Hey It’s Jet Here.
Last Tuesday night, Mom took JJ out for last potty around 11:30 p.m. I, meteorologist extraordinaire, deduced a disturbance somewhere in the county which prohibited my attendance with the ladies. Usually, JJ quickly does her last potty somewhere on the front lawn, the ladies 180 it back into the garage and that’s that.
Instead, JJ did her Little Miss Watch Me Point, Set, and Contemplate Retrieving like a textbook Irish Setter who has trained for years. Startled and curious, Mom pointed and set herself right beside JJ to see what caught her attention. Standing beneath Mr. Gil’s flood light directly across the street, in linear silhouette was a… feline?
Fox in author Dave Barry’s home. (about 10 min. from us!)
Except… Mom whispered to JJ that felines do not have pointy noses and bushy tails. Huh? Mom’s lived at Casa Jet for 20 years and never saw a critter like, like what? A fox? We live in suburbia! Mom asked JJ if we have foxes in the Tropics. JJ, too focused on said “fox”, neglected to answer. They stood still for a good 5-10 minutes, until the fox must have smelled them, because it ran/scampered across the street to Miss Denise’s backyard. As it scampered, Mom tried to get a better visual thinking her eyes were playing tricks on her. The creature made interesting, non-feline sounds along the way.
The next day, Mom asked Miss Mary at work if we have foxes here. She wasn’t sure. Mom asked Miss Mary Ann, Miss Beverly and finally on Wednesday evening, my Madrina (Godmother in Spanish), said yes we do. She had a family of foxes at the house she just moved from. Mom then hit the internet.
Apparently, Florida hosts primarily two varieties: the red fox and the grey fox.
Mom thinks the one they saw resembled the grey fox photo; except more petite… a kit perhaps?
Since Miss Mary Ann always names creatures creatively, we’re going to request a name for our new neighbor tomorrow.
Another great, foxy mischief day.
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Woof! Woof! The red fox is beautiful but scary. They might be hunting for food so be very careful. Happy MM. Lots of Golden Woofs, Sugar
Hey Sugar, Jet here.
Mom read up on them. We would say that this fox looked like the size of a small cat. With the Everglades in the area… we see so many hungry critters!
We have foxes, and they play ( or mate ) on our front lawn at night..The noise is herendous. They arn’t frightened anymore of coming into more built up area’s. xxooxx
Mollie and Alfie
Hey Mollie, Hey Alfie, Jet here.
OMD, really? Yikes! We thought the same… that perhaps humans have encroached (VBP) so badly on their habitat that they have encroached on the human’s habitat!
Looking forward to hearing the name of Mr Foxy! Perhaps Reynard or Ferdinand??
Hey Misaki, Jet here.
Like your thinking… although Mom says Ferdinand makes her think of Ferdinand the Bull (from the children’s book of same name!)
Miss Mary Ann’s first try is Felicia!
Wow they are very cute!!
Hey Dalton, Jet here.
Mom and JJ thought so, too… although all our blogpals told us to be very careful!
Aren’t fox beautiful! We live in suburbia too but we saw 2 fox a few weeks ago and they looked so nice. We have coyotes too but they are dangerous and not as nice looking.
Hey Emma, Jet here. (Katie too!)
Mom and JJ thought so. (I was inside!) Really? Do you think they’ve always been in the ‘burbs and we have just missed them all this time??? Mom read that we have coyotes in Florida too, we had no idea!
We have foxes around here, and they’re a lot smaller than you’d expect!
Bunny
Hey Bunny, Jet here.
So we’re learning… also Mom did mention humans use the phrase… smart as a fox!
Thats pretty neat. I agree with Sugar though, be careful, they can be wiley.
Hey Roxy, Hey Torrey, Jet here. Hi Miss Mary.
We thought so… yes, Mom’s reading all about them… will stay respectfully at a distance!
Watch out for those critters, they are, well…foxy!
Hey Brian, Jet here.
Good one! Foxy critters!!
Hey Jet,
Maybe you’d better step up to the plate Dude and start going out with the Girlies to protect them?! 🙂
I love that you’re gonna give the Fox a name – I’d vote for Foxy Fox!! 🙂
Wags to all,
Your pal Snoopy 🙂
Hey Snoopy, Jet here.
Dude, I’m really trying to get my courage back. What with the booms, streaky lights, now wind noises, fire smells (last week), earlier dark skies… it’s been rough.
I like it! Miss Mary Ann’s first try this evening was Felicia… she asked for more time to ponder… 🙂 You know we named the peacock, Winchester, right???
