August 30, 2020
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Shortly after I took this photo I did see it jump in the grass and get a mouse.
Karla and I have noticed several dead shrews along our trails lately. Sounds like fox will kill shrews but rarely eat them as a shrew has a scent gland that produces an oily secretion that is rather distasteful. This little guy must be hunting regularly along our trails.Red Fox 007
We have two of our granddaughters staying with us tonight. After supper we see the fox coming up the road and go around the house. The girls run to the bedroom window and the fox comes down the trail.
All of a sudden it stops and looks into the taller grass. After about 20 seconds of standing perfectly still it springs into the air and comes down front feet first, right on top of a mouse! It grabs it and eats it in the middle of the trail. Silje said “I can’t believe we saw a fox catch and eat a mouse right in front of us”. They are going to remember that for some time.