Hi Stu and Sara. Congrats on 250! I binge watched your entire 250 Challenge series. The quality of your videos are excellent. You deserve more views and I’m sure that will come in time. I was thinking of doing something similar already (which is how I found your channel) and you’ve inspired me to do my own 250 challenge for 2024. Looking forward to seeing what you have planned next. Happy birding!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSS. Congratulations you two! For the bird and your anniversary! What an amazing bird for number 250! 300 birds for next year? Thanks for such an entertaining journey!
Huge Congratulations to you two! What a perfect bird to get that 250! ive absolutely loved watching along with you guys and i hope you have another challenge prepared for 2024! All the best guys!
Lol thanks Norman. We've got a pretty good idea for what we will do next year. Working on the "rules" and stuff. But, as you will know by now, I must draw out the tension and will reveal soon 😉
🎉👏🏼 250 🐦🦆🦅🦉🦢! Congratulations on reaching your goal! We loved watching the Canada Jay landing on your hand and learning about the conservation of that beautiful bird. Love that educational segment focusing in on one type of bird/ species. Maybe something to consider adding those segments more into next year's video since you're coming up with plans for those currently. 👌 We look forward to seeing what you come up with for the new year.
How amazing! Congratulations on completing your 250 bird challenge 😍 amazing footage and really interesting facts. Loved the overlay of the park over London. Being jin the UK it is hard to imagine the scale of some of these places. Happy belated anniversary 🎉 looking forward to seeing more from you and Sara in 2024 🎉
Thank you Kate. I thought that overlay might help my UK viewers. The scale takes some getting used to! I have amusing stories I could share with you sometime. It took me 3 or 4 years to stop getting caught out by it. And it would be amazing to see you over here. There's plenty of places I would want to show you.
Wow! What a lovely anniversary gift for you both! The 250th bird and specifically the one Sarah wanted to see. I am thrilled for you both and want to say congrats on achieving your 250 and beyond! I loved the clips of you both feeding the Canada jays, and learning about the individuals as mom, pop and young 'un, though so disheartening that their counties are shrinking so rapidly and does not look good for future generations. Thanks, as always, for sharing your birding adventures with us. Looking forward to your next video.
Thanks very much, appreciate it. I'm a big fan of the Algonquin Canada Jays. So far, it does seem to be the jays at the southern edge of their range that are most affected, rather than those further into Northern Ontario (and Quebec). I am hopeful that those that used to be in Algonquin Park have simply moved further north.
Thank you Cliff! Appreciate you continuing to watch along. You know, it's almost as impressive as your all-time 513 species in California 😉 Yes, yes, I just stalked you on ebird 😂
I just started watching your channel yesterday (and became a subscriber) and went from the first day of your 250 bird challenge until this one today! Congratulations on reaching your goal and congratulations also on your wedding anniversary!!! I'm a birder living just outside of Phoenix, AZ. If you ever make it down this way, I hope I run into you!!! Good luck on all of your future adventures!
Thanks for joining. We'll have more coming once we are into the new year. Arizona is on our radar for some of the unique species you have there. We will likely be visiting at some point in the next few years.
Brilliant video, man. Not thrilled about all that white stuff on the ground, though…too early. Can’t wait to get up to Algonquin later this season. Congrats on 250
Yes indeed. I work outdoors, so I'm not looking forward to is making its way down here, either! Good luck at Algonquin. Hoping to be up there again myself, maybe January. Thanks for watching!
Congrats on reaching your goal! Must feel good -- 250 species is a big task, and you conquered it admirably. I look forward to your new adventures. I'm not much of a winter birder these days, so I'll enjoy seeing you brave the cold weather ;) Hint: the mouth of the Humber is a good spot for ducks in the winter months.
Thank you for watching and the comment. We will definitely remain active. Outside of challenges, I'm considering making a general winter birding/waterfowl video, so appreciate the location tip. Have to admit, we haven't hit Humber Bay Park this year, but we do like it there. Last time we went, there was just a lot of construction. Is it looking better now?
I actually haven't been there in quite a while -- a bit hard to get to for me. But probably worth taking a look if you're going to Sam Smith park. I've found the lagoons to the west of the river to be great for shots of ducks like scaups, redheads, long-tails and the usual buffleheads and hooded mergansers.
I do try to include whatever other flora (if I know it!) and fauna I come across. I haven't been very lucky with animals, other than a couple of beavers, for a while. Last moose I saw was 3 years ago - although it was quite an exciting encounter where it initially charged at me before changing its mind.
