Friendly wild urban fox comes to be fed

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  • Опубліковано 23 лип 2018
  • My friendly vixen comes to be fed one evening in June. Filmed at 4K UHD 2160p on a GoPro Hero 5 camera in Birmingham UK. No, she didn't bite me and we don't have rabies in the UK. "Friendly wild urban fox comes to be fed #2" can be found at • Friendly wild urban fo...
    For more about my encounters with foxes go to askulkoffoxes.weebly.com .
    © Steve Downer www.wildlife-cinematography.co.uk
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  • @windupmerchant1679
    @windupmerchant1679 Рік тому +805

    I can't believe how calm and well-behaved the pig was throughout this interaction.

    • @joemartin9904
      @joemartin9904 Рік тому

      If the man really cared about the fox he give it a flea bath and a deworm treatment and feed the pig to it . Fried

    • @mukta4689
      @mukta4689 Рік тому +17

      There's a pig too omg

    • @danieldaugaard403
      @danieldaugaard403 Рік тому +15

      The human is what he means

    • @bayernmuchen8777
      @bayernmuchen8777 Рік тому +104

      @@danieldaugaard403 i think he is talking about the pig statue thats in the left of the screen

    • @poppytoad911
      @poppytoad911 Рік тому +4

      Bruhhhhh 💀

  • @pfdrtom
    @pfdrtom 3 роки тому +2345

    "In a world where you can be anything...be kind".

    • @chloereed2434
      @chloereed2434 3 роки тому +4

      @@mwc1988 honestly since then I find it hard to see that quote, personally would have chosen one without the reputation.

    • @michaelpoyntz774
      @michaelpoyntz774 3 роки тому +18

      I really like what you said! To be sure......be kind!

    • @MPGunther1
      @MPGunther1 3 роки тому +2

      ❤👍

    • @avarmauk
      @avarmauk 3 роки тому

      @@mwc1988 my ex

    • @anonymousradioshow
      @anonymousradioshow 3 роки тому +2

      What type food are you feeding? (Look at the length of those fangs!!!) Careful 🤕!

  • @HW-vg3ju
    @HW-vg3ju 2 роки тому +581

    This is the fox's 4 star dining. Beautiful scenery, superb service & hospitality, and food served in a bowl not just on the ground. Love it!

    • @TonyEnglandUK
      @TonyEnglandUK Рік тому

      The piglet on the left at 1:30 was so clever to remain motionless like that throughout the entire event.

    • @mariashaffer-gordon3561
      @mariashaffer-gordon3561 Рік тому +25

      I'm sure the fox gave this restaurant a 5 star review - nice ambiance, friendly service, good presentation.

    • @Ffloyd12
      @Ffloyd12 Рік тому +4

      @@mariashaffer-gordon3561 couldn’t agree more

    • @mnomadvfx
      @mnomadvfx Рік тому +5

      "food served in a bowl not just on the ground"
      The bowl seems civilised to us but the animals really dont care, at the end of the day they only care about the food left on it.

    • @mariashaffer-gordon3561
      @mariashaffer-gordon3561 Рік тому +9

      @@mnomadvfx Nevertheless, it's nice to eat food and not get a little bit of dirt or grass or whatever a fox doesn't want with its food. If he starts leaving a pile of napkins next to the bowl, then we'll know that he's gone too far.

  • @pakjai5532
    @pakjai5532 8 місяців тому +22

    You can tell a person is a good person when they are kind to animals. You can feel good energy coming from this man.

    • @horesai
      @horesai 17 днів тому

      Adolf?

    • @petersvillage7447
      @petersvillage7447 14 днів тому

      @@horesai He killed his own dog to test suicide pills.

    • @horesai
      @horesai 14 днів тому

      @@petersvillage7447, obviously hitler is bad, and he still loved his dog tho
      there is a correlation here between love to animals and goodness but it isnt 100% accurate, thats all i wanted to say

    • @Ligerpride
      @Ligerpride 10 днів тому

      ​@@petersvillage7447 well he was committing suicide himself so there's that.

    • @petersvillage7447
      @petersvillage7447 10 днів тому

      @@Ligerpride I'm not saying his plan didn't have upsides, I'm just saying he clearly wasn't really an animal lover.

  • @johannesswarts1440
    @johannesswarts1440 2 роки тому +88

    I Like that the gentleman just lets the fox eat - no touching, no trying to engage the fox, except at the end. And lovely garden - very peaceful. Beautiful interaction.

  • @JasonGafar
    @JasonGafar 5 років тому +354

    You can tell this man has a lot of peace within his heart.

    • @bengunn3228
      @bengunn3228 4 роки тому +24

      Jason Gafar How a person treats animals tells me all I need to know.

    • @bellaberg419
      @bellaberg419 4 роки тому +6

      I agree too!

    • @gfriedman99
      @gfriedman99 4 роки тому +6

      Being as one with nature -God’s creation - will do that for you.

    • @JimmyFranny
      @JimmyFranny 4 роки тому +1

      Seems a bit of a downer to me...

    • @sonicthehedgehog8348
      @sonicthehedgehog8348 4 роки тому +5

      @@bengunn3228 : What? I know a person who treats their pigs very well but come Thanksgiving, it's over for the pigs. Looks can be deceiving.

  • @jimmyblues59m76
    @jimmyblues59m76 2 роки тому +295

    Beautiful garden. No wonder the fox showed up. And fine dining accommodations too. 😁

  • @SilentKnight43
    @SilentKnight43 Рік тому +240

    The world should be filled with more kind, gentle and compassionate people like this. The trust he's developed with this wild fox speaks volumes.

    • @bearzdlc2172
      @bearzdlc2172 Рік тому

      this is just autism at its finest. the animal wants nothing but free hand outs. you think youre cute giving parasites food because theyre 'cute' its all survival to them. grow a brain and stop being a wanker

    • @avabow5979
      @avabow5979 Рік тому +7

      It’s a bad idea though as it means the fox will start trusting people - and many people don’t live foxes or have aggressive dogs… I feed foxes but I’m doing it by leaving bowl of food at the end of my garden behind a wired fence

    • @davidm2031
      @davidm2031 Рік тому +5

      @@avabow5979 this is 100 true. Just wanted to add that foxes are naturally very curious and will come up to humans even if they aren't being fed.
      There was a family of foxes that lived in my backyard. No one was feeding them as I live in the country with no close neighbors. The mom fox and her kits would come up to me when I got home from work and smell me. I never fed them or pet them but they were close enough to be able to. The kits would also leave dead animals at my doorstep. Multiple times. They viewed me as one of their own. Even tho I did my best not to interact with them. They are such a cool animal.

