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Mr. fox dropped by for tea!

  • 13-07-2009 10:15am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,795 ✭✭✭


    I have a rabbit borrow down the bottom of my garden, much to the delight of my 3 year old who loves trying to catch them :rolleyes:. I was watching them this morning through binos and spotted a young fox coming up along the hedge on the other side of the garden. The bunnies scampered and I watched Mr. Fox continue up along the hedge row for about 15 minutes. Then he went through the fence into my neighbours.

    About 20 minutes later my wife and I were watching the bunnies, who had come closer to the house, from the Patio door when Mr. Fox comes charging through the fence at a rate of knots with next doors fox terrier in hot pursuit. He came down the side of the house and IN THE PATIO DOOR!!! :eek::eek:closely followed by the terrier, much to the screams of my wife! :D

    They did about 2 laps of the sitting room before I got the front door opened and both took of out through the open door and down the garden.

    Talking to my neighbour , it seems Mr. Fox was eating from the dogs bowl:D:D Brave or what??

    To say that this was quite a morning would be an understatement.

    Just thought I would share it with ye. Also shows the cubs are out hunting on their own!

    FS


Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 468 ✭✭foxhunter


    Brilliant story I nearly laughed my ass off reading it :D:D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,920 ✭✭✭Dusty87


    Great story FS. Laughin at it. Can imagine your wife freakin out. Lol


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,795 ✭✭✭fish slapped


    My wife also laughed after she got over the initial shock, as for the kids, well it was hilarious to them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 782 ✭✭✭riflehunter77


    :D:D Brilliant he probably came into watch Dr Phil in this episode we find out that mr terrier is mr foxes father :D:D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,795 ✭✭✭fish slapped


    :D:D Brilliant he probably came into watch Dr Phil in this episode we find out that mr terrier is mr foxes father :D:D

    Actualy instead of barking like mad the terrier was shouting "GERRY, GERRY, GERRY!!!"

    :D:D:D


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,795 ✭✭✭fish slapped


    On the down side is any issues with sharing the garden with bunnies for the kids , apart from the holes?

    IE: cat wee is lethal.


  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 4,948 ✭✭✭pullandbang


    Who needs Sky HD to bring nature into your living room?:D

    Brilliant story...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,954 ✭✭✭homerhop


    Times like that you wish you had the cam corder close at hand.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,684 ✭✭✭macadam


    Did the Terrier return yet?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 160 ✭✭gentleman jim


    thats brilliant FS.
    i can't stop laughing at the thought of it!!:D
    wounder if the dog got him?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,795 ✭✭✭fish slapped


    No Misty came back and spent ages sniffing around the place barking her head off.

    Homerhop, it was really a "Kodak moment"

    The best bit was when they tried to turn out the kitchen door and both went SLAP off it :) You cant beat ceramic tiles :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭Double Barrel


    FS,

    Was this a real fox, a fox story or just a figment of the imagination ? :D:D:pac::cool:

    aaaz.jpg


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 298 ✭✭mac80


    My mate used to have a young fox who came and out of his cats bowl, the 2 animals seemed to get along.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,795 ✭✭✭fish slapped


    FS,

    Was this a real fox, a fox story or just a figment of the imagination ? :D:D:pac::cool:


    100% true, sometimes life is stranger than fiction!!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 653 ✭✭✭kakashka


    Very good FS
    Interesting to see if he would come back


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,374 ✭✭✭J.R.


    Few years ago I painted the sitting room ceiling & wallpapered the room. Final job was glossing the white skirtings, doorframe & doors.

    When glossing was finished went with wife & kids to visit mother-in-law as gloss takes ages to dry & is a nuisance with young kids around.

    Returned a few hours later & went in to check my handiwork - in bits...young starling had falled down the chimney & flew around the room, constantly banging off the window, covered in soot!

    Ceiling, carpet, couch, chairs & wallpaper destroyed with soot ....'tacky' gloss paint specked with black spots of soot,.... when I walked into the room it went berserk...bouncing off everything.

    Dug out the fishing net out of the shed & eventually released it in the middle of the 'green' .....right pain the the rear end!!!


  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 4,948 ✭✭✭pullandbang


    Sorry JR, couldn't help laughing at that one :D:D.
    I'm sure it wasn't funny at the time!:eek:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 782 ✭✭✭riflehunter77


    J.R. wrote: »
    Few years ago I painted the sitting room ceiling & wallpapered the room. Final job was glossing the white skirtings, doorframe & doors.

    When glossing was finished went with wife & kids to visit mother-in-law as gloss takes ages to dry & is a nuisance with young kids around.

    Returned a few hours later & went in to check my handiwork - in bits...young starling had falled down the chimney & flew around the room, constantly banging off the window, covered in soot!

    Ceiling, carpet, couch, chairs & wallpaper destroyed with soot ....'tacky' gloss paint specked with black spots of soot,.... when I walked into the room it went berserk...bouncing off everything.

    Dug out the fishing net out of the shed & eventually released it in the middle of the 'green' .....right pain the the rear end!!!


    You cant beat a story like this after been in work all day :D:D


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