I just saw a fox down by my mailbox
By snowy
@snowy22315 (205690)
United States
April 9, 2026 1:25pm CST
I have only seen a fox in this general areas a couple of times, so I was quite surprised to see this one. Generally, they are nocturnal. I hope it wasn't rabid. I was walking back up the streets from doing my steps and I saw the fox about 10 feet from my mailbox coming down the hill. He could sense something was there, but didn't see me until I said "Hey, go away, at which point he or she took off back the way it came. That was a surprise. Any wildlife startle you?
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@MarieCoyle (56966)
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5h
Foxes are prevelent here in the spring as well. They tend to move into secluded areas in or near a town or city to have their babies every spring. Coyotes will attack the babies in the wild. I have seen many this year, but they will soon be gone when the babies are old enough to travel back to their home place.
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@snowy22315 (205690)
• United States
4h
This was really only the second time I saw a fox here...although one time sitting on the deck I saw a coyote. Another time when I was walking Jax, I saw them in the shadows. I picked him up and rushed back to the house.
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@DianneN (252959)
• United States
4h
I see foxes all the time in my yard up north with a squirrel in its mouth. They bring them to their dens a couple of houses away, across the street, or down the block. Last summer, one brushed against my leg while I was playing a game on my iPad. It took a shortcut beneath my table. It startled me. When I turned around, I was happy that I didn’t see what was in its mouth. It felt very soft.
. I was wearing shorts.
. I was wearing shorts.2 people like this
@snowy22315 (205690)
• United States
4h
That would scare the heck out of me. It sounds like that particular fox has no fear of people.
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@snowy22315 (205690)
• United States
1h
@DianneN Not much for neighborhood updates eh?
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@DianneN (252959)
• United States
4h
@snowy22315 I ran in the house just to wash any germs off my leg. I’ve seen them walking down our street where I walk, and they are quite harmless. They just trot by and never stop to chat.
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@wolfgirl569 (132519)
• Marion, Ohio
1h
It's not unusual for them to be out during the day. They do mostly hunt at night but not always.
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@JudyEv (376909)
• Rockingham, Australia
Just now
Foxes are pretty secretive. In our time in Donnybrook, we only ever saw one.
@Deepizzaguy (119974)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
1h
I know if I saw a fox near my mailbox I would be scared myself since I fear if the fox has rabies or not.
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@LooeyVille (55)
• United States
4h
We have some foxes that live near here and we're in the suburbs. We see them occasionally.
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@snowy22315 (205690)
• United States
3h
Son used to live in an urban area..near to Wash DC..and there was a fox that hung around.
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