Today? Actually easier today. It's much easier to find wild animals near human habitation than it is far out away from towns. More food, more fresh water, more places to make a home, more chances to find a mate etc.
@@porkchopspapi5757 The thing is humans have got rid of most natural predators, brought invasive precies into the land and pushed the rest to smaller and smaller areas. It's all about how to define "hard life". For some species it's definitely much easier to go by, but so many have gone nearly or completely extinct. It's all about balance that we now have to control, like without hunting certain animal populations would just go nuts and destroy everything. In some areas it's better and in some much worse.
This is so wonderful...a place where all critters can come, cool their feet, quench their thirst...making them feel better to go about their day not fearing where they can find such an important live giving resource. How so fantastic you did this for them... And they in return grace you with their presents ... hope others will build such things... perhaps put out a salt lick too?
"We" have built them. That is, hunters have helped BLM via constructing guzzlers on public lands in order to collect precipitation which aids wildlife.
i take my hat off to you for such a termendous act of kindness by providing precious water to these animals. we often forget how valuable water really is, especially in the desert. for me the nature sounds and watching them was worth it. Lord bless you for your kindness.
I am sitting here in -34c snowy Canada, enjoying this amazing video of the wildlife in your back yard. Thank you so much for providing a continuous clean water supply for these animals. What a treasure. Thanks 🇨🇦
Thank you for sharing your amazing video of wild life. I think it's wonderful that you maintain drinking water for all these animals in the dessert where water is scarce. Enjoyed it very much.
What a wonderful place to live your life. Able to enjoy such tranquility and not screw it up with crazy music. So I guess I appreciate you most for leaving it natural. And sharing such wonderful views that most people never get to see.
That owl was so cute! Must be nice people to take time out to put a pond in there property for the wildlife, chear's guys! love the variation of wildlife.
E S; yeah, I sat perfectly still and didn't hardly blink! Reminds me of when I used to live out in the woods in Washington! Times like this put one's mind in a different state ....... really relaxing, peaceful and one with GOD.
Right! Thanks. I didn't even think about that, & I hate music or jibber over natural sounds. So many You Tubers think they need to ruin the vid they spent so much time putting up.
That is great you place water out for the less fortunate. My wife put out water and food for birds, every where. Takes extra with her. We have taken their habitat, only right.
How long after you first began filling the watering hole did you start seeing wildlife coming in your yard for a drink? Merely curious and thank you for 40 plus years.
Oh, Mmmyy, how peaceful & relaxed I feel after a long hard day of work, in Phx.. Thank You, Mr Foster, for sharing such beauty with us & providing clean drinkable water for the wildlife. ; )
The animals I've come across here in Tucson are .. The first one was a coyote on 6th ave and Pennsylvania. Javelinas on 44th and Palo Verde.. the last one was a couple years ago I saw a coyote at the corner of 2nd ave and palmdale . They are all beautiful creatures . Loved your video thank you for taking care of our wildlife.
As my Daddy might have said, wouldn't that be a kick in the butt. Not even cougar, though they are maybe 5 miles away on any given day. But jaguar have been seen in the mountains just south of Tucson. Solitary males on the edge of their range, up in the higher elevations.
As I was watching your video I couldn’t help but think how nice it was for all these creatures to have this oasis in such a harsh environment. Then I saw all the comments from all the folks that feel the same way. God bless you.
It has changed a lot. Some for the better, some not so much. The Tucson Greater Metro area and surrounding Pima County are pushing one million people. Come visit, you no longer have to de-plane on the tarmac!
Awesome THANK YOU for providing all these beautiful animals that precious water hole and the video shows just how much these animals needed it SO COOL!!!!!
Just ran across your video. Love the trail cams although I only have coyotes, turkeys, possums and raccoons. Hopefully I will catch a bobcat because 2 have been spotted on my farm. Thanks from TN.
I would love to set up a cam in my yard. I have seen so many different animals come in, but if you are not looking, you don't even know that they are there. Great video. I enjoyed it.
