There are some garden visitors that you long to see and they rarely stop by. Then early one morning, suddenly there they are.
Alas, it looks like he got a bird and not a rabbit based on the feathers Mark saw after he took this photo from inside the house. Nevertheless there hasn't been a bunny in sight for most of the week. Hope Mr. Fox decides to make us part of his regular route.
Oh how wonderful and beautiful!! I hope it sticks around and goes after squirrels and bunnies!
Posted by: Kristin | Friday, May 26, 2023 at 07:35 AM
KRISTIN — Last night I saw two rabbits for the first time in a week. I sure hope the fox stops by again.
Posted by: Linda Brazill | Friday, May 26, 2023 at 07:53 AM
Cool visitor! And nice shot, Mark. Looks to be a good sized bird, any idea what kind? I'm thinking duck?
When my grand dog started visiting for a week at a time, my bunny population disappeared 😊. When my son combs him, he saves the hair and I spread it in key areas in the garden as as deterrent. Smells that say "predator" are good!
Posted by: Ginny | Friday, May 26, 2023 at 08:53 AM
I was also thinking it must be a duck. Don't forget to contact the Urban Canid Project with your sighting. Nice to keep the rabbits at bay, and interesting to see the fox during the daytime.
Posted by: Stephanie | Friday, May 26, 2023 at 09:39 AM
GINNY — Mark thought a duck as well but we weren't sure if they need water to land on. If they do, then where did it come from?
Posted by: Linda Brazill | Friday, May 26, 2023 at 11:07 AM
STEPHANIE — Thanks for the reminder about the
Canid Project.
Posted by: Linda Brazill | Friday, May 26, 2023 at 11:08 AM
It looks like am female mallard. Mallards don't need water for take offs or landings.
I was comparing the size of the fox to the ajuga. It's really a small fox unless your ajuga is a very large variety?
Posted by: Ginny | Friday, May 26, 2023 at 01:12 PM
What a great photo (even if a death was involved)! I'm told that there are red foxes on our peninsula but I've never seen one.
Posted by: Kris P | Friday, May 26, 2023 at 02:51 PM
Good photo!
I don't see a duck... to me it looks like an owl. Are there owls in your area?
Posted by: Chavli | Friday, May 26, 2023 at 04:56 PM
Interesting! Good catch by Mark--he must have been moving quickly.
A few miles inland I saw the native grey fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)last spring--they were probably all over our area back before the humans moved in.
Had never seen one before or since.
Posted by: hb | Friday, May 26, 2023 at 07:16 PM
CHAVLI - I thought it looked like an owl also; which would be very depressing.
Posted by: Linda Brazill | Friday, May 26, 2023 at 08:30 PM
Beautiful creature, so small, or maybe that's just a trick of photo scale.
Posted by: danger garden | Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 11:11 AM
Ah, that is helpful. We've had fox in the back woods lately, too, and the rabbit numbers are down. That is good. Great capture! Wow!
Posted by: Beth@PlantPostings | Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 07:02 PM
How interesting. I never saw a fox in Madison in all the years we lived there (and we did live in some areas outside of the city center). I’m glad Mark was there at just the right time to snap a photo.
Posted by: Christine | Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 08:01 AM
How interesting! Quick as a fox to get such a great photo. I occasionally hear foxes screeching around here at night, but haven't ever seen one.
Posted by: Jerry | Friday, June 02, 2023 at 04:11 PM