Wednesday, July 19, 2006
NOISE IN THE NIGHT
A couple of weeks ago my friend Sarah and I were walking after dark and we heard
crying sounds. We walked a bit in the direction of the sound, trying to decide if we were hearing a baby crying or an animal in distress. (We were concerned about the local ducks that live in our small lake as we only have a few.) After listening for awhile, we decided that the ducks were undisturbed. The noise persisted and we guessed that it was a cat, either domestic or wild.
The next morning I walked early while it was still cool and as I came to a thicket of cedar, I spotted a small dog-like animal but with much more pointed ears. Suddenly I realized this was a red fox, although I had never seen one in its natural habitat before. I wondered if this was the source of the high-pitched yowling noises we had heard the night before. And I began to worry about our small duck population.
TWO THIS MORNING
This morning I was out walking in the same area and, through the cedar limbs, in the exact location as before, I noticed two red foxes cavorting and teasing each other like puppies or kittens do. They never saw me and I watched them for some time, delighting in their play with each other. But I'm still worried about the ducks!
1st photo by Mark Wells: flickrCC
A couple of weeks ago my friend Sarah and I were walking after dark and we heard
crying sounds. We walked a bit in the direction of the sound, trying to decide if we were hearing a baby crying or an animal in distress. (We were concerned about the local ducks that live in our small lake as we only have a few.) After listening for awhile, we decided that the ducks were undisturbed. The noise persisted and we guessed that it was a cat, either domestic or wild.The next morning I walked early while it was still cool and as I came to a thicket of cedar, I spotted a small dog-like animal but with much more pointed ears. Suddenly I realized this was a red fox, although I had never seen one in its natural habitat before. I wondered if this was the source of the high-pitched yowling noises we had heard the night before. And I began to worry about our small duck population.
TWO THIS MORNING
This morning I was out walking in the same area and, through the cedar limbs, in the exact location as before, I noticed two red foxes cavorting and teasing each other like puppies or kittens do. They never saw me and I watched them for some time, delighting in their play with each other. But I'm still worried about the ducks!1st photo by Mark Wells: flickrCC
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