    • @davechristian7543
      @davechristian7543 Рік тому +6

      most of us are once we get into our 50's its the people who r in there 20's n 30's of today who r the ones who have no compassion n don't even care about the elderly iv noticed as it seems to me its now a world just for the young n that's so sad n so different to wat it was just even 25 years ago let alone 50 years ago

    • @billrobbins5874
      @billrobbins5874 Рік тому

      ​@@avabow5979 no foxes here.

  • @ChristoMac
    @ChristoMac 3 роки тому +840

    I have a family of 4 Fox in my back woods, it's Mom, Dad, and 2 babies. They are very sweet, seriously harmless to humans, beautiful gentle animals.

    • @kck9742
      @kck9742 3 роки тому +42

      No wild animal is "harmless" -- a fox CAN hurt you. Too many of us grew up on Disney movies and think that wild animals can be tamed. Yeah, they can, but it takes hundreds to thousands of years.

    • @ChristoMac
      @ChristoMac 3 роки тому +84

      @@kck9742 I live in the WILD and as long as you show RESPECT to the animal, you will be FINE unless it's a Bear and in that case prey, I've been around WILD animals my entire life but I've never seen Disney anything.

    • @kck9742
      @kck9742 3 роки тому +19

      @@ChristoMac Yeah, I'm sure respecting a croc is going to keep it from attacking you if it wants to.

    • @ChristoMac
      @ChristoMac 3 роки тому +27

      @@kck9742 Go watch a Disney whatever and THINK you know whatever it is you THINK you know, because you DON'T know SHIT obviously, I type this as my dog is out back PLAYING with 1 Coyote and 2 Fox ohh dangerous

    • @kck9742
      @kck9742 3 роки тому +20

      @@ChristoMac You know nothing about me. Letting your dog play with a coyote is about as stupid as you can get.

  • @reneemcguire5335
    @reneemcguire5335 3 роки тому +608

    What a kind, gentle man! I wish more of his kind would be around.He is priceless

    • @nickknight8065
      @nickknight8065 2 роки тому +7

      ? There's a couple billion here and there.

    • @sixslinger9951
      @sixslinger9951 2 роки тому +13

      a good majority of people are good people. the negative are always focused on in the news.

    • @patrickhing1055
      @patrickhing1055 2 роки тому +1

      I agree

    • @oliverkitkat6860
      @oliverkitkat6860 2 роки тому +7

      God bless such a gentleman ✌️

    • @kohedunn
      @kohedunn 2 роки тому +5

      There are many...English folk love their animals..always have..

  • @luminescent7580
    @luminescent7580 Рік тому +44

    The grandpa i wish i had. An absolute gentleman with a love for animals. May you have a wonderful retirement Sir. Hats off to you.

  • @anyascelticcreations
    @anyascelticcreations 2 роки тому +160

    The gentleness of this man makes me want to cry.

  • @alexbarnes6367
    @alexbarnes6367 3 роки тому +1522

    Did anyone else revel in this guy's garden setup? Freaking awesome.

    • @SquireThomas
      @SquireThomas 3 роки тому +118

      Seriously. British people have such nice gardens.

    • @shaunpierce4174
      @shaunpierce4174 3 роки тому +32

      @@SquireThomas indeed we do

    • @ellamone9998
      @ellamone9998 3 роки тому +38

      How could anyone miss such beauty, the plant containers and ornaments add the perfect touches. Love the postcard look, the fox and friend are mandatory :)

    • @gtrguy3237
      @gtrguy3237 3 роки тому +13

      First thing i thought...

    • @jimbowen8234
      @jimbowen8234 3 роки тому +10

      To a North American, his garden looks very narrow.

  • @kat200214
    @kat200214 3 роки тому +609

    You can tell that she trusts you by the fact that she doesn't run away with her bite each time like wild animals normally do. She trusts you enough to eat and chew that close to you. Well done :)

    • @paullangton-rogers2390
      @paullangton-rogers2390 3 роки тому +35

      I'm guessing this wasn't the first time and the fox was familiar with him. But his body language was perfect, he kept low and turned his back lowered his eyes remain still and quiet respecting the fox space.. all non threatening behaviour so the fox relaxes.

    • @Simon-nk7ji
      @Simon-nk7ji Рік тому +2

      @@paullangton-rogers2390 Gloyt 🤣 thinks he's a fox!@!

    • @littlebighumancom
      @littlebighumancom Рік тому +9

      Feeding wild animals and getting them used to people is always a brilliant idea.

  • @teresagaylor3995
    @teresagaylor3995 2 роки тому +21

    This man is sweet to the core- he will be blessed for this

  • @georgewilkinson5868
    @georgewilkinson5868 Рік тому +29

    That man totally made himself a fox friend now that is what I call a friendship

    • @aninewforest
      @aninewforest Рік тому

      Yes, like in the story The Little Prince.

    • @acornsucks2111
      @acornsucks2111 11 місяців тому

      Fox and Friends.

    • @georgewilkinson5868
      @georgewilkinson5868 11 місяців тому

      @@acornsucks2111 yeah first thing that popped up in my head was The Fox and the hound. That movie showed the same amount of bondage ❤️

  • @lesblakeman
    @lesblakeman 3 роки тому +1647

    To gain the trust of a wild creature is the greatest compliment any of us will EVER be paid

    • @patrikhansson8749
      @patrikhansson8749 3 роки тому +40

      And most likely the death to it.

    • @stephaniemcmahon3808
      @stephaniemcmahon3808 3 роки тому +5

      Yes! I agree whole heartedly 💛

    • @rjvidalt1
      @rjvidalt1 3 роки тому +4

      Well said, nothing could be more true

    • @bubbajohn8131
      @bubbajohn8131 3 роки тому +9

      These are not wild. Look up the word habituated.

    • @gwens5093
      @gwens5093 3 роки тому +7

      The day you can't feed them, they eat you.

