Fearless Bird Braved Herself And Approached A Fox

Birds are a great food to foxes, but this brave bird seems to be an exception.

Fhilcar

• Published in Animal Stories
• November 9, 2021

Do you know much about foxes? Foxes are omnivores, and by that, it means that they feed on plants and animals.

They love berries and fruits like apples, persimmons, and a lot more, but they are also direct predators of frogs, rabbits, earthworms, rodents, insects, guinea pigs, other small animals, and even birds. Yes, you read that right: birds.

But this little bird right here seems to be an exception as he exhibited extra braveness and boldness. Naturally, birds know their predators and are extra careful but what happened here is the exact opposite.

Instead of avoiding this snoozing fox, this bird probably had not thought of the danger he was facing. He was way too focused on his mission to get something out of the fox to make his nest pretty much more comfortable.

Well, this bird is clever enough to check whether the risk was worth taking before plucking all the hairs he could get from this snoozing fox. But you would always have this other thought: what if the fox was merely pretending to be asleep?

What if the fox waited only to have perfect timing and gobble up the poor little bird? Take time to read this article, and you will find out how wise this bird is.

The bird checks on the fox first.

As much as human parents would do anything for their children, birds would sacrifice much for their offspring too.

Which is exactly what this bird did as he needed something from the fox. Can you guess what that may have been?

Well, it was acquiring a necessary material for building a comfortable nest for its offspring, and that is no other than fox hair. But this fox could take this bird's life as foxes are direct predators of birds.

However, this fearless bird has a well-laid plan. It checked on the fox first to determine if, indeed, it was in deep slumber.

First, the bird landed on the fox. He tried to see what his reaction was and seemingly studied its movements too.

The titmouse watches the snoozing fox from afar.

The fox was busy dozing off but the bird wanted to double-check after it landed on the fox's belly to make sure of its reaction and perhaps his life's safety.

Not only did he check at biting or touching points but also from afar.

The bird repeatedly checked to be 100% sure.

So, was the first test not enough? The bird decided to do a little bit of pushing, jumping, and picking, to check again whether the fox would protest or show some violent reaction.

Its plucking time!

As the fox showed no aggression at all but simply mere annoyance, the bird becomes more confident he can be successful with his mission of plucking its fur.

Mission accomplished!

When the titmouse was able to establish that the fox was totally harmless at that state, the little bird went plucking out his fur. Surprisingly, the fox just let him do whatever this little bird wanted.

In case you want to watch the video of the encounter, here it is:

It's not every day that you get to witness situations like these, especially in the animal kingdom. This only proved that foxes may not be harmful to their prey at all times.

Sometimes, they can be cute creatures too that need to doze off and regain much of their energy.

Fhilcar