, generally between January-March (in very warm climates December). Foxes wouldn't have sex this time of the year as the pups would be growing up too late in the year.
Even though this article is about foxes here, the same applies to the US, though the timing may be off by a month or so (or not):
http://www.derbyfoxes.org/mating.htm
What you heard was just horseplay. I hear it every night and it's loud, but distinctly different from mating sounds.
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Female foxes are only able to have sex 2-4 days per year, generally between January-March (in very warm climates December). Foxes wouldn't have sex this time of the year as the pups would be growing up too late in the year.
Even though this article is about foxes here, the same applies to the US, though the timing may be off by a month or so (or not):
http://www.derbyfoxes.org/mating.htm
What you heard was just horseplay. I hear it every night and it's loud, but distinctly different from mating sounds.