The Hedgehog and the Fox (+ unknown)

Just a short clip of the hedgehog studiously ignoring the fox, which doesn't seem to know quite what to do. Plus a puzzle for you at the end of the video. What is it that appears from the top left of the screen and zooms down, and seems then to scurry on the ground. A leaf? A moth? A bat? Or even a spider?


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10 Comments

  1. anonymous April 7, 2009 at 3:04 am #

    Anonymous writes:

    Looks like a leaf – maybe one of last year's dead ones, if you still have them hanging around…

  2. gdare April 7, 2009 at 5:04 am #

    Hedgehog likes to be undisturbed during meal :yes:
    Looks like moth to me but can`t be sure.

  3. Words April 7, 2009 at 7:04 am #

    Darko, the hedgehog just takes no notice of the fox at all 😀 A moth is a possibility, but maybe a leaf, or maybe not. :confused:

  4. Words April 7, 2009 at 7:04 am #

    Anon, could be a leaf (we have plenty still from last year ready to drop), but nothing much else is blowing around.

  5. SittingFox April 7, 2009 at 7:04 pm #

    A bat, I'd guess – moths aren't often that specific about where they are flying!

  6. Flying Red Fox Blog April 7, 2009 at 8:04 pm #

    Interesting video! 😀 i think that was a leaf falling, but it wasnt that windy last saturday though.

    I was at Heathrow again that day taking more impressive shots.

  7. Words April 7, 2009 at 8:04 pm #

    Adele, I'd obviously really like it to be a bat, but I've nothing to compare it with not having seen how they fly down to the ground. A moth seems unlikely (wrong flight pattern as you say).

  8. Words April 7, 2009 at 8:04 pm #

    Mark, thanks! A leaf was my first thought but nothing else seems to be moving, and there are usually leaves on the ground that I can spot when it's windy. I may never know! :sherlock:

    You're getting some excellent aircraft photos. Great for identifying them. I had never realized just how many major airlines and types of plane there are.

  9. cakkleberrylane April 9, 2009 at 1:04 am #

    I would think a leaf too.

  10. Words April 9, 2009 at 10:04 am #

    Lois, that puts the leaf in front 🙂