Yesterday I was first attracted by an unfamiliar screeching noise coming from the back of our yard, then I saw two blurs racing from the back woods towards the house, then I realized the first black and white blur was my cat and the second blur was a grey fox right on its tail. The fox was clearly out for dinner, but left without our cat when I both yelled and ran.
This cat came to us as a stray from Bridge Street, and much as we have tried to make it into an indoor cat, it still aggressively seeks to get outside, crouching by the door and bolting past our feet when we come home.
Be careful about letting any small pets outside.