@@JillKnapp i don’t bird, however i will lay my life down for a group of chinese painted quails (i think) near me hahahaha they’re so funny and egg shaped
I don't have much interest in birds. But this dude, with his expertise, his cuteness and his excitement made me spend 15 learning a lot of things I didn't know I needed. I love this series.
This guy rocks! Some of the answers he refused to give direct conclusions because he wished for "you" the viewer to go out and find the truth. He's pointed multiple times towards a birding guide book, or going outside and finding the answers yourself through observation. He isn't just providing answers, he encourages better answers through self-initiated journey. He gave everyone who watched, the tools to stop asking other people and begin asking questions to ourselves that we can answer through the tools he gave. BRILLIANT teacher! Thank you for your time, please come on again soon.
He's not actually. He's still perpetrating myths & debunked stuff & straight out wrong info. He suggested cuckoos remove an egg so that the birds won't know they're raising a cuckoo, this is a proven myth, birds know full well when they're raising a cuckoo baby
the reality is you learn a LOT more about birds by birding - and it's a really good activity for almost anyone of any age. i don't bird myself, but i've seen a lot of videos and they're incredible! he also answered the questions that you most likely won't find out by birding, like cloacal kissing xD
I really love the additional use of stock images/videos/audios to help illustrate the expert's explanation. I hope WIRED continues to do this in future videos!
A couple things that were not mentioned. 1. One hypothesis about why birds lack teeth. It's a weight thing, bird beaks are made of keratin (same material as your nails) if you wanna be aerodynamic you're going to have to be lighter, every gram counts 2. Birds have the most effecient respiratory system of any animal on earth. They are actually able to oxygenate their blood as they exhale!
Also technically every bird has a “tooth”, the egg tooth, which is on the tip of a fetus’s/hatchling’s beak. It’s used to break the eggshell and discarded soon after hatching
This man is so cute and his enthusiasm is infectious! I love the Tech Support series and this is one of my favourites so far. Maybe you could have him on again to talk about ecology, or rate bird scenes in movies? idk would love to see him again!
I thought he was going to address penguin, duck, and geese feet but he focused on the downy feathers. Little Penguins have a reduced sensitivity in their feet so when there's a fire they could step on hot embers and burn their feet but not feel it when they walk over the embers.
I think this ep is such a perfect example of why I love this series...when your job is so hyprrspecialised generally you gotta love that thing! And there's nothing more fun than listening to someone talk about something they are passionate about ❤️
I know he meant a bird guide book when he said "Your bird guide will tell you.." but I like to picture a person who's knowledgeable about birds being hired as somebody's "bird guide" for any bird related questions. I'd love that job.
the twitter questions in this episode are some of the best ones asked throughout the Tech Support series!! Many are concise but can spark your genuine interest in the topic, and some are so simple that they sound like children's wonders or shower thoughts that everybody once had
I would like to see a part 2 of this guy talking about the crow family. I talk to crows and I am saying they know my intentions when freindly. I generally leave them alone BUT if they are being really loud, most times I make eye contact and say, "Cut it Out." They normally do.
One more comment: I was walking to my car in a parking lot at night and a barn owl flew right over me, very close. I could see all the details of his feathers etc. He was totally silent. It was amazing. I love birds
That's very cool. Some of my favorite owl encounters have been in the snow, which already dampens sound around you. National Audubon Society says: "Owl feathers have a leading edge shaped like a comb and a trailing edge with a fringe; these funnel air smoothly over the wing and dampen the sound. An owl's enormous wings, relative to its body size, also provide greater lift and enable it to fly slowly-as few as two miles per hour."
This guy did such a fantastic job explaining bird knowledge. Makes me want to go birding for the first time! And I still can't believe Wired got Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't to do the video for botany 'tech support.' You guys are killing it.
for all the folks who don't like birds, try putting a bird feeder beside a window! I love watching all the different little song birds and how curious they are, looking in the window and checking things out 😂
When I was in college, there were two Canadian geese outside the door of the cafeteria. They were honking angrily and were trying to get in. I think they knew there was food in there.
