Wildlife, living next to nature

[xoxoxoBruce]

Duck/Goose poop is nasty stuff.

[Glinda]

Came home from running errands yesterday, to find a mama deer and her two youngsters lounging in the grass of my front lawn, having a little lay down under the big apple tree.

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

[xoxoxoBruce]

I find deer in the yard quite often. When I pull in the driveway and stop they give me a casual glance, but when I open the car door they split quickly.

[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.

[Carruthers]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

You live in the wild.

Somewhat fitting as I am the original wild child.

[Griff]

Pretty cool C!

[Carruthers]

Originally Posted by Griff

Pretty cool C!

A few minutes after the above image was taken, a badger wandered around the corner.
Badgers and foxes seem to get on reasonably well with one another, but this cub seems a bit wary. I wonder where the other two are?

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

You live in the wild.

Foxes and rabbits are moving into DC, too. I never would have expected my parents to need a rabbit-proof fence for their garden.

[xoxoxoBruce]

We need more wolves and Pumas.

[fargon]

I saw a fox this morning by the dumpster, he calmly walked across the street and vanished between the buildings.

[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!