She stops by my office every night to hang out.  We've known each other since the end of last winter, when we first met one evening in the back parking lot.  Here is the first picture I took of her:




She began showing up regularly for little treats I would bring her and soon began spending more time after she finished dinner.  From the beginning, I was very impressed by her intelligence and often bold behavior.  After several months of meeting regularly, I began leaving the back door to the office building open for her.  Now, she just walks in, comes down the hall, and walks into my office.  She never "begs" for food, but will usually just lie down and wait for me to finish working or else, take a little nap.




She has become quite comfortable here and visits on a regular basis.  Her dinners consist of chicken, pork, liver, beef heart, milk, grapes, and dates.  Over the course of the summer we have had our little adventures, where she has encountered dogs, cats, and other foxes around here.  This is definitely HER territory, and she won't allow anyone else near here. 

I have taken a few short video clips of her and posted them to YouTube.  I'm sure most people won't find them very interesting, but I enjoy watching them every once in a while:




She's mischievous, playful, and always unpredictable.  Incredibly intelligent but strangely sensitive.  She knows which car in the lot is mine and will often hop up onto the roof to take a nap.  Sometimes, she will trot out to meet me when she sees me pull in at night.  If she's in the mood, she'll hang around for several hours.  Other times, she will leave shortly after dinner.  Fall is the start of their mating season, and a large male also hangs around here at night looking for her.  While the two of them often hunt together, she chases him away if they run into each other in the parking lot.  The vixens have a loud scream which is pretty unsettling the first time you hear it.





 







October 4

The fox showed up this evening after not having visited in about five days. She had been in a fight and her right eye was injured.  There was also a scratch under her left eye.  It's upsetting to see her hurt and being unable to help her.  She was very hungry and had three helpings of food.  Have never seen her eat so much.  Her behavior was skittish and she didn't spend much time relaxing, as she usually does. 

October 5

It was great to see my friend stop by last night.  Like before, she wasn't as playful as usual and it was obvious her injuries were causing her some discomfort.  Her right eye was closed up a little, but she wouldn't let me get close enough to see just what was wrong with it.  Judging from the scratch underneath her other eye, this was most likely from some encounter with another animal.  She kept running out into the parking lot, nervously checking to see if anyone was coming; then she would trot back inside for a brief rest.  Have to admit I have become very attached to her and I hope she mends quickly.
 
October 6

I'm glad we're back on our regular schedule.  Some employees from the bar across the street drove through the back parking lot the other night and saw the fox inside the building through the glass door.  I don't know what it is about foxes that freaks people out, but they were quite concerned, it seems.  Had to try and smooth things out afterward and hope no one makes anything of it.  Explained that she's not a pet, I'm not trying to "tame" her, and have no intention of "keeping" her in any way.  She just stops by every night for dinner and to hang out for a bit.  That's it.  But, people are weird and they like drama.  Here's a picture from last night.  You can kind of see how her right eye is hurt.




October 10

Her eye is getting better and she seems more comfortable.  Hung around for quite a while last night.