  • @samanthahowse570
    @samanthahowse570 3 роки тому +98

    I’ve fed foxes for years, I have three that I feed by hand, they sit by my back door in the summer. One scratches the door when he is there, he was left by his mum at six weeks under my shed so I’ve known him still last year. He is so gentle taking food from me they all are. They get on with my cats and dog. I’ve got a couple of them help when they had mange and eye infections. Take they meds brilliantly lol. Now I have a pregnant mum the last few weeks, my daughter says they tell each other where to go for help lol. She was so skinny at first. They are so misunderstood. Had Cubs come and go. But one old one who is a fixture now and the one born here.x

    • @markkauffman6184
      @markkauffman6184 2 роки тому +3

      What do you feed them? I'm afraid if I just put food out I'll end up feeding raccoons and other unwanted wildlife and not the foxes.

    • @anonnymous4684
      @anonnymous4684 Рік тому +1

      @@markkauffman6184 Raccoons are ace! Would love to have them in my garden.

  • @marittamustonen-smith7333
    @marittamustonen-smith7333 2 роки тому +29

    It’s priceless feeling when you have been honoured with a trust from wild animal. I feel very honoured and proud. Be kind to all living creatures 💕

  • @Raj-Sahu157
    @Raj-Sahu157 Рік тому +4

    Almost got me to tears... The fox was hungry, the man was compassionate, both were beautiful creatures 🙏✝️💕
    Love all, bless all. Love all bless all 🙏✝️

  • @briansalk3233
    @briansalk3233 5 років тому +5537

    I once fed a wild fox. Over time, it ate from a bowl, then from my hand, then it would come into my house to eat. It all changed one day when it locked me out of my own house, claimed squatters rights, and I had to live in the field for months before the courts sorted it out.

    • @ivette3324
      @ivette3324 5 років тому +461

      Wasted a few seconds of my life, to read this 🤦🏻‍♀️

    • @dotdotdot1113
      @dotdotdot1113 5 років тому +638

      @@ivette3324 wasted? I'd say that reading this was time well spent

    • @Sarah.aerialist
      @Sarah.aerialist 5 років тому +16

      PFFT XD

    • @rafvierthstein5210
      @rafvierthstein5210 5 років тому +24

      @Robert Roberts it was a meme and not his idea.

    • @DingXiaoke
      @DingXiaoke 5 років тому +22

      Ah huh, it'a metaphor. Nice

  • @Gloria-vu4vv
    @Gloria-vu4vv 3 роки тому +315

    Your mind, fox, and the garden are so beautiful.

    • @ro3in327
      @ro3in327 3 роки тому +2

      Gays

    • @averyjoycelynbarakudablock4139
      @averyjoycelynbarakudablock4139 3 роки тому +11

      @@ro3in327
      ^ sheltered and ignorant,
      do something about it.

    • @pattyoneill6724
      @pattyoneill6724 2 роки тому +2

      They have beautiful faces and love how gentle they are ! Foxes rule !

    • @ianarmstrong9594
      @ianarmstrong9594 2 роки тому +1

      I have a farm in Alaska and that Fox has rabies and thats for sure

  • @jmbrinck
    @jmbrinck Рік тому +6

    Kindness is light. Seeing this man feeding a wary fox is proof. All light.

  • @pauljessome5718
    @pauljessome5718 2 роки тому +4

    Patient and kind old man being kind to a shy and wary fox. I love it. God bless.

  • @bluegreyfogg
    @bluegreyfogg 3 роки тому +280

    The "wild" in wild animals is incredible. You can see this fox is still ready to take off at any second. Constant alertness for survival. ❤️

    • @syta657
      @syta657 2 роки тому +23

      Well, this is because humans are unpredictable. He is lucky in this case but it is not good to get too attached to humans. Not all have good intentions! Think about fox hunting, an awful practice which should be banned completely!

    • @auggie803
      @auggie803 2 роки тому +6

      @@syta657 -Exactly. I have 2 stray cats that i feed everyday 10 minutes before sunset but they wait over by our shed 20'away.

    • @syta657
      @syta657 2 роки тому +4

      @@auggie803 That is very kind of you to feed them. I did that back then when living in Italy.

    • @barrypuccini6142
      @barrypuccini6142 2 роки тому

      @@syta657 Even worse is when the fox hunters introduce them to foreign countries so that they can continue the practice and then the population gets out of hand and starts to decimate the natural fauna

    • @alreawon1212
      @alreawon1212 2 роки тому +2

      @@auggie803 Stray cats usually won't be friendly with humans because some assholes tend to kick cats. They may slowly get trust back again if you feed them, then they will be hurt again and so on.

  • @truckertom3323
    @truckertom3323 5 років тому +805

    What a nice Garden you have.

    • @redhedkev1
      @redhedkev1 5 років тому +17

      I thought the same thing.

    • @danialskizo3561
      @danialskizo3561 5 років тому +14

      Mee too

    • @missannamack7054
      @missannamack7054 5 років тому +8

      Beautiful

    • @ComericanMulpas
      @ComericanMulpas 5 років тому +6

      Meeeeeeeeeee toooooo!

    • @JeffGR4
      @JeffGR4 4 роки тому +1

      "Sitting in an English garden waiting for the Sun... " _I Am the Walrus_ (1967).

  • @haroldmcbroom7807
    @haroldmcbroom7807 2 роки тому +12

    That's awesome. I once had a squirrel come up to my sliding glass door, stand on his two hind feet, with his paws on the window, looking in. I got up, went into the kitchen, and came out with a piece of bread, and amazingly he didn't run when I opened the door, he just stood there, and I dropped the bread on the ground, and he took it and ran. I'll never forget that cute little furry. I love God's creatures.

  • @lovebeingpositive
    @lovebeingpositive 2 роки тому +8

    love foxes , thank you for showing love and helping wildlife

    • @aaroncapricorn5867
      @aaroncapricorn5867 Рік тому

      feeding wild animals isn't the answer unless he is going to keep it

  • @mohamednacer8419
    @mohamednacer8419 4 роки тому +657

    This man looks so genuine, honest and real... god bless

    • @TheNakedeyes78
      @TheNakedeyes78 4 роки тому +11

      An animal lover 🙂

    • @jamesporter6288
      @jamesporter6288 4 роки тому +7

      He shouldn't be feeding a wild animal, do you people not see why this is a bad idea and NOT good for the fox?

