HOW LUCKY WAS I | Urban Wildlife & Bird Photography | CANADA | BONUS Video Feature Arctic Arrivals
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
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Welcome back for some more Urban Bird & Wildlife Photography here in Canada with a Bonus video feature on some Arctic arrivals. And How lucky was I with a surprise specie.
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Another great video the otter was a fantastic bonus
Thanks very much Neil, it was such a random and welcome sight. R👍
You had a great morning there Richard. Well done and a great Video.
Glad you enjoyed it Roger, 👍
Great video again Richard and amazing to see an otter up a tree.
Glad you enjoyed it Mark and it's really strange to see one up a tree! 👍
Thank you for sharing this video Richard, always interesting viewing of what’s available on the other side of the pond.
Thanks Stephen, it's nice to be able to do it to be honest, and when I go home on holiday I will be doing some more videos for sure. R👍
Wow Richard that was amazing to see river otters fantastic experience, that is certainly a lovely park to visit woodpeckers as well, wow Richard truly a fantastic video thank you for sharing it with us.Martyn
I know it was an amazing sighting to be honest and so not expected! It's certainly full of life considering the weather and how cold it was. 👍
I love ducks. I never get enough of them and hardly can get close to them.
Me too and I really should spend more time with them! The Wood Ducks sure are skittish! But these chaps were pretty good. R👍
Enjoyed that Richard, great variety of species bonus of the Otter too 👍
Glad you enjoyed it Laurence, it's nice to see different species from time to time but I do love my birds of prey! 👍
Wow,an otter amazing,but to see one up a tree!!!Incredible.Its looking very cold over there Rich.Keep up the good work👍👍👍👍
Yeah it was a bit bonkers to see an Otter up a tree, not what I was expecting when I headed out the door that morning. Yeah it's pretty chilly, so far -24 has been the coldest! Bit different than home. Cheers Rich 👍
Lovely video Richard, what a bonus to see the otter. All the best Steve.
Many thanks Steve, yeah it was a massive bonus to see it. What a mammal. Cheers Rich
Excellent mate and how wonderful to sit and watch the Otter. Great Woodpecker image too. Cheers Keith
Thanks mate, it was a special encounter for sure! It's now since left the area and disappeared.... Yeah those little woodys are special birds. Cheers R👍
Fantastic video Richard, great shots of the otter and some fascinating behaviour, all the best for future vlogs
Glad you enjoyed it Darren, and the Otter was so cool! albeit a bit strange in a tree, lol R👍
Wow such great wildlife over there Richard, loved the Wood Duck and lucky you seeing that Otter too, wonderful video as always and loved every minute of it, thanks so much 😊
Glad you enjoyed it Raymond, the Wood Duck is such a handsome duck and one that I've always wanted to see and photograph. The Otter really was the Icing on the cake for me. The little things go a long way for me. Cheers R
The Tree Otter - that's a new one for sure :) Lovely stuff Richard!
Thanks Mike, glad you enjoyed the North American Tree Otter, lol... R👍
Brilliant, cheers Rich. Otter in a tree, wow that’s a new one. Maybe it’s a survival instinct because of the higher numbers of predators, just a thought. Thanks again. All the best. 👍📷😎
I know it's bonkers to see one climbing a tree and it always confirms that Nature really can surprise you! Could be, worth looking in to I think. R👍
I love ducks!! And you got the beautiful pair of Wood Ducks and the Hooded Merganser/Red-breasted Merganser female! Seeing them as pairs is so special. Great job getting captures of the River Otters and the fish caught. I've never seen one. Thanks for sharing, Rich. Love your channel. The extra video at the end was great!
Thanks June, it was a video with a difference but it's nice to focus on a wider range of species rather than the same ones like birds of prey just to get views! They all need appreciating. The Otter was such a special sighting and one which will stay with me, t's now moved on so I feel really lucky. Thanks so much and you enjoyed the bit at the end. Hardy ducks for sure. 😀
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Cheers Colin👍
Great to see the river otters Richard ,great vlog as always
Glad you enjoyed it mate, bit different but can't always do the same! Cheers R👍
Great stuff Richard! Thanks!
No worries Jon, thanks for watching. Cheers R👍
Hey Rich, nice mixed bag you got there 📸 great stuff. Lovely to see the Otter too 👍🏽
Glad you enjoyed it Lee, always nice when Nature surprises you, lol.. Cheers Rich 👍
Lovely video mate 👌
Glad you enjoyed it Mate, bit different which is always good. M👍
Hi Richard really enjoyed this video, rare Golden Oriole seen at Gulval ( Gods Country ). I will be there in May for two weeks can't wait. Keep the videos coming.
