Syracuse.com - 'Friendly' fox gets unusually close to homeowner

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"When I drove into my driveway today (May 7th) I found this fox sleeping next to the house. I called my wife to see the animal which, in time, woke up walked up to us and checked us out," he said.

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Dick Capella sent me these two photos and this story this morning about a fox he got surprisingly close to. Sounds strange and I wonder about the possibility of rabies or something like that.

Here's Dick's story:

"When I drove into my driveway today (May 7th) I found this fox sleeping next to the house. I called my wife to see the animal which, in time, woke up walked up to us and checked us out.

"Both my wife and I were astonished at its lack of fear of us and for the next three hours were treated to a most rare event. The fox wandered around outside the house, tried to get into the greenhouse and for a time came into my garage as I was repairing a mower, stretched out two or three feet away and watched what I was doing.

" A friend drove in and when he stepped from his car the fox walked over and stood between him and my wife and me. (Friend Mike didn't test the fox's intentions and retreated to the car until the fox wandered back into the garage) There was never any aggression or fear on the part of the fox---absolutely none.

"In time, the fox crossed the road and we thought we had seen the last of it----but it returned a while later and spent another thirty minutes near me. It finally left for good but I heard it softly barking across the road for some time.

"What an experience---I've never enjoyed such a "close encounter" such as that---What a delight to observe a beautiful animal at such a close distance."

<strong>Editor's note: Just a word of caution. Animals acting strangely should be viewed and handled with caution. Hope you like the pictures

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