Birding Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge (Louisiana)
Вставка
- Опубліковано 15 лис 2022
- Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge (Louisiana) was created in 1937 to provide breeding grounds for migratory birds and other animals. It is currently home to Mottled Ducks, Roseate Spoonbills, Fulvous Whistling Ducks, and more, and is one of the best places to bird in Southern Louisiana. Join Derek and Ryan as they look for birds at this refuge, in an attempt to help Ryan pick up a few lifers and to explore some new habitats.
Gear Links (As Amazon Associates we do earn from qualifying purchases)
Panasonic LUMIX FZ80 4K Digital Camera
Used for most bird videos) - check credits as we do source some photos/videos elsewhere which is noted in the description
amzn.to/3GZl3Mu
Cayer FP2450 Fluid Head Tripod, 75 inches Aluminium Tripod
Derek's lighter tripod
amzn.to/3suX5CK
Andoer Video Tripod Aluminum Alloy 67 Inch
Derek's heavier tripod
amzn.to/3uRLTTk
Nikon D5300
Derek's vlogging and macro camera
amzn.to/3HF8jeh
Rode VideoMicPro Compact Directional On-Camera Microphone
Derek's external microphone for Nikon D5300
amzn.to/3oH8YnS
Connect with us!
badgerlandbirding.wordpress.com
/ badgerlandbirding
/ badgerlandbirding
/ badgerlandbirding \
Thanks to Terry Sohl for allowing us to use his range maps
www.sdakotabirds.com/index.ht...
Mottled Duck in cover photo by Gary Leavens (CC by 2.0, edited)
flic.kr/p/FQnhPE
Roseate Spoonbill in cover photo by Bobby Ketchum (Public Domain, edited)
flic.kr/p/8w1MUm
Fulvous Whistling Duck in cover photo by Jean (CC by 2.0, edited)
flic.kr/p/6DFJ3P
CC by 2.0 license: creativecommons.org/licenses/...
All other photos and videos by Derek and Ryan Sallmann
#Birding #BirdWatching #BadgerlandBirding
Spoonbills are beautiful to see.
100% facts!
Your description s and notes about the mottled ducks were very helpful. Thanks!
Happy to help!
Love the ducks 🦆
🦆🦆🦆
Beautiful fowl! Nice work.
Looks like a great place to visit! I saw some roseate spoonbills in SC, but not that many of them. Glad that you were able to get a good look at them. I love the color of them and the unusual bills!
They are truly fascinating. Still hoping for an even closer look someday! -Ryan
That did look like a beautiful evening made perfect by getting to see some neat new birds. Thanks for sharing it with us!🙂
It felt quite magical with the sun setting
I live on a rice and crawfish farm 15 miles from Lacassine. There are literally thousands of birds on my property every day!
Awesome!
Great video!
That was so cool!!! I am astonished to understand now just what kind of nifty creatures lived in our literal back yard when I was a teen.
We saw Mottled Ducks constantly in the bayou areas around my grandfather's house, and he told me over and over "it's just a duck." (He was not at all a birder.) Well! "Just a duck" is MUCH cooler than I thought! I really thought they were simply some kind of urban, semi-feral creatures, like the mallards and white geese that live in ponds and parks out in western Texas. Very calm around humans, though they also do not tolerate any foolishness, hehe...
The way the ducks in the bayou acted, it was very clear that they interacted with humans plenty. Probably, folks tossed food to them, or maybe they just hung out nibbling on all the lawns up and down the bayou with no one fussing at them. I can remember seeing them in someone's yard, and the house owner walked down to the water's edge. The duck just walked away from the human like a New York City pigeon - gave him a bad look but wasn't at all afraid!
Thanks for the comment Sonja! It’s interesting because many “wild” species become tame in those urban parks even stuff you would expect to want nothing to do with people
I would love to see a roseate spoonbill, but I won't be getting any wading birds till next year! Up here in Canada there is already snow on the ground! Great video as always, and keep up the good work!
Looks like it’s time to take a birding trip!
@@BadgerlandBirding For sure!
Beautiful finds! Much love from a fellow birder in Europe and Southeast Asia :D
Thanks for watching!
Also, when I see how many ‘hits’ you get even when you take a short trip, makes me want to try. I think because you have studied to learn the birds you might see, seems to make it more productive.
I have been a casual birder along time but I am now trying to make lists which is kind of confusing.(Which type lists, which notebook, where’d I put it? Thinking all should go in “Right in Rain” then post to: Neighborhood, Wings over Florida, Life List. For instance I should have sketched and taken notes on a hawk I saw this evening as I never figured out which it was.
I am currently reading “Sibley’s Birding Basics” which is helpful. Thanks!
We definitely do a lot of research to see the species we’re after! Glad you’re feeling a bit inspired
I live in St.Louis so I have never seen a Spoon bill, but I really want to.
Could you please list more tips to tell the various Ibises apart. Ie: That white-faced didn’t seem to have much white on its face. In SW Florida we have lots of ibises. The ones that have white with a lot of patches of mottled brown must be immatures, but I wonder if there are hybrids. Much thanks if you can
We have an article on our website about telling between white-faced and glossy ibis that you may find helpful!
@@BadgerlandBirding Found it, thanks! I had not realized how much information you had posted. It look’s organized so it will be easy to find what I need
Fulvies no longer in California :(
#bringthemback
@@BadgerlandBirding Hell yea