Strange Bird in My Tree!

We have a bird house 12 ft up our tree. Can you see it?




Suddenly a strange looking bird lands on top of it. Any idea what kind of bird this is?




Now, let's zoom in a bit...




Next he lands on the ground. But where are the wings?

I heard once there are gray foxes that can climb trees. Is that one? Good pics!

Great pics!!

How cool! I LOVE foxes - they never fail to delight!

great pics

That's a Gray Fox and yes they can climb trees and rocks..Not often that you see them, they generally are a night time creature.. HOW LUCKY FOR YOU!!

noneya BIZ wrote: That's a Gray Fox and yes they can climb trees and rocks..Not often that you see them, they generally are a night time creature.. HOW LUCKY FOR YOU!!

Thanks for the info!

Those photos were taken on 10/14 around 11am. The fox was leaving the tree and looking down before leaping head first to the ground. I'm not sure why he decided to leave the tree. I'm glad the photos came out out OK because they were taken from the house through double pane glass.

And that's the 2nd time we've seen a fox in that same tree. The last time was last April/May when there was still snow on the ground. When we saw the fox, it appeared to be finishing eating a bird up in the tree. Then he stayed in the branches rolled up in a ball and slept the rest of the day. He didn't come down until night time. I took photos last time, but about all you could see was a ball of fur.

That's wonderful that he visits and THANKS for sharing the pics.. He's definitely after whatever uses the birdhouse..

we have a mom gray fox (we call her foxy) and kits of hers from last year and this year around. We LOVE foxes as they help with the abundant rodent population. I love those guys. I would LOVE to see how that fox got up that high...

The flying foxes were developed to take care of the flying squirrel problem.