fox question?

jay.b

hi all sorry if this sounds stupid but id like to know. i seen plenty of foxs out and about and the odd time they would have birds (usually mags) flying above them as they run alone. anyone know why they do this? thanks j

Dupont

not sure but id say there on the look out to scavenge somthing that the fox might of caught and is eating????

Bizzum

Probably Mobbing.

blackstairsboy

I don't know what it is with magpies and foxes but I hardly ever see a fox without seeing a magpie. When calling foxes you often here the mags begin to chatter when a fox is moving through the wood. I know a keeper once said to me when he has birds to wood in late summer he eases of the magpies as they will kick up such a racket if a fox is in the cover they will warn the gamebirds of his presence.

They are strange critters

Tackleberrywho

jay.b wrote: »

hi all sorry if this sounds stupid but id like to know. i seen plenty of foxs out and about and the odd time they would have birds (usually mags) flying above them as they run alone. anyone know why they do this? thanks j

Foxes are Hyenas and magpies are Vultures.

Just a different country is all

landkeeper

yep magpies and if there are any around jays especially will warn you of anything predatory sneaking about if you sit still you can often see what it is could be a fox /cat/stoat that's what the magpie chatter on a u caller is basically mobbing and they all like to join in
song birds too will do it especially to an owl, if it shows its face

everypenny

As Cantona once said: "Ze seaguls, zay follow ze trawler because zay know that fish will be thrown in"

That was after he did the judo kick to a fan in the crowd mind....

djflawless

Before i start giving what i think is a fairly good answer,i just want to say that it might NOT be true but i think it was the warrener who said that a magpie or 2 will often follow a fox and dip and dive at him to get him off the magpies territory.
ive noticed the crafty feckers meself when i was out with the shotty but im still to get me 1st red dog.every evenin that im out i alwayshave me ears to the sky for a magpie chatterin..4nyways hope me answer might shed a bit of light on the subject

J.R.

everypenny

Its like a pictoral description of what my hangovers are like, two magpies just picking at me. A good poll to run here is to ask which one would you drop first... the mag or charlie?

Dupont

everypenny wrote: »

Its like a pictoral description of what my hangovers are like, two magpies just picking at me. A good poll to run here is to ask which one would you drop first... the mag or charlie?

id go for option c.;) a bb in the botttom barell for the fox and a 32 7 for the mag:D

johngalway

Neither, I'd be too busy watching them I think.

foxinsox

Dupont wrote: »

id go for option c.;) a bb in the botttom barell for the fox and a 32 7 for the mag:D

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