    • @nparsona
      @nparsona 4 роки тому +4

      @@jamesporter6288 I am conflicted on this. Wild animals need to be allowed to be wild, not relying on humans for food. Also, many humans are scumbags and if this fox loses it fear of them then bad things can happen. But then I wouldn't be able to restrain myself from feeding it.

    • @Josef-EU
      @Josef-EU 4 роки тому +11

      What's with this "god bless" phrase? What does it even mean? What if that man doesn't believe in any god?

    • @chodkowski01
      @chodkowski01 4 роки тому

      nparsona, the same thing in my neighborhood until the kids killed the fox.

  • @markconrad9619
    @markconrad9619 3 роки тому +500

    I love foxes and all the kind people who care for them.

    • @sniper_slayer1018
      @sniper_slayer1018 3 роки тому +6

      A fox just killed 3 of our chickens in their sleep and didn't even eat them

    • @dsdave07
      @dsdave07 3 роки тому +3

      Foxes are considered a rabies vector in my state and it is unlawful to live trap them.

    • @fungustooth9082
      @fungustooth9082 3 роки тому +2

      Their smelly we bastards

    • @markconrad9619
      @markconrad9619 3 роки тому +2

      @@sniper_slayer1018 sorry about your chickens...weasels are kinda crazy too

    • @markconrad9619
      @markconrad9619 3 роки тому +1

      @Splaticus Blah I agree...farms are the worst. Although humans are the only ones that can defeat humans

  • @planetarydevinenature2419
    @planetarydevinenature2419 2 роки тому +5

    The man placed the food in the bowl and sat watching the fox eat, so heartwarming.

  • @Rangelandsafaris
    @Rangelandsafaris Рік тому +6

    In oneway or other, i think that fox appreciates anyway thanks for that kind heart you have for animals, the world needs people like you to conserve these wild animals

  • @annelizebuitendach7523
    @annelizebuitendach7523 5 років тому +163

    Such a caring and loving gentleman. The garden is lush and green. I love that ornament piglet. This gentleman clearly loves animals.

    • @albertwongwong9806
      @albertwongwong9806 5 років тому +3

      First I tot its a real piglet..lol

    • @dodoboodrough6044
      @dodoboodrough6044 5 років тому +1

      Annelize Roesch You couldn't be more misinformed about this video. This man's garden has little to do with him feeding a wild fox, that doesn't make him a loving gentleman, what it does make him is an ignorant wanker who doesn't have a clue as to what damage he is doing to that fox. OH BLOODY HELL!! Some of you gits are so looney!!

    • @annelizebuitendach7523
      @annelizebuitendach7523 5 років тому +3

      @@dodoboodrough6044 ag shame nêh!!!! Hahahahaha. You are so polite in your writing skills. I just enjoyed your comment. Maybe Disney can use some looneys.🙄😱🤡

    • @dodoboodrough6044
      @dodoboodrough6044 5 років тому +1

      @@annelizebuitendach7523 Obviously you are to thick headed and childlike to understand what I have posted and other have posted because you still live in a child like world. You mock, and laugh like a little child who doesn't understand when her parents tell her not to do something stupid. It's quite obvious you were never taught any better, and you want to go through life acting like a five year old. Well that's your life sweetie, and I only have to reply to you on line, and I thank God I don't know you in person because your reactions to my comments are those of a simpleton, and you are quite confused on how to deal with someone who speaks to you like an adult. Maybe you'd understand better if I talked down to you like a child? So you better be a good little girl, or mommy and daddy will make you go to your room and you can't go out and play. Alright sweetie?

    • @annelizebuitendach7523
      @annelizebuitendach7523 5 років тому +2

      @@dodoboodrough6044 you sounds like a perfect bully. Can I give you a lollipop and then you can go and play.

  • @eliszhultz2295
    @eliszhultz2295 3 роки тому +149

    Steve, you are a nice man! Whoever cares about animals has a warm and kind heart.

  • @ssmith5127
    @ssmith5127 Рік тому +13

    I hope you still enjoy each other's company from time to time.
    My backyard was crazy growing up. We had Chico the Red Fox, Panda the St. Bernard/Pit Bull mix and two lovely plump white rabbits named Snowball and Blizzard. Some days Chico and Panda chased the rabbits. Some days the rabbits chased Chico and Panda. It wasn't at all uncommon to see all four panting heavily side by side under the maple tree after a good afternoon summer chase session. Dad said that Mom could single handily ruin any animal and make them go against the natural order of things.
    When Panda wasn't chasing the fox or the rabbits, she loved using her nose to push bricks around the yard. Grandpa was able to walk into our backyard with a white handkerchief and a few clicking sounds and call wild squirrels down from the trees. I spent hours as a teenager trying to duplicate his sounds and movements but just didn't have the magic.
    When I retire, I hope to spend my days watching the wild animals and hopefully making a special friend or two.

    • @mariashaffer-gordon3561
      @mariashaffer-gordon3561 Рік тому

      You sound like the kind of person that the animals would enjoy knowing, especially if food is involved.

  • @torresendimauro8499
    @torresendimauro8499 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you Steve! You are a very good man!!

  • @mjg123mg
    @mjg123mg 3 роки тому +23

    Thanks for being a kind human. This World needs more kindness.

  • @deletebilderberg
    @deletebilderberg 3 роки тому +385

    I love foxes. There is something magical about them.

    • @paullangton-rogers2390
      @paullangton-rogers2390 3 роки тому +8

      And wolves too!

    • @lynnalexander9674
      @lynnalexander9674 2 роки тому +11

      They are feline canines...so elegant

    • @anthonyi7834
      @anthonyi7834 2 роки тому +2

      foxes and kamgeroos, they break the simulation

    • @brianperry
      @brianperry 2 роки тому +2

      Some ride about on horses getting their rocks off watching them ripped to pieces by a pack of dogs..

    • @ElReyCondoy
      @ElReyCondoy 2 роки тому +3

      They do have a strong vibration!

  • @annegordon6725
    @annegordon6725 2 роки тому +2

    I wish I lived where foxes came to my garden to be fed. Lovely man.

  • @whomitmayconcern
    @whomitmayconcern 2 роки тому +1

    What a sweet and sensitive man. Wish you the best.

  • @Indy452
    @Indy452 5 років тому +181

    I'm jealous of this man's life. So quiet and relaxed.. no wonder the Fox comes to eat there. I would too.