JJ didn’t want to catch the fox?
Purrs
Hey Texas, Jet here. Hi Miss Carine.
Mom held her leash and she stayed in a point… not sure what would have happened if she was set free.
That Foxy is a very funny lookin’ dog if ya ask me!
Hey Amber, Jet here.
Good one Amber! Looks like a funny dog… BOL!
That litter critter is so cute. Wonder if it tastes like chicken
Benny & Lily
Hey Benny, Hey Lily, Jet here.
Doesn’t everything! 🙂
Wow – how cool to see a real live fox! Thanks for sharing!
Hey Blueberry, Jet here.
We thought so too!
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Wowie, wow wow Jetty, I had no idea you had foxes in the tropics!! I’m glad neither JJ nor the fox decided the other was a threat. Y’all need to be careful out there!
Hey Sampson, Hey Delilah, Jetty here. Hi Miss Jodi.
We didn’t either Miss Jodi! So we understand thanks to all our blogpals. 🙂
We have foxes around here too, but we never see them!
Hey it’s Jet here. Hi Miss Dianda.
Really? That was apparently us until last week!
The only time I saw one, was one laying in the bushes YEARS ago. He was very badly wounded. And I still feel stupid for not having the local vet number or anything. So we continued to school, looked up the number and went back quickly. But we were too late. 😦
Hey Cats & Co, Jet here. Hi Miss Dianda.
Ah, I’m sure you had kind intentions… 🙂
That is pretty cool but you’d better be wary as they can be very dangerous!
Hey Fred, Hey Gloria, Jet here. Hi Miss Janet.
Wowee, everyone is sending in cautionary advice… we’re listening!
We had grey foxes when Mom & Dad lived in Boise. They were cute, but liked to eat kitties. Then they weren’t cute anymore….
Hey Sage, Jet here.
Really? OMD, uh oh… and… we read (Mom read to me) that often they carry rabies… 😦
What good eyes! We bet it wasn’t making woof-woofy sounds either.
Hey Colehaus Crew, Jet here.
So nice to make your acquaintance.
Good one! Mom had to explain the reference, now JJ and I get it! 🙂 No, Mom said the sounds were almost chirpy to a degree, not what she expected.
Hey Jet!
How cool! Mom saw a fox before and it looked furry foxy to her!
purrrs from us
Sherlock,Ash and Traveler
Hey Sherlock, Hey Ash, Hey Traveler, Jet here.
Right? Good one… furry foxy!!! BOL!
How wonderful! My Mum says she misses the red foxes she used to see a lot of in England. We don’t get foxes here in New Zealand so I have never seen one. Mum was fascinated by the grey fox -she’s never seen one that colour before. 🙂
Big WOOFS from Solo 🙂
Hey Solo, Jet here.
Pretty cool, huh! Ah, so your Mum knows what Mom’s talking about! Mom learned that there are so many varieties, some humans even share their homes with foxes! 🙂
Mum loves red foxes. She’s lived in the countryside and in cities in England, and she says the town foxes are quite different to the ‘country’ foxes – they’re braver and bolder, and come into towns to raid the rubbish bins when they don’t have any food. Mum’s adage with wild animals has always been, “Leave them alone and they’ll leave you alone”. 🙂
Mum loves your photos!
Hey Solo, Jet here.
Please thank Mum, we don’t have fancy camera equipment and Mom is a novice photographer, so she really appreciated your compliment!
Your Mum and my Mom believe in the same adage! She also agrees about the city foxes. Here in the tropics, the humans have encroached so badly into the Everglades and the wetlands that many species have wandered into the human’s areas now.
Foxes are so cute, I always love catching a glimpse of one.
urban hounds
Hey Urban Hounds, Jet here. Hi Miss Kate.
What color foxes have you seen?
I’m with Sugar!! I would be scared to see a fox! Please be careful!
Hey Dakota, Jet here. Hi Miss Caren.
The girls were far enough away and the fox looked scared. It was so little… however, we’re learning size doesn’t matter!
Wow! That’s kinds of cool and scary at the same time! We have foxes around here too, the red ones, but we’ve never gotten very close.
Hey Leroy, Hey Sherman, Jet here. Hi Miss Jen.
Mom had that reaction for the first day or so, too.
How cool to see a fox! On our walkies we see a variety of wildlife butt have yet to spot a fox. Lucky you! 🙂
Waggin at ya,
Roo
Hey Roo, Jet here.
Waggin at ya too, buddy! Yeah, the ladies thought it was pretty cool, too!
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