Another beautiful summer morning! A few scattered clouds, lots of sunshine, and plenty of birds singing outside my bedroom window. This makes three nice days in a row, the longest warm weather streak we've had all year!! It just felt like a great day, but it was about to get even better...
On my way into town this morning a fox crossed the road in front of me, and I slowed down, expecting it to head up and over an embankment on the other side. Not so... instead it stayed right there on the side of the road, hunting for breakfast! I quickly pulled over and grabbed my camera (which I am never without), and snapped off several photos. It appeared a little bit startled by the shutter and eyed me cautiously. After a few moments, convinced that I was not a threat, it continued its quest for food, wandering along the slope on the side of the road. After about ten minutes and 30 or so photos, I set the camera down and started to drive off. Just then it topped the embankment and with clear blue sky behind it, I opted for "just a few more" shots. It stopped, nose pointed down the slope, and froze with front legs crouched. Suddenly it pounced, all four feet off the ground, then lifted it's head and looked right at me, with a nice fat vole hanging out of its mouth. And then "chomp, chomp, chomp" and the vole was gone.
A few more photos and I left the fox to itself, feeling so fortunate that it chose this roadside diner in which to have its breakfast.
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