Wildlife, living next to nature

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by Glinda

Of course, they ran off before I could get a pic . . .

You say...

Yeah, sure. They were right thar, under y'apple tree...

Right behind the Bigfoot.

Yeahyeah, suresure.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Helping wildlife with mascara wands...

[Carruthers]

Two or three weeks ago my neighbour looked out on to her back lawn to see a vixen and six cubs enjoying the sunshine.
I just missed seeing them as I was out treading the well worn path from the pharmacy with another of Dad's prescriptions.
However, it seems that we have inherited at least three of the litter.
On the other hand, it could be a completely different bunch. Who knows?
FWIW, they put in an appearance last night not many minutes after I had set up the camera.

[xoxoxoBruce]

You live in the wild.

[Gravdigr]

The last fox I saw was also right in town. It was pretty funny, too.

I was coming home in the wee hours, came to the last intersection, and was slowing for the stop sign when I heard a woman scream. I asked myself "Self," that's what I call m'self, "WTF was that?!" Then she screamed again.

I determined to make turn around that block to see if I could see WTF, man.

When I turned, my headlights swept across a large back yard, and there, about twenty feet off the road, was a sitting dog. People, believe me when I tell you that this was the most knackered, worn out, used up dog that ever lived. I was worried about this animal on first sight, it looked that bad.

As I pondered this situation I was still easing through the intersection, when in the continuing sweep of the headlights, I saw a standing red fox. Right as my lights swept across it the fox threw back its head and screamed like a woman.

While grinning like the sly fox it was.

And then the scene was complete for me. The dog was chasing the fox. And the fox had been toying with the dog the entire time, knowing the dog was too big and too slow to be any threat to the fox, and the fox had been playing the dog all along.

And the dog, well, I'm not sure he ever dogged again. I bet he had to give up his card, too.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Fight! Fight!

[Griff]

I went out to lock up the chickens last night and found a mostly empty coop, a dead hen, and a racoon. I gave him the opportunity to walk away but in the end had to get all 2nd Amendmenty on him.

[xoxoxoBruce]

A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do.

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Originally Posted by Griff

I went out to lock up the chickens last night and found a mostly empty coop, a dead hen, and a racoon. I gave him the opportunity to walk away but in the end had to get all 2nd Amendmenty on him.

Make a hat. Maybe they'll write songs about ya. Maybe ya get a tv show.

[Griff]

I didn't think of that, damnit reduce reuse recycle...

[Gravdigr]

I cannot find a way to stop that motherfucking video.

DON'T START THAT VIDEO.

PLEASE KILL THAT MOTHERFUCKER WITH FIRE!!!!!

[Gravdigr]

Now where'd that motherfucker go?!?!?

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Re-hide that key to the backdoor. They'll be Netflixing and chilling in ya living room before ya know it.

[xoxoxoBruce]

They're cool, why are they coming around, must be something to eat?

[Carruthers]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

They're cool, why are they coming around, must be something to eat?

They forage for worms much of the time but they're opportunist feeders so will eat snails, slugs, berries, grain and nuts among other things.
I put out plentiful supplies of peanuts for them as they are a proven favourite.
There are two Badgers on the front lawn as I type this. They're just feet away.
I've got the camera set up in the back garden and no doubt they'll put in an appearance there later.