 Red foxes may occasionally commit acts of surplus killing; during one breeding season, four foxes were recorded to have killed around 200 black-headed gulls each, with peaks during dark, windy hours when flying conditions were unfavorable.Losses to poultry and penned game birds can be substantial because of this.Red foxes seem to dislike the taste of moles but will nonetheless catch them alive and present them to their kits as playthings.