‘Member of fox community’ pays his regular visit to a yard on Bend’s Eastside

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A resident of Bend's Eastside shared with KTVZ News Wednesday a security camera video of an early-morning visitor: a fox.

"Nightly visit from one of our local fox community," Frank Starkey told us of the 2 a.m. video clip, which ends with the sound of his barking dog as the visiting fox moves on.

Starkey told us he's pretty sure it's the same fox who's been visiting, as "they're pretty territorial in nature."

He lives across Hamby Road from J Bar J Youth Services, which he noted lost some chickens to foxes in the past before they "hardened up" their protections.

"I have another camera set up on the other side, when he comes from the north," Starkey said. "He's pretty consistent. Somehow, he always wakes up our dog."

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says foxes, as well as coyotes and wolves, are found throughout the state.

The gray wolf, kit fox and Sierra Nevada red fox are Oregon Conservation Strategy Species.