My mother lived in Tucson for many years in the Catalina foothills and she tended to this same suburban menagerie with food and water. It was fun to visit and see the desert wildlife. Roadrunners were a favorite. They would come take ground beef from my hand! She volunteered at the Desert Museum and was a great interpreter for the easterners visiting. Nice memories thanks.
Thank you so much for sharing the natural beauty of Az. I grew up in Tucson and spent the majority of my free time hiking the foothills back in the 70's.. I sure miss those days. Thanks again !!
This is an amazing video, no sound but the wildlife. This must be heaven for them, being in the desert 🌵 and to hear them lapping up that water is extra special. Thanks for what you do. 🦋💜
I have seen them in New Mexico the first one was a black one I thought it was a bear at first and the second one I seen was 30 feet away from me and it was a yellow and black one scared the shit out of me
This is a beautiful sight that most people don`t ever get a chance to see. I really wish more people were appreciative of our animal neighbors like you obviously are. My husband and I passed by a large family(12 or so) of wild pigs on the side of I-75 in Florida where we live, which started a conversation about how the development of land here is out of control there is hardly any undeveloped land around for all the different species we have. Yet there are soo many buildings lying vacant. Your video will hopefully trigger something in the right people to help fight to set aside land everywhere for our voiceless neighbors, this planet is their home also. Thank you soo much for providing them this oasis, by the way very impressed with how clean you are able to keep the water !
This is just amazing! Thank you so much for sharing. I think I'll do the same and see what happens. AWESOME!! One question, was that a wild cat? I've seen similar in Africa, but no in US,? God bless! Also is that a natural spring?
It's just a little bird pond 30 feet from my back door, which I fill with a garden hose. The cat is a bobcat. There are mountain lions a few miles away, but it would be rare for them come near humans. Once in awhile in the mountains south of Tucson an ocelot or jaguar is recorded on a trail cam!
@@mikeroberts5646 Mike; a few years ago there was a Mt. Lion killed by car in Conn, it had apparently came from the Black Hills in SD. Since there is the food resource of deer and porkys there will continue to be more lions east of the Mississippi. All so far have been males but do not hold your breath. That line in Jurassic Park, "life will find a way" is not magic it's a testament to the abilities of animals to survive. I live in AK and the mice here were killed off by an early winter rain that froze all their food, caribou, sheep and muskox can also have this problem. Last summer was very cold and our butterflies had a hard time reproducing. If Dr. Foster is on the edge of town he will eventually see a lion there
Bruce Gordon Yes I guess your right,here in ILLinois in the last 5 years I,ve seen birds I’ve never seen before Thayer now here on a regular basis Thanks for sharing
Ever have a Road Runner show up? I remember the first time I ever saw one, on Sun City. Dang are they FAST! I laughed so hard.. they really are like some cartoon come to life.
He has kept this pool going for 30 years, (in 2014, so 34 years now) so I imagine he fills it with water during the dry months, and cleans it when necessary. Little piggy had a bath, lol
That's an excellent point. Thank you for your concern. Fortunately, because of the arid climate, tick-borne diseases are rare in Arizona, but they can be serious. As far as is known Lyme disease does not occur in Arizona. There are about a dozen cases of Rocky Mountain Spotted fever each year.
*Wow !! Very Cool seeing all the Wildlife :) Too Bad it's not Bigger, but it's Better than No Water Hole :) Add Hank Jr.'s song, "DIXIE on my Mind" as a Background Song & Lynyrd Skynyrd's Sweet Home Alabama, HaHaHa :)*
This is very relaxing to me, i always enjoy watching game pass by wen i m hunting ive done it many times, we hunter don't shot at everything we see, that's a lie, if we did then your scare off the game you are hunting for, the deer here we small females, the buck was not legal, and the coyotes are not eatable, so just watch and enjoy and hunt another day. Thank you
Scott Montgomery. Havalina. Wild pig. Kind of a nuisance when you have to get one out of your basement. They'll eat anything like bears. Even each other.
