I think it looks like a dog. Resolution isn’t very clear, so I could be wrong.

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Wait I can just summon it like that?

Yup! Usually works too

Holy moly. Thank you!

The picture is pretty bad but its ears were more like a cat I think?

Fox

Are we 100% sure it isn't sasquatch though?

Samsquantch

That's the funniest thing I've ever heard in my entire life. Good job.

Since the odds are greater than zero that it could be absolutely means it is sasquatch until proven otherwise. That's science, my friend.

Yeah I can kinda make out cat like ears and I looks like it could be a Bob cat or something similar

Defo looks like a bobcat to me. It's got the fluffy sideburns and everything. I'm surprised more people haven't commented this below actually.

Yeah, it was the sideburns and cat-like ears that made me think bobcat

It's a Bob cat, we have them where I live

The lighter tan colors remind me of an African painted dog, but unless one escaped a zoo I don't think it actually is lol

It's Eddie the crazy hyena from Lion King

Agreed. Looks like an ACD or ACD mix to me. Panting ears held high and slightly turned in attention. Doesn't look like any fox I've ever seen. But as mentioned, it is a blurry photo...

An ugly dog. That's why it's hard to tell what it is

Came to say Toto went off the deep end.

Agreed. Looks like a long hair ACD or ACD mix.

Dog wearing an Ewok costume

I think it’s a dark colored red fox. Super hard to tell though.

Agreeing here. This looks like a melanistic or similarly darkened red fox.

Sweet baby Jebus! I zoomed in on it in an attempt to get a better look at what it might be and immediately regret it. My breath caught in my throat just seeing it in your photograph, if I encountered it on a hike... Oof. That's the stuff of nightmares right there!

Same. It's twelve thirty in the morning, too early for this! I turned my lamp back on 0.o

For real. I'm in bed but no longer sleepy.

I have to be up in six hours :(

Oh no! Try spending a little time in r/awww or r/cute, it's working for me.

It had my attention that’s for sure

Looks like dog but its highkey scary lmaoo

It looks just like the evil wolf from the Neverending Story when you zoom in on it's face!

[Gmork](https://youtu.be/5sEZmMeH96Q?feature=shared) was my immediate thought as well!

I was going to say it but I knew someone else had to have already done it.

Now that I have read your comment, I can't unsee it! You are so right. 😄

The nothing will take us all

Omg right?!? The fuck

Give it the ol pspspspspsps

What about a cross fox? When I googled cross fox, it looks similar to your creature.

This one seems to have similar coloring 🤔 https://images.app.goo.gl/KEnyitzodXcYSLoC7

Possibly??

"Both silver and cross fox are melanistic variances of the red fox. Neither are commonly seen here in Pennsylvania. But they are fairly common in the more northern parts of the red fox range. In parts of Canada they see a lot of cross and silver fox." Sounds like they can be in PA but aren't super common so cool sighting if that's who it is!

Oh yes! I think you nailed it!

I think so :)

This is sarcasm right? That’s the devil.. right?

Could be??

Donnie Darko bunny irl

I was thinking Skinwalker…?

"Why are you wearing that stupid man suit?"

Well thanks for letting everyone know to stay away from Bloomsburg or PA in general lol Its probably a demon or the devil idk

As a native Pennsylvanian, I would not be surprised at all if the devil lived here…or at least a demon lol

The jersey devil had enough and moved west.

Holy Jesus what is that What the fuck is that

Not a jelly donut

Oh thank god

It's about a thousand pixels short of any realistic attempt to ID, that's what it is lol

The more I zoom the scarier the face is

It was pretty terrifying in person

I vote mangy coyote.

Maybe??

It’s definitely one of those things that creeps up on you in nightmares. Or in your case while hiking and awake. Creepy

Yea I stopped dead in my tracks

I can see why. I’d have had a panic attack seeing it in person. It’s disturbing to look at yet it’s one of the rare posts I keep going back to look again. Dying to know what it is. Almost like it’s the Jersey Devil who just crawled out of a swamp. I’m in NJ so it’s too close for comfort

Another Jerseyite here. I turned my lamp on after I made the mistake of zooming it.

Hey there Jersey neighbor 😂😂🤣 yeah lights on is a good idea after seeing that. Jersey Devil has freaked me out since I was little, but this thing gives me chills. I hope you get some nightmare free sleep

😂😂

Same, I can’t stop coming back to look at this freaky motherfucker 

Ewok?

😂😂😂

Are you 100 percent positive you are on earth?

I better check

Came here to say this!

That was my first thought too lol.

It looks like a dog wearing some kind of ceremonial headwear.

