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Wild Fox Asks for Encore From Banjo Player in the Mountains

A young adult male singer wearing a dark t-shirt with a graphic design, blue shorts, and sandals plays a banjo in a natural forested area where an adult red fox with reddish-brown fur and white underbelly stands nearby. The scene is set outdoors with trees, shrubs, and hills under soft morning or late afternoon lighting.

Andy Thorn from Boulder, Colorado, had the most interesting audience member while playing the banjo by his cabin in the mountains. Weeks ago, he had been visited by a fox while playing a 12-string guitar, and the fox returned.

A young adult male playing a banjo in an outdoor setting with red fox nearby under soft natural light.

It was a beautiful and clear day outdoors. The land was covered in trees, and the rolling hills and mountains stretched out for miles, and the sky was pink and blue.

As Thorn played the banjo, his fox friend strolled in front of him. Then the fox sat down. The vulpine’s ears were moving and twitching, and he seemed to thoroughly enjoy the music.

A red fox with reddish-brown fur and a white underbelly stands in an outdoor setting, while a man wearing a dark blue t-shirt plays a banjo on a hillside surrounded by dense green trees.

Thorn watched as the fox walked around him, and he turned to face him as he strummed the banjo. He and his wife Cecilia even wrote a song about the music-loving fox.

The song ended, and the fox went back to sit down in front of Thorn. He seemed to be asking for an encore, so Thorn didn’t deny him and continued to play.

Adult male playing banjo near red fox in a hilly, overcast late spring or early summer outdoor setting with dry grass and shrubs.

Around Thorn, the fox walked and listened intently to the beautiful banjo tune. Thorn was a very talented musician, and he couldn’t help but grin at their interaction.

The fox only left once Thorn was finished playing. A smile remained on the musician’s face, and the fox was surely satisfied with the private concert.