  • @a.brooks7656
    @a.brooks7656 4 роки тому +723

    What a kind and gentle man. That little fox is beautiful.

    • @Jafmanz
      @Jafmanz 4 роки тому +15

      He is kind and gentle but make no mistake that feeding a fox like this if habitual is bad for the fox for many reasons. The gentleman enjoys the interaction and can share it with others who do. the meal the fox gets really is not worth it.

    • @a.brooks7656
      @a.brooks7656 4 роки тому +6

      @@Jafmanz Yes I know that it can make the fox too trusting of humans and I am sure that it might not be the correct diet for them, but it was still beautiful to see and if it doesn't make the fox reliant on people then now and then there is no harm.

    • @chodkowski01
      @chodkowski01 4 роки тому +6

      A. Brooks, same thing in my neighborhood until the kids killed the fox.

    • @a.brooks7656
      @a.brooks7656 4 роки тому +7

      @@chodkowski01 Anyone who wins a person or an animal's trust only to then to deliberately harm them is pure evil. I hope that the man in this video had no such intentions.

    • @Jafmanz
      @Jafmanz 4 роки тому +4

      @@a.brooks7656 I agree with you, but to get the fox to do what is done in this video it has to be repeated and trust earned, it has already become to an extent habitual and damaging to the fox. people who have bird feeders in their gardens are the worst.. they essentially create an artificial breeding environment in the locale that never existed. creating dependancy,death and evolution of the beak! (or rather devolution)
      tragic!

  • @nigelwest3430
    @nigelwest3430 Рік тому +1

    Lovely................Many years ago my Mum befriended a local Vixen, It took her months to gain it's trust and she did this so successfully that one day the Vixen started bringing it's 2 cubs to the garden, as you can imagine Mum was so thrilled.

  • @lyndaoneill7813
    @lyndaoneill7813 Рік тому +4

    So lovely to watch.Fox still a bit wary but knows really he is safe with this lovely man.Should be more love and care given to these beautiful animals.Thank you for sharing your giving heart.♥️👍🐾🌹

  • @artguy2006
    @artguy2006 3 роки тому +529

    He's a kind, gentle, and generous man, you can tell.

    • @ziahyeargin515
      @ziahyeargin515 3 роки тому +2

      Let's just say... he's brave.

    • @CitizenPerkins
      @CitizenPerkins 3 роки тому +2

      Until you walk into his house and see his collection of fox furs! 🤣🤣🤣

    • @dr.ottooctavius1810
      @dr.ottooctavius1810 3 роки тому +1

      Great if he’s soo generous he shouldn’t have a problem replacing the community’s cats and dogs when they go missing

    • @basementtunes
      @basementtunes 3 роки тому

      @The artist formerly known as Pedro T. Gunderson What an idiot. The media isn't telling anyone that. They are telling us killing unarmed people is evil. No one is saying anything about an entire race of people. Get a life. The fact that you even thought of that here speaks volumes.

    • @Thetruepianoman
      @Thetruepianoman 3 роки тому

      @The artist formerly known as Pedro T. Gunderson No matter how correct you are, the minute anyone uses the word libtard, I automatically envision the sweatiest chubby neckbeard hillbilly

  • @psychedforlife7176
    @psychedforlife7176 5 років тому +57

    They can tell who is good and kind hearted.

  • @bastidface
    @bastidface Рік тому +1

    Amazing! The yard is beautiful too.

  • @trevorclydegoff301
    @trevorclydegoff301 2 роки тому +1

    bless you for being so kind, i wish more people were like you.

  • @dailyllamagirl2448
    @dailyllamagirl2448 3 роки тому +501

    I love foxes so much, breaks my heart when idiots try to demonize them, they’re such beautiful creatures. And this guys a hero.

    • @nadima.george9499
      @nadima.george9499 3 роки тому +12

      They're really smart animals, they hunt prey in a very stealthy and clever way, that's why they earned their reputation for cunning and decisiveness in literature. There is no evil animals and good animals it's just nature haha

    • @helenataghavi1112
      @helenataghavi1112 3 роки тому +1

      Me too

    • @stephenbouchelle7706
      @stephenbouchelle7706 3 роки тому +4

      Our neighborhood has a lot of them. We, most of us, love them. However feeding wild animals is discouraged for a variety of reasons. Enjoy them in nature, but don’t feed them.

    • @girishmahajan3646
      @girishmahajan3646 3 роки тому +1

      @@stephenbouchelle7706 what nature?

    • @stephenbouchelle7706
      @stephenbouchelle7706 3 роки тому +1

      Girish Mahajan Like trees and creeks and woody areas. They hunt their food around where I live and certainly don’t need people hand feeding them or leaving dog food for them. A study shows that in areas where fox hunt their food animals carrying fever ticks are better contained, so it is good for people to let them find their food.

  • @meruliouslacrimens5154
    @meruliouslacrimens5154 3 роки тому +308

    Absolutely delightful, my late wife was completely gobsmacked when we achieved the same result at our static mobile home. Not only gaining the trust of our friendly vixen, but later on when she brought her cubs to visit as well. A bit of mutual trust from the midlands. We always looked on these encounters as a piece of Natural Magic.

    • @JulieWallis1963
      @JulieWallis1963 3 роки тому +24

      We had a family of foxes visit us, so we fed them. A side effect of constant food was a family of badgers started visiting. Now I have to make sure there’s food out every night. If foxy comes too late, badger has eaten everything. (Also in the West Midlands)

    • @__eganista6372
      @__eganista6372 3 роки тому +3

      👍🏼💜💜

    • @ro3in327
      @ro3in327 3 роки тому

      Gays

    • @BWater-yq3jx
      @BWater-yq3jx 2 роки тому

      Takeaway: Gain the trust of a friendly vixen. 😏👍

  • @getin3949
    @getin3949 Рік тому +4

    I just knew you were in the UK, we have so few foxes left in the wild because of wolves and coyotes decimating them. I've only seen 3 wild foxes in 68 years. I just love that people like you are feeding these beautiful animals. They're so skinny compared to tame foxes that people have for pets. Thank you for helping this one.

  • @Facet_5_CUT_8XM
    @Facet_5_CUT_8XM Рік тому +1

    Love people like you! The best thing I’ve seen all day!

  • @burstthroughtheconcrete
    @burstthroughtheconcrete 5 років тому +169

    Thank you for being so kind and generous. Animals are a gift to our lives and this planet.