Yes, They are native to the Southwest. They are actually good eating if you know how to dress them. My dad used to pit BBQ them and the meat was delicious.
This is amazing! Look how important that little watering hole is to the wildlife. Well done!
Keeping the scene natural without music or voice is great. Loved watching it.
Life if hard for any wildlife today. Thx for providing this act of kindness for them. I enjoyed seeing the beautiful creatures.
Today? Actually easier today.
It's much easier to find wild animals near human habitation than it is far out away from towns.
More food, more fresh water, more places to make a home, more chances to find a mate etc.
@@porkchopspapi5757 The thing is humans have got rid of most natural predators, brought invasive precies into the land and pushed the rest to smaller and smaller areas. It's all about how to define "hard life". For some species it's definitely much easier to go by, but so many have gone nearly or completely extinct. It's all about balance that we now have to control, like without hunting certain animal populations would just go nuts and destroy everything. In some areas it's better and in some much worse.
True, loss of habitat and other situations are making it difficult for wild animals, that's why extinction is increasing even faster.
After watching mostly creepy footage on cam, this video is so refreshing. Thanks
Do you put water in it yourself or let the rain do it?
Also, thank you for taking care of all the animals.
Needs to be cleaned and refilled regularly.
@@bobfoster2395 Wonderful job. Thank you!
Great that you maintain this water source for all of them, thank you; thank you also for sharing the videos!!!!
Thank you SOO MUCH for taking care of those beautiful animal's!!! You are awesome!!!
Beautiful animals?
Nature take care of itself big ups water is a natural resources
Damn coyote slurrpin the net is full of feed and kill speech less you should start a live stream
How do you keep water in the pond
This is so wonderful...a place where all critters can come, cool their feet, quench their thirst...making them feel better to go about their day not fearing where they can find such an important live giving resource. How so fantastic you did this for them... And they in return grace you with their presents ... hope others will build such things... perhaps put out a salt lick too?
I simply loved and appreciated the serenity of this footage!!! Thank you!!!! BEAUTIFUL!!!
That was one very big Bobcat! They all know where the waterhole is. We should build more of these in the desert.
"We" have built them. That is, hunters have helped BLM via constructing guzzlers on public lands in order to collect precipitation which aids wildlife.
@@daveybernard1056 Yeah, hunters do it so they can get an easy shot.
@@zariballard Dear Dishonest Blond--
not legal. Thanks for advocating poaching, tho. You need to have a come to Jesus meeting with the Game Warden.
Shows how precious water is🙂, nice video
God bless u u at a great person taking care of God's animals
i take my hat off to you for such a termendous act of kindness by providing precious water to these animals. we often forget how valuable water really is, especially in the desert. for me the nature sounds and watching them was worth it. Lord bless you for your kindness.
I am sitting here in -34c snowy Canada, enjoying this amazing video of the wildlife in your back yard. Thank you so much for providing a continuous clean water supply for these animals. What a treasure. Thanks 🇨🇦
Lois Blais g6
I'm from Barbados, I live in Tucson now, I moved here this last April, this place rocks, this here is my new home!
Koolist thing I've ever heard of and seen!!
Thank you for the water hole, very kind of you! Enjoyed the video but appreciated what you did for the animals more.
Miranda Brooks they may be hunting over it
Thank you for sharing your amazing video of wild life. I think it's wonderful that you maintain drinking water for all these animals in the dessert where water is scarce. Enjoyed it very much.
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What a wonderful place to live your life. Able to enjoy such tranquility and not screw it up with crazy music.
So I guess I appreciate you most for leaving it natural. And sharing such wonderful views that most people never get to see.
That owl was so cute! Must be nice people to take time out to put a pond in there property for the wildlife, chear's guys! love the variation of wildlife.
Thank you for the waterhole your a angel in disguise.
Very beautiful much better then tv
Thanks for not adding music or commentary. Nice video.
Would not have been able to hear the drinking or natural sounds. So glad no music.
E S; yeah, I sat perfectly still and didn't hardly blink! Reminds me of when I used to live out in the woods in Washington! Times like this put one's mind in a different state ....... really relaxing, peaceful and one with GOD.
