July 13, 2007: Fox steals eggs

Undertoad · 07-13-2007, 08:42 AM

xoB points us to this lovely set of pics and a complete story found at the Daily Mail, of a fox who finds and steals geese eggs.

I've only included a few of the 10 shots found there, well worth the visit. The fox has to carefully pick the egg up without smashing it, sneak away, and swim through 40 meters of pond... it turns out, has an incentive:

The little ones waiting to be fed. Head to the Mail for more shots and the full story.

Spexxvet · 07-13-2007, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

...The little ones waiting to be fed. ....

How can an egg eat those scrumptious looking foxlets?

Uisge Beatha · 07-13-2007, 09:23 AM

Let's see, how does the riddle go? You have to get a fox and five eggs across the pond in your boat. You can only carry two passengers at a time, but can't leave the fox alone with the eggs. Hmmm. No, I can't get more than four of the eggs across without the fox eating one.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-13-2007, 09:25 AM

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She even hid one for herself which she ate after feeding her family.

Smart... the little beggars will eat you out of house and home, given half a chance.

Shawnee123 · 07-13-2007, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Uisge Beatha

Let's see, how does the riddle go? You have to get a fox and five eggs across the pond in your boat. You can only carry two passengers at a time, but can't leave the fox alone with the eggs. Hmmm. No, I can't get more than four of the eggs across without the fox eating one.

I think you leave a goose in there somewhere. Then the fox eats the goose and forgets all about the darn eggs.

odie number seven · 07-13-2007, 09:57 AM

No hound dog???

barefoot serpent · 07-13-2007, 11:13 AM

*adds to list of Who Not To Put In Charge Of Hen House*

Coign · 07-13-2007, 11:34 AM

Yumm, fox and eggs. A breakfast of champions. And the fox even brings her own eggs for the cooking.

Pie · 07-13-2007, 11:42 AM

If she's stealing Canadian goose eggs, I say we promote her and hire a few more. Damn geese.

Pie · 07-13-2007, 11:43 AM

They were Canadian Geese! Go Foxy!

Shawnee123 · 07-13-2007, 12:06 PM

Everyone I know hates the geese. I feel sorry for the underfowl.

glatt · 07-13-2007, 12:13 PM

There were a bunch of them at a picnic area in Great Falls MD a few weeks ago, and people at the other end of the picnic area were feeding them. The damn things were so brazen, I had to walk around with my arms outstretched, to chase them away from our table. Flying rats.

Apparently there are different populations of them, and they are still protected because some of the populations are in decline. Around here, there's no shortage of them.

Uisge Beatha · 07-13-2007, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

I feel sorry for the underfowl.

Some of them can take care of themselves........
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BigV · 10-31-2013, 04:35 PM

What does the fox say?

"Eggs, poached, thanks."

Sheldonrs · 10-31-2013, 04:58 PM

"Take care the foxes. The little ones that spoil the vines. For our vines have tender grapes."

07-13-2007, 08:42 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	July 13, 2007: Fox steals eggs xoB points us to this lovely set of pics and a complete story found at the Daily Mail, of a fox who finds and steals geese eggs. I've only included a few of the 10 shots found there, well worth the visit. The fox has to carefully pick the egg up without smashing it, sneak away, and swim through 40 meters of pond... it turns out, has an incentive: The little ones waiting to be fed. Head to the Mail for more shots and the full story.

07-13-2007, 09:57 AM	#6
odie number seven A dying breed. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 22	No hound dog??? __________________ odie

07-13-2007, 11:13 AM	#7
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	adds to list of Who Not To Put In Charge Of Hen House** __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

07-13-2007, 11:34 AM	#8
Coign Wanted Driver Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vail, CO Posts: 279	Yumm, fox and eggs. A breakfast of champions. And the fox even brings her own eggs for the cooking. __________________ Quoting yourself is the height of hubris. -Coign

07-13-2007, 11:42 AM	#9
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	If she's stealing Canadian goose eggs, I say we promote her and hire a few more. Damn geese. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

07-13-2007, 09:23 AM	#3
Uisge Beatha Lecturer Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 945	Let's see, how does the riddle go? You have to get a fox and five eggs across the pond in your boat. You can only carry two passengers at a time, but can't leave the fox alone with the eggs. Hmmm. No, I can't get more than four of the eggs across without the fox eating one.

07-13-2007, 11:43 AM	#10
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	They were Canadian Geese! Go Foxy! __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

07-13-2007, 12:06 PM	#11
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Everyone I know hates the geese. I feel sorry for the underfowl. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

07-13-2007, 12:13 PM	#12
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	There were a bunch of them at a picnic area in Great Falls MD a few weeks ago, and people at the other end of the picnic area were feeding them. The damn things were so brazen, I had to walk around with my arms outstretched, to chase them away from our table. Flying rats. Apparently there are different populations of them, and they are still protected because some of the populations are in decline. Around here, there's no shortage of them.

10-31-2013, 04:35 PM	#14
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	What does the fox say? "Eggs, poached, thanks." __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-31-2013, 04:58 PM	#15
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	"Take care the foxes. The little ones that spoil the vines. For our vines have tender grapes." __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

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