Hey Steve, I don't think there's all that many around Toronto, either... but I've seen a few photos cropping up here and there.... and... well... we did see maybe half a dozen at the side of the road at Algonquin, but we don't like to log birds unless we can show footage or a photo in the video. So we didn't count them. Hope you get to see some up your way soon (but hope it's also an easy winter for you!).
Thanks Steve.. sorry, missed this comment. Sometimes don't get alerts when it is a reply. You may have seen... I did see some snow buntings in Algonquin, but wasn't able to get the camera on them, so didn't count them. Think we might have missed them this year!
You did it! Congratulations on finding the 250th bird!
Hey Nathan, yeah, we did!! Thanks 😊
Hopefully a few more interesting birds still to come, and a new challenge for next year.
Hi Stu and Sara. Congrats on 250! I binge watched your entire 250 Challenge series. The quality of your videos are excellent. You deserve more views and I’m sure that will come in time. I was thinking of doing something similar already (which is how I found your channel) and you’ve inspired me to do my own 250 challenge for 2024. Looking forward to seeing what you have planned next. Happy birding!
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment. Glad you've found some inspiration here. Good luck with your Big Year 😊
Congrats on your 250th bird and your 15th anniversary.
Thank you Tracy!
Great series Stu. Congratulations on all your hard work on this.
Thanks Mike. Currently in Florida and building up a huge editing backlog 😂
What a lovely species for No. 250! Red Crossbill, one of my favorites!
Hey, yep, happy to have gotten this one as the 250th!
Love the birds gifts from mother nature love your channel stay kind😊💕💕
Thanks a lot, we appreciate it 😊
YESSSSSSSSSSSSS. Congratulations you two! For the bird and your anniversary! What an amazing bird for number 250! 300 birds for next year? Thanks for such an entertaining journey!
Yep, happy with the bird. 300?! Yikes 😂
Congratulations on 250! And a Lifer as well. And, of course, happy 15th anniversary!
Thanks a lot, yeah, happy to have landed on a good 250th bird 😊
Congrats! I have enjoyed watching your journey to 250! Very well done!
Thank you, glad you've liked it. We're gonna keep going!! Haha
Couple of rare birds coming up in the next one 😁
Thank you for sharing your amazing video. Congrats for your 250 birds achievement
Thank you 😊
Well done !! So happy I caught up before the last episode !!!😊🎉
Thanks for watching!
Sure we will have something even more epic next year 😎
@@BritHikesOntarioimpossible..... 😂
Huge Congratulations to you two! What a perfect bird to get that 250! ive absolutely loved watching along with you guys and i hope you have another challenge prepared for 2024! All the best guys!
Thanks for watching along with the series, appreciate it.
We have an idea for a challenge. Working on the "rules". More to be revealed 😉
Thanks so much for sharing another wonderful video like always, congratulations 🎊🐦🤗
Thank you! And thanks for following along 😊
Congrats on reaching 250 bird species for the year and special congrats on the anniversary. ❤
Thanks a lot, appreciate it 👍
Congratulations to you both! Great watch and looking forward to the next challenge.
Thanks a lot, appreciate it. I think we have the beginnings of a good but difficult challenge!
Congrats on reaching your goal! And with a lifer to boot, awesome!
Thanks a lot! Yeah, we were happy to land on the Crossbill for 250, especially Sara 😊
Woohoo! Fantastic effort this year. And Happy Anniversary! I look forward to next year's challenge. ;-)
Lol thanks Norman. We've got a pretty good idea for what we will do next year. Working on the "rules" and stuff. But, as you will know by now, I must draw out the tension and will reveal soon 😉
🎉👏🏼 250 🐦🦆🦅🦉🦢!
Congratulations on reaching your goal! We loved watching the Canada Jay landing on your hand and learning about the conservation of that beautiful bird.
Love that educational segment focusing in on one type of bird/ species. Maybe something to consider adding those segments more into next year's video since you're coming up with plans for those currently. 👌
We look forward to seeing what you come up with for the new year.
Thanks so much for watching along.
And also for the thoughtful feedback 😊
How amazing! Congratulations on completing your 250 bird challenge 😍 amazing footage and really interesting facts. Loved the overlay of the park over London. Being jin the UK it is hard to imagine the scale of some of these places. Happy belated anniversary 🎉 looking forward to seeing more from you and Sara in 2024 🎉
Thank you Kate. I thought that overlay might help my UK viewers. The scale takes some getting used to! I have amusing stories I could share with you sometime. It took me 3 or 4 years to stop getting caught out by it.
And it would be amazing to see you over here. There's plenty of places I would want to show you.
