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A Nest doorbell camera captured a visitor running away from a bear at a Connecticut home. (Photo Credit: Andrew Crumbie / Facebook)

A homeowner’s Nest camera recently captured the moment when a man was scared off a front porch by a bear.

Andrew Crumbie, who lives in West Hartford, Connecticut, said a strange man visited his home on Aug. 14. Crumbie didn’t know who the visitor was, however, he was able to see him push the ringer through his Nest doorbell camera, WFSB News reported.

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The footage, which was shared on Facebook, showed a big black bear running up to Crumbie’s front porch and scaring the man away. Once the visitor was out of sight, the bear paced around the porch for a minute before leaving the area.

“Apparently I had a visitor (or two) while I was away today,” Crumbie wrote on Facebook. “Not sure who the guy was but it’s safe to say he won’t be visiting again.”

Crumbie believes that the man may have been a contractor. He also said that even though he lives in between two reservoirs, black bears don’t typically come close to homes in his neighborhood.

“The bears are in the area often because I see them routinely. In this particular instance though, this bear was startled, possibly by the car as he was crossing the road and ran for safety,” Crumbie explained. “Unfortunately this guy was between the car and safety.”

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