@@maxagius8165 thanks for the suggestion! That would be fun initially catching them too. There is a local private hatchery that sells Florida strain Largemouth Bass fingerlings and Bluegill that might be worth looking into as well. Thanks again for reaching out.
@@BrianChoi-tz6sm Haha, thanks man! Spread the word. I still literally fist pump every new subscriber. If I ever get to a hundred thousand, i’m going to have a sore arm.
Great video...hope your channel continues to gain traction. You've got your priorities right as a father, continue to focus on those boys. What a healthy place to grow up. Love it. What a neat property, seems like you are at an ecotone, getting mid and low-elevation species in the Sierra. Quite a bit of diversity in the mesocarnivores on your camera traps. Anything particularly rare, uncommon, unusual?
@@Biodiversity-Institute Thanks for your nice comment and support. We have a lot of fun together as a family, and we are all benefiting from the ecology of the property. I think you are spot on about the ecotone. In the past we lived nearby, but 1,500 feet lower in elevation, and didn’t have any bear activity and a few different species of birds. Nothing rare or uncommon seen yet. It’s been interesting seeing the black bear activity pick up in the fall and I’m still hopeful to see a mountain lion on the camera trap. They seem to be through the area every six weeks or so but I’ve only seen tracks so far. Thanks again for your interest!
@@BackyardBiologyBoys Wouldn't be surprised if you got bobcat as well... a lot more common than people realize...also flying squirrels, they are also common, but secretive and nocturnal. When I have set up camera traps in my surveys, I will aim it at the base of tree and set up a baited station...the flying squirrels, they will come down from the top, climbing down the tree bole...they spend very little time on the ground. Depending on where you are exactly in the Sierra (sounds like central Sierra), you might also get fisher and pine martin (depending on how much human development you have around you). I've noticed that coyotes (very intelligent animals) are very shy around the camera traps (I think they think it is an actual trap, they are so heavily hunted/trapped by humans). Yes, I think for black bears, food starts to get a little scarce in the fall, so they are taking more exploratory excursions out of their typical home range (my guess). Have fun with the camera traps!
@@Biodiversity-Institute thanks, it’s been a lot of fun so far. I’m surprised too that I haven’t captured a bobcat. I’d see one or two of them a year at a past property in the foothills. So, imagine it’s only a matter of time. A marten or fisher would be amazing too, although I might be slightly lower in elevation than their typical occurrence, but I guess time will tell. A ringtail might be a good possibility and maybe a fly squirrel as well? I’ll definitely try out your suggestion method for baiting the fly squirrels, thanks for sharing that. And the coyotes have been fairly active. I’ve seen several on video and in person. The best was about a month ago when I saw one in the morning getting chased off by a doe. I guess it was getting a little too close to her fawn! But it was definitely an interesting sight to see.
@@inorganicjoe Thanks! That’s my best piece of equipment, besides an older iPhone and Canon Rebel T5i. It’s a GoPro Hero 12. I don’t have a need for a separate housing for it yet but they are waterproof to 33ft out of the box. For the sake of time, I don’t always upload videos in 4k, so the actual quality is probably better than what I have available on UA-cam. I’m pretty low budget, and don’t have any background on the video/production side of things but as an amateur, I’ve enjoyed using the GoPro for the majority of my footage.
You should stock the pond with bigger bass and bluegill from other nearby ponds
@@maxagius8165 thanks for the suggestion! That would be fun initially catching them too. There is a local private hatchery that sells Florida strain Largemouth Bass fingerlings and Bluegill that might be worth looking into as well. Thanks again for reaching out.
Dang i thought this channel would have hundreds of thiusands but only 400??? You are so underated wont lie
@@BrianChoi-tz6sm Haha, thanks man! Spread the word. I still literally fist pump every new subscriber. If I ever get to a hundred thousand, i’m going to have a sore arm.
Great video...hope your channel continues to gain traction. You've got your priorities right as a father, continue to focus on those boys. What a healthy place to grow up. Love it. What a neat property, seems like you are at an ecotone, getting mid and low-elevation species in the Sierra. Quite a bit of diversity in the mesocarnivores on your camera traps. Anything particularly rare, uncommon, unusual?
@@Biodiversity-Institute Thanks for your nice comment and support. We have a lot of fun together as a family, and we are all benefiting from the ecology of the property. I think you are spot on about the ecotone. In the past
we lived nearby, but 1,500 feet lower in elevation, and didn’t have any bear activity and a few different species of birds. Nothing rare or uncommon seen yet. It’s been interesting seeing the black bear activity pick up in the fall and I’m still hopeful to see a mountain lion on the camera trap. They seem to be through the area every six weeks or so but I’ve only seen tracks so far. Thanks again for your interest!
@@BackyardBiologyBoys Wouldn't be surprised if you got bobcat as well... a lot more common than people realize...also flying squirrels, they are also common, but secretive and nocturnal. When I have set up camera traps in my surveys, I will aim it at the base of tree and set up a baited station...the flying squirrels, they will come down from the top, climbing down the tree bole...they spend very little time on the ground. Depending on where you are exactly in the Sierra (sounds like central Sierra), you might also get fisher and pine martin (depending on how much human development you have around you). I've noticed that coyotes (very intelligent animals) are very shy around the camera traps (I think they think it is an actual trap, they are so heavily hunted/trapped by humans). Yes, I think for black bears, food starts to get a little scarce in the fall, so they are taking more exploratory excursions out of their typical home range (my guess). Have fun with the camera traps!
@@Biodiversity-Institute thanks, it’s been a lot of fun so far. I’m surprised too that I haven’t captured a bobcat. I’d see one or two of them a year at a past property in the foothills. So, imagine it’s only a matter of time. A marten or fisher would be amazing too, although I might be slightly lower in elevation than their typical occurrence, but I guess time will tell. A ringtail might be a good possibility and maybe a fly squirrel as well? I’ll definitely try out your suggestion method for baiting the fly squirrels, thanks for sharing that. And the coyotes have been fairly active. I’ve seen several on video and in person. The best was about a month ago when I saw one in the morning getting chased off by a doe. I guess it was getting a little too close to her fawn! But it was definitely an interesting sight to see.
I really like the underwater shots! What camera are you using?
@@inorganicjoe Thanks! That’s my best piece of equipment, besides an older iPhone and Canon Rebel T5i. It’s a GoPro Hero 12. I don’t have a need for a separate housing for it yet but they are waterproof to 33ft out of the box. For the sake of time, I don’t always upload videos in 4k, so the actual quality is probably better than what I have available on UA-cam. I’m pretty low budget, and don’t have any background on the video/production side of things but as an amateur, I’ve enjoyed using the GoPro for the majority of my footage.