[va-bird] Fox & Grackles

This evening a little before 8 PM while it was still good daylight when  I came 
home  I noticed a red fox in the hay field in front of my house moving along a 
fence line next to an adjoining corn field.  I got my binocs and started 
watching the fox which was about 150 yards away.  It was obviously stalking 
something in the edge of the corn field which I supposed to be maybe a rabbit 
or a mouse.  Shortly  the fox started barking and momentarily a  flock of 
Grackles burst up in a roar from the cornfield frightening the fox making it 
jump back a little distance.  Then the fox started barking again while intently 
watching where the Grackles had flown from before losing interest and leaving.  
Has anyone seen a fox do anything like this?  I often hear them bark at night, 
but this is the first time I ever saw one bark, apparently trying to flush it's 
intended prey out in the open.
Ken Hinkle
Bridgewater, VA
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