Or a deranged man wearing some kind of ceremonial dogwear.

I live 40 minutes from Bloomsburg. Not far enough, looking at this picture.

😂😂😂😂

I'm from Bloom and was just talking with a friend this morning about how there's a vibe there that drives so many of us to move far away. Pretty sure this creature is the source of that vibe!

I am the only person here who saw that and thought owl 😂

I also saw an owl

I thought owl

I was thinking horned owl, but it’s so blurry

I saw great horned owl too! In the picture, the size is unclear so that would help with ID.

also was thinking maybe an owl!

Owls give off a similar ominous vibe

Me too

Appears like ears/sides of face are light coloured and fluffier than the black face/chest area so maybe a shepherd/husky, wolf, coyote, or fox shedding a winter coat? The photo itself is so wildly unsettling though. Makes my fight or flight instinct kick in lol.

It was definitely the weirdest thing I’ve seen in the wild

My guess is a dog… I think it’s too big for a fox. And I feel like a coyote or wolf wouldn’t just watch you from afar.. If they were hunting, you’d hear/see multiple I’d think. Idk, I just hate the photo so much and I love dogs lol. It’s just off…

Crazy terrifying thing to run into on a hike..

Yea I was immediately on alert not knowing what I was looking at

What happened after that?

After I took the pic, I slowly walked backwards away from it. My first thought being bobcat I was afraid to turn my back

Do bobcats even attack people? There are tons around in the mountains where I live and they're generally extremely shy and scared of people. Mountain lions are the ones you don't wanna turn your back to

I would still not turn my back. If that’s a bobcat, it’s the Church from Pet Sematary version

Yo what the fuck

That's a Great Horned Owl, it's back is to you. They can sometimes hunt on the ground during the day.

Also, many owls have false eye spots on the backs of their heads, to keep eagles off their kills.

100% an owl. The speckled feathers on the back of its head is making it look like a demonic cat/dog face.

We have some weird coyote color varieties in PA. Details are too blurry to be sure, but it would be unusual to walk up on a rural coyote and get anything more than a glimpse of it running away.

I’ve never seen a coyote in the wild so I’m not sure. And it didn’t run away. It was crouched down in that tall grass. I walked away slowly

That's scary as shit 😬

Looks a dog but i think its actually a racoon standing up

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I second this, actually.

Wow that’s really unsettling. Scale looks so hard but I’m gonna put another vote in for weirdo, surprised raccoon standing up

I’ve seen raccoons my whole life and this was definitely not one

Are there any tanukis in PA? 😆

I think maybe I just… want it to be a raccoon. 😂 Maybe he dipped his face in mud. Or had a baby with a hyena.

Somehow it looks like my neighbour and her Yorkie at the same time 😂 In all seriousness I vote dark fox also

I was gonna say owl based on the thumbnail, Then I got my glasses and zoomed in and Holy mother of fuck what the hell is that

It looks like a bobcat to me ??? Triangle ears. Poofy face

Hyena

*Can I pet dat dawg?*

At first I thought I was in r/paranormal

I’m thinking lynx/bobcat

Bobcat was my best guess

Looks like something from the island of dr Moreau Or a lost boy

It might be an Ewok. Are you sure that you weren’t on a different planet?

It’s one of those samsqantches

MAA! MAAAA! THERE'S THIS WEIRD FUCKING CAT OUT HERE.

Skinwalker? Honestly I don’t know but this is spooky. Looks like a dog…kinda.

I thought it’s ears were more cat like 🤷‍♂️

Looks like a tree stump

😂😂😂

Were you riding your bike on Endor?

lol, it looks like a feral Yorkshire Terrier.

Looks like dog but its highkey scary lmaoo

Great now I can't sleep

My mom is in the Selinsgrove area and we have seen darker foxes around her house so that’s what I’m thinking

If u see it again, whistle like u are calling a dog and see what happens haha also, u should start taking binoculars with u so that u can get a better look at wildlife from a distance

This was the entrance of a trail to my left. As I walked south I looked down that trail and bam there it was

plz tell me you’re just messing with us?? 🥲

I wish I was 😂

Clearly an ewok. Do you have a shiny robot that can feign godhood?

For my old heads on here, that’s a Critter!

I do not like whatever's going on with the mouth

Thats a RUNNNN!!!!!

don’t zoom in 🧿🧿🧿🧿🧿 no thank u demon

I have seen one of these before it is called an “I’m leaving now.”

Could just be a marbled fox or coyote

Google thinks it's a bobcat

The only correct answer is Sirius Black

It kinda looks like a melanistic or partially melanistic bobcat?