Happy it's almost silent.
Agree with all here. So lovely and calm with all sounds coming from nature. Thank you.
Right! Thanks. I didn't even think about that, & I hate music or jibber over natural sounds. So many You Tubers think they need to ruin the vid they spent so much time putting up.
I really enjoyed watching, thank you.
Me too .
Love the watering hole is it natural or did you make it...thanks alot
Barbara Montoya no doubt
Thanks---all God's critters gotta drink.
heidi Holiday 💜💜💜
That is great you place water out for the less fortunate. My wife put out water and food for birds, every where. Takes extra with her. We have taken their habitat, only right.
Can just hear the animals talking about this great water hole they know about .lol what a variety!
To my own astonishment I have maintained the pond for 40 years. That's a lot of generations of critters.
Kathy Myers I know right!!! I was thinking too that the different animals have a schedule.Like they know when it's their turn to drink, unmolested.
How long after you first began filling the watering hole did you start seeing wildlife coming in your yard for a drink?
Merely curious and thank you for 40 plus years.
Bob it's clear you need a "no swimming" sign. 😉
That kitty was really thirsty! This is an awesome video. Well done!
was wondering if that " kitty " was a lynx , or cougar ...
frank younger a bobcat
Mary Fournier yes ! The Bob was my favorite!
Mary Fournier there was a coyote Kitty
Mary Fournier that's amazing and great thing you know I appreciate you putting it on
You are an awesome human being for having this on your property...such a beautiful thing to do!
This is a really cool upload. As I'm in Australia its extremely interesting to see all your furry visitors. Thanks.
Oh, Mmmyy, how peaceful & relaxed I feel after a long hard day of work, in Phx.. Thank You, Mr Foster, for sharing such beauty with us & providing clean drinkable water for the wildlife. ; )
The animals I've come across here in Tucson are .. The first one was a coyote on 6th ave and Pennsylvania. Javelinas on 44th and Palo Verde.. the last one was a couple years ago I saw a coyote at the corner of 2nd ave and palmdale . They are all beautiful creatures .
Loved your video thank you for taking care of our wildlife.
I love nature... this was really wonderful to watch!
Thank You! 💖
Those animals are counting on you Bob, hope you never let it go dry. Beautiful video.
Very Nice, thanks for sharing.
The coyote ran back to tell his buddies "hey guys, found the perfect watering hole".
Thank you for water for the animals.
Absolutely beautiful! Enjoyed the tranquility of it!
Bob, have you ever had the elusive jaguar come to the waterhole? I saw that some rancher's reported seeing or one or two in SE AZ a few years back.
As my Daddy might have said, wouldn't that be a kick in the butt. Not even cougar, though they are maybe 5 miles away on any given day. But jaguar have been seen in the mountains just south of Tucson. Solitary males on the edge of their range, up in the higher elevations.
Yes, I live in Tucson. I enjoyed the owls splashing around.
I liked the owls.
Everybody getting a drink.. So sweet. 😸😹🙈🙉🙊😺😽😻
Thanks Bob, I'll bet your a "HOOT" to talk with!!!
Now I am thirsty, too.
Awesome footage ....that pond gets it’s share of visitors !! Look at the bobcat what a variety ! I envy. You 🤠😮
As I was watching your video I couldn’t help but think how nice it was for all these creatures to have this oasis in such a harsh environment. Then I saw all the comments from all the folks that feel the same way. God bless you.
So kind that you think of the animals in the desert, what a great guy
watching from western australia, nice
thank you. Great to watch.
I love watching wildlife. thanks for sharing.
This is a good video WE gotta APPRECIATE what we got LEFT. MAGA.
im living island of oahu no an when young lived tucson back 72 tru 74 i miss it an remembers abino cayyon an well forget alot
It has changed a lot. Some for the better, some not so much. The Tucson Greater Metro area and surrounding Pima County are pushing one million people. Come visit, you no longer have to de-plane on the tarmac!
