A Neighborhood Fox

On the night of the 19th, about a half hour before midnight, Lisa and I came to a stop when a fox froze in the intersection. 

Now, if you listen to the hysteria on local Facebook pages, foxes are Enemies of the State, on the hunt not only for your dog and cat but literally also hungry for your baby and toddler.

Balderdash. What a sad testament to the divide between human and nature in 2023. The fox is a threat to your chickens, rabbits, and other small mammals, but hardly likely to steal Little Junior from his stroller or dare to take on your Fido. 

This example of the beast was so afraid of humans that he stayed put in the intersection, unsure and frightened about where to flee. Then he posed AGAIN, on the sidewalk when we pulled up to take more (admittedly poor quality) cell phone pictures.