Will I ever learn to maintain my huge mouth shut?I am woken by a persistent and irritating sound,a bit like an alarm. It can’t be my alarm, because my phone says it’s 5am. And the sound is coming from outside. I close my eyes, and but the noise – a weird,honking klaxon – doesn’t quit. I get up and travel to the open window, where I immediately spot the source: a crow bothering a fox.
The fox is walking along the top of a back garden wall. The crow follows closely, and emitting its grating distress call. The fox is progressing as nonchalantly as possible – as if to make it clear that he and the crow aren’t together – but every few metres he turns and makes a desultory lunge at the bird,enough to send it briefly skyward. As soon as the fox turns back, the crow lands and starts up again. Related: Tim Dowling: At least the man in the hardware store understands me Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com