Caution: Weak stomached people might not want to see a couple of photos at the bottom of this post.
Living in the country brings all sorts of adventures and unexpected nature shows.
Yesterday morning we looked out the laundry room window and there was a big red fox under the tree. Pouncing and hunting...it appeared he was eating a few mice or other small creatures. He then calmly walked down the driveway. I couldn't get over how bushy his tail was and the fact that he was out in the open in broad daylight!
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I'm pretty sure it was Foxy-Loxy from the Chicken Little "The Sky is Falling" fable!
One problem around here is groundhogs. They dig holes that cause cows to break their legs, they dig holes under the foundation of your house AND they eat your garden -- always choosing the best vegetables and most expensive flowers. My cousin says he thought groundhogs served no purpose until he decided they were created for target practice.
We've been seeing this huge groundhog and five babies throughout the summer. Ed shot two small ones. Last week he saw one out the front door and it went under the front porch. For some reason, he got his rifle and went around the end of the garage. Sure enough, the groundhog emerged from under the deck. That's VERY bad because it means they've dug a tunnel under the garage or house! Anyway, his Savage 22 Magnum did the job and the groundhog suffered not a second.
He put the carcass down in the field in towards the road. It took several days but the vultures (a.k.a. buzzards) found it. It's fascinating to watch how they take turns eating. Seeing them that close makes us realize how huge and how ugly they are. But they do serve a purpose to help scavenge and clean up dead animals from the environment.
Nature's garbage service.
p.s. The giant groundhog is still out there somewhere!
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