For the first poster, I don't think rabies is a factor in this case. Actually many wild animals are becoming more and more used to humans. During the harvesting of crops many coyotes will wait on the edge of the fields for the farmers to start cutting and low and behold the mice and other critters are now out in the open. Only two people have died in more than fifty yrs from a coyote attack. They are skittish but not totally afraid.
They are beautiful animals and so are foxes. With that said they are much nicer to view out in the wild than hanging in someones home.

Awwww! We used to have deer in our backyard but the hunters really came in and took them all out. Haven't seen one in 5 yrs and we used to have a dozen or more. When one is lucky enough to have an experiance like this, it's definitly a gift from God. So happy for you folks!