I have always loved animals more so than humans
, what I find is they sense that trust really well not just pets but wild animals as well. I rescued a swan and although it was always nasty to others it used to sit with me for hours like a pet dog. I also find that birds seem to trust me which always helps with that close up image and foxes regularly visit my garden.
When I walk through a reserve I tend to stand for 30 mins in the same place and most of the wildlife just carry on as if I were not there, until someone walks past and spooks them.
The only exception was a Stag during the rutting season decided he was going to charge me and luckily for me he got caught up in a large wire fence otherwise I would have needed to jump in the lake camera gear and all to get away from him.
Do others sense this trust in animals/birds especially on first meeting.