Family of bears caught on camera in the Winding Cypress community

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You never know what you’ll see when you open the door in Florida, and for one WINK News viewer, it was a family of bears.

A WINK News viewer sent us a video of a bear family of four up close and personal at his doorstep.

WINK News Chief Meteorologist Matt Devitt posted a video on X saying, “Credit goes to Mike for capturing this awesome moment on his Ring doorbell. But we have to ask… where is Goldilocks?”

The video shows the bears crossing rocks and running right up to a home in the Winding Cypress community in Naples.

Homeowner Michael Blass said he doesn’t know why the bears came up to his doorstep. He and his wife weren’t home, and there was no food on the stove.

“I got a note on my phone [on the] Ring doorbell. I take a look, and there’s a whole little furry family of bears. I was so surprised and so happy to see [it]. I’ve never seen anything like that,” Blass said.

And they just might come back. Winding Cypress is a community of 1,100 acres
that is surrounded by 800 acres of land set aside as a natural preserve.

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