New mother, 22, is left stunned after an adorable wild fox snuggles up on her blanket and even steals her sandwich wrapper during a picnic
- Jessika Toward, 22, from Inverness, was joined by a fox while enjoying a picnic
- Animal snuggled up on her blanket while at the Aberdeen Maternity Hospital
- She had given birth to Freyja Lynne, weighing 1lb 10oz, at 25 weeks old on May 11
A new mother was revealed the moment a friendly fox joined her while she was enjoying a picnic outside hospital, shortly after giving birth to her daughter.
Jessika Toward, 22, from Inverness, gave birth prematurely to daughter Freyja Lynne, weighing 1lb 10oz, on May 11, at just 25-weeks-old at Aberdeen Maternity Hospital.
Weeks later, she was enjoying a sandwich in the sunshine outside on May 29 with her sandwich when the inquisitive creature came and sat with her.
The surprised Jessika said she was stunned by the experience, telling the Daily Record: ‘It was an amazing experience. At first I thought it was maybe a dog coming over.’
Jessika Toward, 22, from Inverness, captured the fox sniffing around her picnic blanket. The fox appeared to be very tame outside the hospital grounds at Aberdeen Maternity Hospital
The new mother managed to capture the moment the cheeky fox tried to steal Jessika’s sandwich but was left disappointed after finding it was just an empty wrapper
The new mother said the family were being looked after by the neonatal unit at the hospital after her daughter was born prematurely when the encounter happened.
Jessika and her mother were enjoying a bite to eat in the May sunshine of the hospital grounds as the friendly animal approached them.
And while her mother returned inside to feed Freja, Jessika captured another new arrival.
She revealed: ‘My mum went back in to feed my cub while I listened to some nature meditation and once it finished I looked around and saw the foxy coming over but I didn’t expected it to join me on the blanket.’
Jessika had just given birth to her daughter Freyja Lynne, weighing 1lb 10oz, on May 11, when the encounter happened
Footage shows the mischievous fox creep up to Jessika before taking a look at what food was on offer.
Jessika, who posted the video on Facebook, could be heard saying: ‘Hello fox, hello Mr foxy’ as the creature edges closer to her.
The fox then started sniffing around Jessika’s lunch and belongings, while Jessika tried to remain calm.
‘Hello, leave my shoe, please leave my shoe. Hello, nice foxy. Okay, take that, take the sandwich there’s nothing left,’ she said.
The fox appeared to be very tame as it joined Jessika in the sunshine outside the hospital grounds at Aberdeen Maternity Hospital
The adorable fox rubbed its face in the new mother’s picnic blanket and appeared to be enjoying the sunshine
The adorable fox then chooses to take a well-earned break on Jessika’s blanket and could be seen rolling over as it rubbed its face into the fabric.
However Jessika could be heard panicking as she is overheard whispering: ‘Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God. It’s okay, it’s okay fox.’
Much to her relief, the animal then got up and wandered away from the picnic blanket after realising there is little food on offer.