Thanks Malcolm glad you enjoyed it! Yeah I've heard about it through my WhatsAp group at home. It is indeed 'Gods' County. Cheers Rich
Hi Richard
thank you for sharing this video, with beautiful and also less beautiful images. I hope that in the future you will also share the less beautiful images with us, that will give a more realistic picture of what is happening in the field, and that will hopefully I inspire more people to get involved with nature photography. I look forward to your next video with also the less beautiful images. thanks in advance for that.
warm greetings from the Netherlands
Thanks very much for watching and for the comment, I think it's a good one, lol... I'll do my best next time around. Cheers Rich 👍
You’re braver than me … in that cold weather 😂
Lol, got to get out there no matter what the weather! 😂😂👍
Some wonderful colours on the ducks,and what a treat seeing the otter.Well done.😁
Glad you enjoyed it Alison. they are so beautiful and the Otter was such a bonus! M x
Lovely. Thanks for sharing. Congratulations on spotting a River Otter. I haven't been lucky so far here around Montreal, and I'm a bit jealous :) The Woodpecker at 15:41 appears to be a Hairy Woodpecker and not a Downy though. Hairy Woodpeckers are slightly larger. The criterion I use to distinguish these two species is the length of the beak in proportion to the head.
Thank you very much indeed for coming along for my latest video! Yeah it was a real surprise and one which I didn't see coming but it was a great sighting. Fair one, it was really small and I've got both species in my garden at home, yeah the length of the bill is key. Thanks I'll double check, still getting used to Canadian birds. Cheers Rich 👍
Incredible stuff Rich. Well done with the Otter. Wood Duck is amazing! Watched round a camp fire. No such luck with SEO today. Try again tomorrow. There is a Golden Oriole in Penzance so may have to have a look on the way home! Atb👍
Thanks Trev, nice to hear you watched it around the camp fire! Such a handsome Duck and was happy to allow me a few shots before it disappeared. Yeah, a Juvenile bird I think, must be lost! Hope you found it. 👍
Congrats on the otter, so cool. The only time I’ve seen an otter in a tree was in the otter enclosure at Slimbridge. I was a bit surprised too.
Looks like a great location, all the usual favourite dickie birds, and some lovely ducks. Looking forward to getting out once the brutal Alberta temperatures normalise a bit 🥶
Thanks very much it was so cool to see it fishing away and doing it's thing, certainly wasn't bothered about me and other walkers! Amazing you've seen one in a tree, quite a sight! Slimbridge UK?
It's not a bad spot and amazing to see so many birds when it was so cold, these canadian birds sure are tough! Best of luck when you do, it's been crazy cold there! Cheers Rich 👍
Yes, WWT Slimbridge UK (I’m a Brit living in Alberta). I think they were N. American otters though 🤔
Hoping the weather here improves this weekend, but luckily I get lots of birds & squirrels visiting my backyard. They keep me and my camera entertained 😁
@@Rockymtnchick ah I see! Great move for you then and a superb location for the wildlife photographer. Is always nice to be able to observe wildlife at close range from the comfort of your home👍
Hey Richard, welcome to Toronto! I've lived here most my life, so I take all these species for granted. Interesting to hear your perspective coming here from the UK. For some other Toronto waterfront foul locations, you should check out Leslie Spit and Humber Bay Park (East & West).
Thanks very much Chris, very kind of you to say. And thanks very much for the info on waterfowl, I really need to do more with them as this is a top place! I like Tommy Thompson park, heading down there next week all being well. All the best and thanks for following the channel. Cheers Rich 👍
Congratulations Richard. Seeing River Otters is always a treat. I've never seen one so high up in a tree.
The Harlequin and King Eider females are also nice winter waterfowl finds. I'm glad that you're enjoying exploring our Canadian wildlife.
Thanks Stephen, yeah I was so pleased and privileged to see it, not a common sight at all! I am very much and there is so much to see here no matter what tie of year! Hope to see some Snowy Owls soon. Cheers Rich👍
Hi, Richard. There is such an incredible variety of ducks. The Wood Ducks are particularly colourful and great to photograph on a sunny day. We have 3 Otters in a local pond, here in Kanata. They are really big and kind of scary looking with those big teeth as they crunch up their catch. First time I saw them swimming right towards me as I stood at the waters edge, I moved away, not knowing what they were or what they might do. I never imagined they could climb trees!! Phil
Hey Phil, we will have to get Richard over to Mud Lake where he can use a wide angle for Wood Duck portraits!!
@@PeterLariviere Yes, for sure. My favourite spot for Wood Ducks. Specially during the fall colours. Closeup portraits are a possibility there for sure 🙂
I’d like that chaps 👍
Really nice. It's can be such a two-edged sword, photographing in an urban area -- the interruptions and disruptions by people and their dogs can be so frustrating, but the way animals are habituated and let you get so close is wonderful.
Thanks for watching, it really is a right pain sometimes but It's what I've got to deal with right now, saying that the wildlife isn't bad at all! It is nice to see them close but I prefer to use more fieldcraft and stalk my subjects rather than the habituated shots! Double edged indeed! R👍
Excellent video. It is not uncommon the see small flocks of mixed songbirds especially in winter, they do this for protection. If you see Chickadees keep any eye out for other species, if you're lucky you might see a golden crowned kinglet. If the habitat is good Otters are not uncommon but they are reclusive and often nocturnal. Otters are apex predators so there are not a lot to begin with, they can have large territories which makes they scarce. Looking forward to the next video.
Thanks very much for watching. Yeah, it's great to see them altogether in mixed species flocks, safety in numbers with all those raptors about! I've seen a few Kinglets but not for a while, tough time for them in -17!
The Otter was certainly a great sight and one not to be forgotten. R👍