Up until about three months ago this fox was a regular visitor, got to the point where it was okay to stroke the animal, then it disappeared, turned up the other night and it was very close to me, got within a couple of feet and hung around for a while before it left, wouldn’t be surprised if it has found a mate, hence why it has not been around and it is not as sociable as it once was. Time will tell if it becomes sociable again.