    • @burstthroughtheconcrete
      @burstthroughtheconcrete 5 років тому +6

      @Cooper McKenzie I am! :) (thanks to my husband, who's been vegan for almost a decade now)

    • @burstthroughtheconcrete
      @burstthroughtheconcrete 5 років тому +3

      @Cooper McKenzie That's terrific! Btw, I contacted the person who makes these videos and gives so much love and care to these outdoor cats. He was incredibly kind, and provided a way for me to contribute to efforts in Turkey to feed outdoor cats. Feel free to drop him a line!

    • @toxophilite6804
      @toxophilite6804 5 років тому +2

      @Cooper McKenzie animals give unconditional love, people give conditional love sometimes🐱🐺🐹🐰

    • @backbone93
      @backbone93 5 років тому +1

      Lol animals are a gift for you? Lmfao how arrogant can you be?
      Do some favours and gift your carcass to a lion

    • @jonathans4503
      @jonathans4503 5 років тому

      A gay vegan? Btw if you're gay, you don't have a gay husband. You have a gay partner. Marriage is only between man and woman. As Jesus defined it.

  • @autobug2
    @autobug2 4 роки тому +365

    The fox is relaxed around this man; God Bless him. The fox understands the man won't harm him.

    • @aness3380
      @aness3380 4 роки тому

      👍

    • @subzerosurvival
      @subzerosurvival 4 роки тому +8

      Sad to say when you feed a wild animal, you just killed it. Very unfortunate.

    • @lancedukel3436
      @lancedukel3436 4 роки тому +3

      @@subzerosurvival hardly.

    • @subzerosurvival
      @subzerosurvival 4 роки тому +6

      @@lancedukel3436 this is common knowledge and why it is illegal to do so in Canada. The fines here are very steep for this reason and trust me we have lots of wild animals.

    • @colinrasmussen9470
      @colinrasmussen9470 4 роки тому +2

      Dave's Bullets and Bushcraft there is no “law” against feeding wildlife in Canada. It is prohibited in national parks and some municipalities have bylaws.

  • @carolmarr6607
    @carolmarr6607 2 роки тому +2

    What a good heart for animals. They're precious.

  • @ariesstar85
    @ariesstar85 Рік тому +1

    You can tell this man has a kind and caring soul just by how the fox reacts. Whoever you are thank you so much for your kindness and taking the time to care and get to know this beautiful fox. I wish more humans were as kind as you. Thank you

  • @laurafeher9694
    @laurafeher9694 5 років тому +303

    Beautiful garden worthy of fox blessings...thanks4caring

    • @someblokecalleddave1
      @someblokecalleddave1 5 років тому +1

      @Mr Smiffee And dig bloody holes. You could accept them more if they did something useful like keep the poxy neighbors cats from pissing and shitting all over the garden as well, but they don't.

    • @adolforodolfo6929
      @adolforodolfo6929 4 роки тому

      @@someblokecalleddave1 You sound just like my next door neighbour, although he wouldn't use the same language 😁

  • @BigShaneGillis
    @BigShaneGillis 5 років тому +120

    Thats super impressive, wild foxes are some of the most skittish, nervous animals out there. You must be a really gentle soul and give off a very comforting vibe

  • @pawwalker3492
    @pawwalker3492 2 роки тому +5

    Our urban fox loves cat food, too.
    When we open a can for our kitties, we make sure he gets his dinner, too.
    I serve him on a tortilla, so there's no container to clean up.
    He eats everything 🦊💖 BTW - love your garden

  • @andymurph3394
    @andymurph3394 Рік тому +1

    You are so kind to this fox. I in Ireland and I have two fox's that come to my garden at night. I always feed them. People in Ireland say not to feed them but I still do they are so cute.

  • @Tdub0911
    @Tdub0911 3 роки тому +475

    This is what UA-cam is really for. Not pranks, not laughing at other people, not fights and music, etc. It is to show the love we have for others and creatures.

  • @stargazer8242
    @stargazer8242 5 років тому +425

    I love foxes and your backyard is beautiful.

    • @ZakiZaki-wt2yb
      @ZakiZaki-wt2yb 5 років тому +10

      Btfll garden and a good man 😀

    • @tonyhwang3888
      @tonyhwang3888 4 роки тому +6

      I agree, fox likes his beautiful yard too.

    • @taylormaddux8433
      @taylormaddux8433 4 роки тому +2

      @@tonyhwang3888 Yes. Those English gardens. Makes me want to live in England.

    • @winwati357
      @winwati357 4 роки тому

      Yeah

    • @GeorgeMinton-jb8ky
      @GeorgeMinton-jb8ky 4 роки тому

      They make lovely fur coats but it takes more than one. Just kidding.

  • @msdealwis6278
    @msdealwis6278 2 роки тому +13

    Its cute how it gave a quick lick. This kind man has already gained its trust. ❤

  • @lonewolf2150
    @lonewolf2150 Рік тому +1

    I love how piglet is just standing and watching

  • @KittySYT
    @KittySYT 5 років тому +305

    This is how I imagine David Attenborough living life in his backyard. ❤️🤗

    • @ixxcookiexxi
      @ixxcookiexxi 5 років тому +3

      But does he narrate the whole event?

    • @camednethshinsengumi621
      @camednethshinsengumi621 5 років тому +5

      It's "Sir" for you pal

    • @davidsonnow
      @davidsonnow 5 років тому +1

      Kitty S David Attenborough would never be so stupid as to feed wild animals in his backyard.Have you seen any evidence to the contrary?

    • @thegamerkingpro739
      @thegamerkingpro739 5 років тому +8

      davidsonnow why so negative wtf is up your ass?

    • @konalily
      @konalily 5 років тому +1

      Kitty S yes!!

  • @onjakomo3961
    @onjakomo3961 5 років тому +190

    What a lovely man! Bless you ....

  • @fionaforward3358
    @fionaforward3358 9 місяців тому +1

    What a pretty garden.I love humans who are kind to animals.

  • @5volts440
    @5volts440 2 роки тому +3

    Beautiful video. Also, your garden looks peaceful and beautiful.

