As someone who rarely sends messages on the cayugabirds listserv, I apologize if I'm so far off topic as to be breaking rules. I just wanted to share something my husband, Jack, and I watched from our 2nd story living room yesterday.
A red fox with a full and healthy-looking coat came from the side of our house to the front yard. He/she trotted between our two cars parked side-by-side in front of the house, then moved to the snow-covered expanse of the front yard. (We live outside Newfield and have more snow than some in the area.) The fox trotted to the middle of the yard, intently listening (I think) and watching the snow in front of her. Suddenly, she jumped into the air and came down head-first, burying her head in the snow. Up she came, and pounced again, head-first into the snow. She did this 3 times and the last time, she came up with her lunch: a mouse, I think. She ate it quickly in about 3 bites, then squatted, pooped, and trotted off, seemingly quite satisfied with herself. I've seen videos of this hunting behavior before, but never had the privilege of seeing it first-hand. What a treat. Kathy Kramer -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