Haha- thought it was my local park here in Virginia. But that's Algonquin regional park
Wow! What a lovely anniversary gift for you both! The 250th bird and specifically the one Sarah wanted to see. I am thrilled for you both and want to say congrats on achieving your 250 and beyond!
I loved the clips of you both feeding the Canada jays, and learning about the individuals as mom, pop and young 'un, though so disheartening that their counties are shrinking so rapidly and does not look good for future generations.
Thanks, as always, for sharing your birding adventures with us. Looking forward to your next video.
Thanks very much, appreciate it.
I'm a big fan of the Algonquin Canada Jays.
So far, it does seem to be the jays at the southern edge of their range that are most affected, rather than those further into Northern Ontario (and Quebec). I am hopeful that those that used to be in Algonquin Park have simply moved further north.
Congrats! I knew you'd get there.
Thank you Cliff! Appreciate you continuing to watch along.
You know, it's almost as impressive as your all-time 513 species in California 😉
Yes, yes, I just stalked you on ebird 😂
@@BritHikesOntarioI still have need 11 birds to hit 250 for the year. The needs list is looking a little difficult but I still have a decent chance.
I just started watching your channel yesterday (and became a subscriber) and went from the first day of your 250 bird challenge until this one today! Congratulations on reaching your goal and congratulations also on your wedding anniversary!!! I'm a birder living just outside of Phoenix, AZ. If you ever make it down this way, I hope I run into you!!! Good luck on all of your future adventures!
Thanks for joining. We'll have more coming once we are into the new year.
Arizona is on our radar for some of the unique species you have there. We will likely be visiting at some point in the next few years.
Brilliant video, man. Not thrilled about all that white stuff on the ground, though…too early. Can’t wait to get up to Algonquin later this season. Congrats on 250
Yes indeed. I work outdoors, so I'm not looking forward to is making its way down here, either!
Good luck at Algonquin. Hoping to be up there again myself, maybe January.
Thanks for watching!
Love it congratulations....
Thank you Karen!
Congrats guys! 👏
Thank you!
Congrats on reaching your goal! Must feel good -- 250 species is a big task, and you conquered it admirably. I look forward to your new adventures. I'm not much of a winter birder these days, so I'll enjoy seeing you brave the cold weather ;) Hint: the mouth of the Humber is a good spot for ducks in the winter months.
Thank you for watching and the comment. We will definitely remain active.
Outside of challenges, I'm considering making a general winter birding/waterfowl video, so appreciate the location tip. Have to admit, we haven't hit Humber Bay Park this year, but we do like it there. Last time we went, there was just a lot of construction. Is it looking better now?
I actually haven't been there in quite a while -- a bit hard to get to for me. But probably worth taking a look if you're going to Sam Smith park. I've found the lagoons to the west of the river to be great for shots of ducks like scaups, redheads, long-tails and the usual buffleheads and hooded mergansers.
Well done on the 250 birds, been a long journey. Remember the visitor centre viewing deck when we were there.👍🐧
The big question is, when will you be back? 😉
Thanks for watching - there's a letter in the post to you.
@@BritHikesOntario wouldn't mind coming over on my own as sue,s not up to walking far, or with Chris if we could convince him.👍
Haha. I don't think Chris would take much convincing. I think it's the three ladies in his life that would!
Congrats!
Thank you!
Well done, 250 is a lot of birds to identify...
It has been fun, but also educational for us both. We have both gotten better at identifying birds - especially ducks. Thanks for watching!
Good job! 😊
Perhaps a certain number of animals for next year’s challenge? I know it’s Bird channel just an idea 😊
I do try to include whatever other flora (if I know it!) and fauna I come across. I haven't been very lucky with animals, other than a couple of beavers, for a while. Last moose I saw was 3 years ago - although it was quite an exciting encounter where it initially charged at me before changing its mind.
I live in Eastern Ontario Valley and the you wont see Snow Buntings until winter sets in.
Hey Steve, I don't think there's all that many around Toronto, either... but I've seen a few photos cropping up here and there.... and... well... we did see maybe half a dozen at the side of the road at Algonquin, but we don't like to log birds unless we can show footage or a photo in the video. So we didn't count them. Hope you get to see some up your way soon (but hope it's also an easy winter for you!).
Update, Im starting to see them on my my daily comute to work. @@BritHikesOntario
Thanks Steve.. sorry, missed this comment. Sometimes don't get alerts when it is a reply.
You may have seen... I did see some snow buntings in Algonquin, but wasn't able to get the camera on them, so didn't count them. Think we might have missed them this year!