  • @reginahood4151
    @reginahood4151 3 роки тому +281

    My cousin and I feed a young, small fox every night. He's very friendly and 'cat like', he trusts us enough now that he takes the food out of our hands and comes to sit with is on the doorstep. We call him Basil (cliché, I know) he doesn't go near other foxes and usually just sits with our aunts cat, and on a number of times he's walked me home. I know it sounds crazy, but I swear to God it's all true

    • @joeldanie3510
      @joeldanie3510 3 роки тому +4

      Where is this? OH man I wish I could see them

    • @triciacarolkilbride2993
      @triciacarolkilbride2993 3 роки тому +15

      I feed a wee fox that comes to my garden every night. There are 4bither foxes but this one seems alone. Just now around midnight it was eating and the 4 other foxes passed and one tried to come to the other bowl but " my" fox cried as if to say mine and the others walked by...once she had finished and went away only then did one of the others come and eat. It was male as i saw it cock it's leg on a lamppost. Lovely shy creatures. My cat goes up and sits beside her when she eats and he is 17 plus...think he's protecting her and chases the others. Aren't animals amazing. No prejudice xx

    • @davidchang8428
      @davidchang8428 3 роки тому +1

      can you shoot a video and post on youtube please?

    • @blackmore4
      @blackmore4 3 роки тому +9

      I feed two every night (in South London). I go for a midnight cycle and when I reach the top of my road on the return stretch, they're always in the road and sprint after my bike to my door. I've been giving them a tin of sardines each. Am I overfeeding them? I wonder what's best.

    • @6stringgunner511
      @6stringgunner511 3 роки тому +3

      @@blackmore4
      I hope that you're not giving them sardines in hot mustard sauce. Just Kidding.😅😂🤣😄!

  • @plastique45
    @plastique45 5 років тому +202

    I'm more impressed at how you got the pig to stay so still...

    • @bapidey844
      @bapidey844 5 років тому +2

      bcoz it was a toy

    • @killarmy100
      @killarmy100 5 років тому +5

      Are you really sure about that

    • @amandajenkins5880
      @amandajenkins5880 5 років тому +1

      Lol its not real..thought the same thing at first!

    • @praytherosaryeveryday2709
      @praytherosaryeveryday2709 5 років тому +3

      Xanax

    • @bapidey844
      @bapidey844 5 років тому +2

      @Erik Lerström it's not a cartoon film that a pig will clam by seeing the fox.. It's just a statue , to decorate the place . nothing else ..

  • @eyesopen7946
    @eyesopen7946 Рік тому

    your a good soul Steve , when wild animals trusts us and does not feel threatened it is a good indication , Thank you for sharing

  • @thorvaldrhysbjrnson8720
    @thorvaldrhysbjrnson8720 2 роки тому +26

    Beautiful beyond description… I can only say “in a perfect world this would be the norm not a heartwarming rarity!”. For all his technological & medical advances too many humans have lost the need and willingness to live alongside the creatures that man shares his only home planet with… A choice between picking the winning lottery numbers and an experience like this wouldn’t be a choice, this would enrich my soul where millions of £££ would introduce yet another set of worries into an already over complicated & stressful life! I truly hope this beautiful scene is strong being repeated wherever it was filmed.

    • @kohedunn
      @kohedunn 2 роки тому

      Where do you get the idea that kindness to animals was a rarity ? Nothing has changed in the country ..its just the town yobs who have no interest in these things..

  • @paulhumphries4023
    @paulhumphries4023 5 років тому +168

    Foxes are really smart . they will trust individuals they know well and not all humans. I have a vixen visit me every evening in the spring and autumn for food. Don't know where she goes in the summer but what a healthy looking fox she is. The good thing is she only trusts me and will be elusive if somebody else is around. Wonderful creatures.

    • @raknoknak
      @raknoknak 5 років тому +3

      that is true of almost all animals

    • @dodoboodrough6044
      @dodoboodrough6044 5 років тому +4

      REALLY, so you follow this vixen around everywhere she goes? You feel that you have some special gift that this fox will only approach you? As far as you know there may be several homes or farms in your area that this same fox visits, and the person at that home thinks the same thing as you. As you yourself stated..."FOXES ARE REALLY SMART". So this fox can be smart enough to fool you and a lot of other people in the area where you live.

    • @dodoboodrough6044
      @dodoboodrough6044 5 років тому +1

      @Brain Davison THANK YOU!!

    • @angelozzy21
      @angelozzy21 5 років тому +2

      I believe that those are spirit animal guides.

    • @ellenorbjornsdottir1166
      @ellenorbjornsdottir1166 5 років тому +1

      do you ever pet her?

  • @bluevictory1010
    @bluevictory1010 5 років тому +110

    Aww, that's so kind of you to feed the little critter. I like the way she looked straight up at you after she ate. 😊🐾💕

    • @evatervala4033
      @evatervala4033 5 років тому +3

      You noticed that "Look of Love" too 😻

    • @dl4511
      @dl4511 5 років тому +4

      I think she was asking for dessert.

    • @dodoboodrough6044
      @dodoboodrough6044 5 років тому

      ANOTHER BLOODY GIT!!

  • @Saucyakld
    @Saucyakld Рік тому +3

    How sweet, still being cautious. Our country has no foxes so watching with interest ❤️

  • @nikkim788
    @nikkim788 Рік тому +2

    Awww...so sweet. I have a young fox that comes around as well. I have no idea what he's been eating other than what the neighborhood squirrels are eating but I've seen him drinking often from the water dish I leave out for the wild critters. Saw him last week while he played in the grass like a puppy. So cute!

  • @dr.jonesusa7122
    @dr.jonesusa7122 2 роки тому +89

    Steve I am an outdoorsman and to see you just a few feet from a fox is absolutely amazing ! Thank you for the video

    • @brentschmgbert3578
      @brentschmgbert3578 Рік тому +1

      Wow youre an outdoorsman. What exactly does an outdoorsman do? Walk from the car to walmart?

    • @lukemccurdy3763
      @lukemccurdy3763 Рік тому

      @@brentschmgbert3578 you're denser than brown bread in a can, aren't you?

    • @jacobfinder7476
      @jacobfinder7476 Рік тому +2

      What exactly is an "Outdoors man"?

    • @getin3949
      @getin3949 Рік тому +1

      That's because our wild fox are so far and few between. The wolves and coyotes have decimated their population. I have only seen 3 wild fox in my 68 years and these people see them on a daily basis. Tells you something about wolves and coyotes and their large population that the do gooders have allowed.