I grew up in Tucson and forgot how beautiful the sounds of the desert could be.
One thirsty cat
Thank you for taking care of these beautiful animals and for sharing!
God bless you..
Wonderful video! No (C)rap imitation LOUD music. Amazed at the quantity of wildlife that shows up at the watering hole. Thanks.
Awesome THANK YOU for providing all these beautiful animals that precious water hole and the video shows just how much these animals needed it SO COOL!!!!!
Please make more of these videos.
Just ran across your video. Love the trail cams although I only have coyotes, turkeys, possums and raccoons. Hopefully I will catch a bobcat because 2 have been spotted on my farm. Thanks from TN.
The ending was a hoot
A lot of different wildlife came through there. Very good video. ty
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James Gow bvvja
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I would love to set up a cam in my yard. I have seen so many different animals come in, but if you are not looking, you don't even know that they are there. Great video. I enjoyed it.
Modern Woodsman no one cared
Looks like you are feeding a lot of the wildlife. At least, they've come to rely upon your keeping that water hole full for them. Good for you!!!!
Totally awesome!! 👍🏼
Makes me happy that there’s so many animals out there
Best video out there imo. God bless you
WOW Fantastic Job Well done😃🔥💗
Who says animals are ugly?
They're just beautiful, big or small they're just beautiful!
And thanks for giving water to them!
Many thank-yous you for keeping a small pond
Terrific video!!!!! I loved it! God Bless you for offering them water!!
Thanks, Bob, this made my day...
My mother lived in Tucson for many years in the Catalina foothills and she tended to this same suburban menagerie with food and water. It was fun to visit and see the desert wildlife. Roadrunners were a favorite. They would come take ground beef from my hand! She volunteered at the Desert Museum and was a great interpreter for the easterners visiting. Nice memories thanks.
A window on the natural world and judging by the comments a lot of people feel the same as I do. Well done Bob Foster.
What kind of camera and video capture system did you use on this? Great video.
Thank you so much for sharing the natural beauty of Az. I grew up in Tucson and spent the majority of my free time hiking the foothills back in the 70's.. I sure miss those days. Thanks again !!
Well, the 60's and 70's were just the best for growing up in.
fun fact: javelinas may look like boars, but there actually a part of the rodent family, gross
The wildlife are great full I am sure, and in turn we are graced with being able to see them, beautiful, thank you
Awesome and caring. I often water when I probably shouldn’t but there are so many animals that need it.
a very interesting video your very lucky to have that.
This is an amazing video, no sound but the wildlife. This must be heaven for them, being in the desert 🌵 and to hear them lapping up that water is extra special. Thanks for what you do. 🦋💜
Very nice, thanks.
Hey, Bob, isn't it time to make a new video. Been five years and love to see what comes now.
I was hoping a jaguar would show up
I have seen them in New Mexico the first one was a black one I thought it was a bear at first and the second one I seen was 30 feet away from me and it was a yellow and black one scared the shit out of me
The Sonoran Desert at night! How wonderful that you help us see in the dark like this!
The watering hole never runs dry
This was awesome! I live in Rocky Mt. Montana so it was a mini adventure!
This is a beautiful sight that most people don`t ever get a chance to see. I really wish more people were appreciative of our animal neighbors like you obviously are. My husband and I passed by a large family(12 or so) of wild pigs on the side of I-75 in Florida where we live, which started a conversation about how the development of land here is out of control there is hardly any undeveloped land around for all the different species we have. Yet there are soo many buildings lying vacant. Your video will hopefully trigger something in the right people to help fight to set aside land everywhere for our voiceless neighbors, this planet is their home also. Thank you soo much for providing them this oasis, by the way very impressed with how clean you are able to keep the water !
This is such a great idea , there very lucky to have that water
This is just amazing! Thank you so much for sharing. I think I'll do the same and see what happens. AWESOME!! One question, was that a wild cat? I've seen similar in Africa, but no in US,? God bless! Also is that a natural spring?
