Fox or Cat? (Solved)

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 After observing Hedgehogs coming into the garden almost every night, I caught this predator stalking around. I really don't know if its a cat or a fox. We have had foxes on occasion, but not in the garden. On this video, it has obviously got something in its mouth, but its hard to tell what it is. The obvious things would be a Hedgehog, Rat or a Pigeon but I'm not certain. Surely a cat wouldn't tackle a Hedgehog?

 

 
 I will continue to monitor the garden to see what happens next.
 
Update 
 
I captured this footage at a later date. This is clearly a large cat that may be the culprit. It has similar markings on its rear flank. On closer inspection of the first video, I think I can make out a wing on the prey, so maybe it was a cat with a bird.





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