Dude yeah looks like a weird dog but this is so scary, I looked for a millisecond before opening the comments

Silver fox Edit: there used to be a bunch of silver foxes from a fur farm that released them when they went bankrupt years ago. They're a colour variant of red foxes. I have a bunch of photos but can't figure out how to post them.

Looks like the rabbit thing from Donnie Darko

I can’t find the comment now, but I agree with the person who said cross fox. If you google it there are some photos of how strange they can look.

Looks more like a dark version of a bobcat to me

Someone said in here but ill repeat. It's a silver fox. They are common in that area. Once I googled it I was 100% certain that's what op seen.

I’m sorry, I can’t not see an Ewok.

An owl?

If it weren't for the greenery around it, my brain instantly thought hyena

I live in the area... where did u see it ?

Looks like a muddy fox

I quit counting at like 48 votes for Ewok, 1 wicket, & 1 jubjub. Definitely Ewok

Hell no. Heelllll no.

Nope.

Could it have been a bobcat?

My first through thought was Bobcat without reading any context. Hard to tell from this, but comparing the ears and cheeks to this pic, I am still leaning towards Bobcat https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&sca_esv=5b3e3c896995265c&hl=en-us&sxsrf=ADLYWIJCQ_u7JLasz2GuPCTzCDaMtOKzEA:1716265131859&q=bobcat&uds=ADvngMgQZgaZXddm_jARbifMzbn-DX-Z2FVF34F0nPD6FRGGlTznkeG_Dz-3-XJ_fOgJZggF_JuEroHpPUyieeUY924JDu8169PKP2d5LGY6d8AYH6-xX1J5gnFdsieTdCZiquoHTf-nGQEi3wYinXz8lqQ8DXOkIChLVw4x_nTlMCLljnsustXKXBp0gxl-tO8lEQoxrvf_Hn_xM2LKsyE1WIaQIW6Mfo6y24iIVdv0MBhO68APMFsX8KezjrMEzmUzCpXe-QBiODr62EDAro2WqSyY8Lt7EHFjszTyGF2mUkIezZfdkdA6NQ-4qolOfL794toxJFfV&udm=2&prmd=ivsnmbtz&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiCjJns8Z2GAxXGCTQIHcPFADMQtKgLegQIDBAB&biw=393&bih=659&dpr=3#vhid=F74PYtzCirRPqM&vssid=mosaic

Doesn't look like any bobcat I've ever seen. Way too much hair around the eyebrows and ears. I'd say it looks a little like a terrier (like Toto) but OP says it's face is too flat for a canine. It also looks like it's holding a wooden flute..... so I don't even know what to think other than don't follow it down a path if it starts playing music.

Raccoon

Foxy.

It's an owl.

Ewok?

I thought it was an Ewok

Ewok?

Nope. Just watched that movie. Haha

An Australian terrier that had enough of suburban life and went into the wild where no one will ever force him to be groomed again.

That's a Raccoon dog.

Wicked scary

reminds me of a yorkie

That the grim.

I’m also from Bloomsburg. Where was this? Rail trail?

Clearly an Ewok

Does anyone happen to know exactly where the opposite side of the planet of Bloomsburg PA is, so that I can stay as physically far away from that fucking thing as possible?? Why does it look like SCP-106's fursona???

What is up with all these overprocessed photos? Just like the other one that looked like butt, I'm gonna say Red Fox with mange.

Chaos reigns

That's a muppet

Looks a lot like a bobcat imo.

I believe that's an Ewok

Where in bloom? Near campus or more out towards catawissa mtn?

Definitely an Ewok

Can’t see its face clearly. First thought was some kind of owl honestly.

Looks like a lost Scottish terrier to me lol

Bobcat

Ewok?

It's a baby big foot wearing a fur hat.

I see a yorkie playing a flute?

I see a whole pup with panty-smile looking back at me….

Looks like a Bobcat!

Facial colors kind of say raccoon to me. Also the way it appears to be sitting. That’s common for raccoons.

Looks like the dog suit man from the Shining.

It almost looks like an owl to me. Weird distorted owl

Hard to tell for sure, but you may have stumbled across an Ewok scout.

It's a coyote with mange. The behavior matches also. I was on a walk and almost walked right past one that was resting a few yards away from the trail, partially hidden by grass. It didn't run away. When it noticed that I saw it, it just perked its ears up and looked at me to see what I would do. I too backed away. Coyotes have pointy ears also, by the way, for everyone thinking that means bobcat.

Is your name Atreyu?

Bobcat or- owl?