I was pleased with this capture of a garden fox (almost) kissing a magpie, so thought I would post it here.
I took the photo in the early morning sun the other day and I had to lean sideways at full stretch, pointing my camera through a small landing window to get the shot, which shows the fox in a neighbour’s garden.
The magpie was running around the fox, almost taunting it.
Here are my other fox blog posts:
Living with urban foxes
Foxy shows his (her) face again…
Foxy would a-wooing go…
Fowl play? Call in the feather forensics team…
And here’s a recent one about magpies:
Egging on the magpies…
I love how tolerant some creatures are of others – they are great shots – pure one-offs.
Thank you for the kind comment – it’s a shame we humans aren’t more tolerant of creatures like foxes and magpies!
Best wishes 🙂
Fascinating! I’m fond of both foxes and magpies.
Me, too! And I have just signed up for your bee blog 🙂
Lovely photos. How clever to get such a close up of the fox and magpie. Well done.
It helps to have a long lens and a garden that slopes up in front of the window!
Best wishes and thanks for the kind comment 🙂
I love that you took an animal that many fear or dislike..lovely..Michelle
I guess most animals can be a bit dangerous when cornered…
Thank you for the kind words 🙂
awesome photos as usual..love your site,,never know what will be and never disappointed..thanks for sharing…
And thank you for your very kind words 🙂
I love foxes and magpies, although we have none of the latter on the east coast of the U.S.
I wonder what you have filling their niche in the food chain instead, then?
Best wishes 🙂
Crows, both American and Fish, and, in more mountainous areas, Common ravens, which are expanding. Some nest in the Queens section of NYC now.
I love ravens, but I have never seen one close up, only circling over cliffs, where it’s difficult to see how much bigger than crows they are…
What super shots! These look like illustrations to something Aesop might write.
Ha-ha! I wonder what the moral of the story would be, though?
Best wishes 🙂
Wow, amazing. It’s great that you were in the right place at the right time to capture this rare occurrence.