  • @amygonzales9146
    @amygonzales9146 5 років тому +101

    Awwwwe!! How sweet!! Glad there are still warm hearted people 🦊🦊🦊

  • @Beauty_In_Simplicity
    @Beauty_In_Simplicity 2 роки тому +1

    So sweet. And your outdoor space is beautiful!

  • @soladsani
    @soladsani Рік тому +1

    Absolutely a superb relationship between you and the foxy! ..she's trusting you for life! ..what a calming feeling for the human being! 🦊👌
    thank you for this lovely video clip 👍

  • @danmiller2940
    @danmiller2940 4 роки тому +290

    Very nice. And that is a very stunning garden area he has created.

    • @ruthieclay1946
      @ruthieclay1946 4 роки тому +4

      We have some fox in our back woods. They are not afraid. They are so beautiful!!!!!💖💖💖💖💖💖

    • @AB-gn8oh
      @AB-gn8oh 4 роки тому +7

      I was thinking that, too. Beautiful garden.

    • @nero6790
      @nero6790 4 роки тому +4

      Yes. Really a little paradise

  • @totalrobot
    @totalrobot 3 роки тому +163

    The fox is cool and everything but I'm digging the foliage and landscaping. Bravo, good sir.

    • @TheFykle
      @TheFykle 3 роки тому

      Looks like a normal small cluttered
      garden yard to me 😕
      Do you not have gardens over there or something lol

    • @diggintheblueswithaparrot1329
      @diggintheblueswithaparrot1329 3 роки тому +1

      You’re American aren’t you?

    • @juliashireen6195
      @juliashireen6195 3 роки тому

      I love the garden toooo

  • @touradjfattahi2763
    @touradjfattahi2763 2 роки тому +1

    thank you for helping lovely fox

  • @adyfinch2918
    @adyfinch2918 Місяць тому +1

    Lovely footage 😊
    Thanks for sharing 👍

  • @chasidahl8563
    @chasidahl8563 5 років тому +70

    Sensational, heart warming video. The power of connection between man & the wild is so strong. Such a privilege to be near this beautiful animal......

  • @irinanadeeva5946
    @irinanadeeva5946 5 років тому +26

    Thanks to all kind people around the world, who help and protect our small brothers!

  • @sammie2008
    @sammie2008 2 роки тому

    you can tell he trusts you ❤ thanks for being so kind!

  • @niculaeadrian831
    @niculaeadrian831 11 місяців тому +3

    Om bun și inteligent!
    Respect! ❤

  • @tabeaschumann5027
    @tabeaschumann5027 5 років тому +102

    Its so nice, to see you look for this
    Fox and give him food.
    A beautiful man...in a beautiful
    garden....with a beautiful fox ❣
    Gr. from Heidelberg

    • @Daniel_Huffman
      @Daniel_Huffman 5 років тому +2

      It's actually a female.

    • @tabeaschumann5027
      @tabeaschumann5027 5 років тому

      @@Daniel_Huffman .....okay :-)

    • @Daniel_Huffman
      @Daniel_Huffman 5 років тому +2

      If this helps, males foxes are called tods, females are called vixens, and young foxes are called kits.

    • @tabeaschumann5027
      @tabeaschumann5027 5 років тому +2

      @@Daniel_Huffman thank you :-))
      Yes it helped ! So my english
      will grow a little bit !!

    • @Daniel_Huffman
      @Daniel_Huffman 5 років тому +2

      @@tabeaschumann5027 Feel free to ask me if unsure for another species, or check Wikipedia.

  • @theresahron30
    @theresahron30 5 років тому +51

    How darling! That man had a very calm and trusting demeanor that the lil fox took to.

  • @nevillec5252
    @nevillec5252 Рік тому +1

    Beautiful vixen, but she looks thin. Thank you for helping her.

  • @Paulie1232
    @Paulie1232 Рік тому

    What a kind and gentle man 👨

  • @sparx180
    @sparx180 5 років тому +43

    My neighbor had foxes in his garage. He would feed them and take care of them. One day I was standing outdoors and here comes this fox with baby in tow in her mouth. Apparently, her baby had wandered off quite a distance. I looked at her, she looked back at me, then she went home. I was so happy with that sight. They really take good care of their young!

  • @truecullurz872
    @truecullurz872 5 років тому +37

    Wow your garden is absolutely beautiful!!!!

  • @user-wr7xd1dm5k
    @user-wr7xd1dm5k 2 роки тому +6

    Дядя, дай Бог тебе здоровья за доброе сердце!🤝👍

  • @vwgti3414
    @vwgti3414 2 роки тому +1

    Saw yesterday a fox on the rooftop of a huge garage...and its not the first time...i live on the border of the Schelde in Antwerp...probably hunting rabbits or cats....what a beautiful creature...🦊🦊

  • @highlysuggestible861
    @highlysuggestible861 5 років тому +23

    If only we all found time to take care of the 'little things' every day.
    May the universe bless you with good health and happiness.

  • @tamrattray1
    @tamrattray1 4 роки тому +453

    A man after my own heart.. These animals have done nothing wrong other than to try survive as we've stole all the land. Well done Sir for a little slice of humanity.

    • @grantorino2009
      @grantorino2009 4 роки тому +25

      Who ever said these animals did anything wrong? We've stole all the land? You should give yours away, then.

    • @tamrattray1
      @tamrattray1 4 роки тому +10

      @@grantorino2009 A prick with guns.... You can only be a dumb Yankee who's only achievement will be catching the Coronavirus.

    • @camfixer
      @camfixer 4 роки тому +24

      @@tamrattray1 Wishing Corona virus on someone, f'in lowlife

    • @coolcat6303
      @coolcat6303 4 роки тому +7

      grantorino2009 Lots of ppl say that. There are many clueless ppl who move into the woods & then complain about the wildlife being pests. The animals aren’t the ones behaving badly though. Humans are by not learning to coexist with them.

    • @tamrattray1
      @tamrattray1 4 роки тому +2

      @@camfixer Shut up ya clown...

  • @sunartosh5687
    @sunartosh5687 7 місяців тому

    Thank you for your kindness, Sir.👍👍

  • @louisegrinham2315
    @louisegrinham2315 Рік тому

    So much trust between you both. Awesome. Lovely to see something nice happening to a wild creature for a change. X