My first odd animal encounter was maybe a month ago when a fox ran right by me going around my car then up the road. I watched as it crossed the road to the median then into the brush. I then heard a squeak from the bush and out ran two foxes and they chased each other down the street. I have seen one of the foxes since then crossing the street on a later night.
My next animal was with a bunny. I saw it hop up my driveway and into my backyard a few weeks ago. Another day I saw one hop across the path I was walking to my door. It stopped behind a plant and posed for a picture... Ok, so maybe not posed per se but it did freeze in its position as I took the picture. One adaptation of rabbits is they stand motionless and hope the predator doesn't see them. They also have coloring that helps them blend in with their surroundings. (Bonus points go to whoever can find the bunny in the picture.)In looking for activities to do with my nature class that I teach on the weekends I found something called "fox walking". Fox walking is a barefoot walking technique that helps you focus not on the ground but on your surroundings. I read that for every deer you see, you likely passed ten others. I was sure this time to look not just at the first deer I saw tonight, but to see if there were others. Sure enough when I surveyed the area I saw the other four deer. Look around you next time you are outside and don't let animal encounters go unnoticed, Meet Me Outdoors.
This was a very interesting posting - thanks! I will report that in snow-covered Ohio, there are tons of footprints of animals I never see. Very cool to think of!
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