It's just a little bird pond 30 feet from my back door, which I fill with a garden hose. The cat is a bobcat. There are mountain lions a few miles away, but it would be rare for them come near humans. Once in awhile in the mountains south of Tucson an ocelot or jaguar is recorded on a trail cam!
Bob Foster
Mountain lion spotted in Illinois,strange
@@mikeroberts5646 Mike; a few years ago there was a Mt. Lion killed by car in Conn, it had apparently came from the Black Hills in SD. Since there is the food resource of deer and porkys there will continue to be more lions east of the Mississippi. All so far have been males but do not hold your breath. That line in Jurassic Park, "life will find a way" is not magic it's a testament to the abilities of animals to survive. I live in AK and the mice here were killed off by an early winter rain that froze all their food, caribou, sheep and muskox can also have this problem. Last summer was very cold and our butterflies had a hard time reproducing. If Dr. Foster is on the edge of town he will eventually see a lion there
Bruce Gordon
Yes I guess your right,here in ILLinois in the last 5 years I,ve seen birds I’ve never seen before Thayer now here on a regular basis
Thanks for sharing
Brings back a lot of memories from when I lived in Marana and worked in the Orr Valley at Sierra Tucson. Thank you.
are you doing the zooming? I am amazed at what great videos these are.
I’m in snowing Cleveland Ohio and your video just made my day! Beautiful wildlife!
I really liked your video. Beautiful spot. I'm glad you didn't feel the need to kill the little creatures. They want to live as much as we do.
So wonderful
I love Arizona don't think I could live anywhere else
Ever have a Road Runner show up? I remember the first time I ever saw one, on Sun City. Dang are they FAST! I laughed so hard.. they really are like some cartoon come to life.
Interesting how paranoid each animal is due to all are on the food chain
I really enjoyed this ty Bob love the little pool you made for them. good job
How was the water supplied?
Rain in Tucson, AZ. LMAO!
He has kept this pool going for 30 years, (in 2014, so 34 years now) so I imagine he fills it with water during the dry months, and cleans it when necessary. Little piggy had a bath, lol
alwright he has a waterhose it's 30 ft. From his backdoor.
alwright -By a hose connected to pvc pipe from a water tank .The lines are underneath the ground.Thank you.
@@googleuser540 ha!!!!
Please fill the hole again!!!
How does this get refilled with water?
Just a garden hose. The pond is 30 feet from my back door.
Bob Foster just be aware of ticks. I have wildlife in backyard too in Martinez, ca.
That's an excellent point. Thank you for your concern. Fortunately, because of the arid climate, tick-borne diseases are rare in Arizona, but they can be serious. As far as is known Lyme disease does not occur in Arizona. There are about a dozen cases of Rocky Mountain Spotted fever each year.
I was waitin' for the old timer with his gold pan and mule. Next time,maybe.
*Wow !! Very Cool seeing all the Wildlife :) Too Bad it's not Bigger, but it's Better than No Water Hole :) Add Hank Jr.'s song, "DIXIE on my Mind" as a Background Song & Lynyrd Skynyrd's Sweet Home Alabama, HaHaHa :)*
Love the owl!!
You need a sign drinking only no baths. LOL
This is very relaxing to me, i always enjoy watching game pass by wen i m hunting ive done it many times, we hunter don't shot at everything we see, that's a lie, if we did then your scare off the game you are hunting for, the deer here we small females, the buck was not legal, and the coyotes are not eatable, so just watch and enjoy and hunt another day. Thank you
Thank you for caring for our 4 legged friends
Those 3 little pigs looked delicious..
Scott Montgomery LMAO obviously U'VE never eaten one, I'd rather eat the coyote.....;)
I agree, they are nothing but giant rats.
Scott Montgomery. Havalina. Wild pig. Kind of a nuisance when you have to get one out of your basement. They'll eat anything like bears. Even each other.
ok. but are they native? I'm from Wisconsin. never seen one.
Yes, They are native to the Southwest. They are actually good eating if you know how to dress them. My dad used to pit BBQ them and the meat was delicious.
Water is everything, life itself for these animals.