Wow i listened to this guys talk at iiser in india he has come a long way! Great to see him do popular science. This is the dream for me, even i am pursuing a career in ecology. What we need next is bug support!! 😁🦗🐞
Of all my favorite bird sounds, I didn't think anything could top a mourning dove's call... but Sahas saying "bird" may have just taken first place. My heart is about to explode. :)
@@mehere8038 No it's not. There are hypotheses, but nothing definitive - both the flocking behavior and the origins of tool use are active areas of research.
Oh my gosh. I’m an amateur birder (ok I have a group of crows I feed every week), and I had no idea they could navigate by the stars?? I love them even more now!
Red tail hawks can turn their heads 270 degrees like the owls, too. I have a family of red tail hawks that lives in the tree above my backyard. The parents have been returning to the same tree and nest for the past 5 years now. They always land either on my patio chairs or on my fence and watch the birds and squirrels that feed at our backyard feeders. The other day I went to go take a picture of the hawk and was walking behind it to get a good picture and it surprisingly turned its head completely around to follow me. It was pretty cool to see and caught me off guard because I thought Owls were the only birds who could do this.
I love my local songbirds so much. I spend a fortune feeding them. They've got a little running fountain with filtered water, I put up houses for them, I even cook for them (make my own suet cakes).
I wouldn’t have guessed that the behaviour of birds is this spellbir(n)ding ;). I have two questions left: - how do birds know when to fly south/ where to meet and when to start flying? you sometimes see them all meeting on a field and then suddenly all birds fly up. - do birds who migrate south in the winter stay with the same birds they flew last year or do the make “new friends” each year? Thanks for the great video and fascinating topic!
Crows and ravens will also play with other animals. I watched a vid where the crow was sneaking up on a dog to pull its tail. It did this repeatedly. Also, owls increase their silence by soaring/gliding more than flapping. Compare an owl's flight to a raptor.
I was at the park the other day and saw a couple geese in a pond. A few minutes later when we couldn’t see the pond, we heard the geese being very loud. Then we passed someone walking their dog. They said their dog tried to get in the pond and was chased out by the geese. Also, his enthusiasm and how he explained things made this really interesting.
Do I know anything about birds? No.
Do I have an interest in birds? No.
Did I watch this entire video and was super invested the entire time? Yes.
All except the last part for me
Did anyone ask? No
@@canyadigit6274 are you funny? Yes
Is it birds? No. Is it bOrds? Yes.
@@maniakid don't let the grammar police know
I love how at the end he says 'Happy Birding'
I appreciate him thinking I will bird, I will not, but it was so thoughtful and sweet
Thoughtful and tweet*
@@posepause8703 yes yes yes
You really should
If you see any ol' random bird and think, "Cute bird," congratulations, you're birding! Welcome to the family. :)
@@JillKnapp i don’t bird, however i will lay my life down for a group of chinese painted quails (i think) near me hahahaha they’re so funny and egg shaped
I think he actually knows why the chicken crossed the road..
Ok
The followup we need.
He’ll never tell you
The chicken is actually dead, and is crossing to the other side. I thought this was common knowledge by now?
And if it came before the egg
I like how he got slightly defensive when the question said birds were stupid😂💜 "-try finding yourself somewhere without GPS"
I noticed that too haha!
@Liver Success misread that as orthodontist
Even with advanced GPS, I'm still trying to find myself... maybe someday
i think people who ppl think they are smart are dumb
Crows are the 9th specie with the highest IQ in the world,
Why so many comments like “I don’t like birds, but watched...”
Who doesn’t like birds?!?!? They’re awesome!!!
Literally gravity-defying dinosaurs, and yet we hear and see them everyday and think nothing of it, lol
seriously! I took a whole class on birds in college, one of my fave courses
@@tasnimjackson5709 College has a class dedicated to birds?
@@ezekielx5 My college did. It was an elective called Biology of Birds.
Sheldon Cooper wants to know your location.
Birds are so fascinating. I could sit in front of this dude like a six-year-old asking bird questions for hours.
Same!
Same!
Yes! With my legs crossed sitting on the floor raising my hand up after every question before asking the next one.
I don't have much interest in birds. But this dude, with his expertise, his cuteness and his excitement made me spend 15 learning a lot of things I didn't know I needed. I love this series.
You actually do have much interest in birds.
get a room
I have found that anyone can make you interested in anything if they are properly educated and have enough passion on a topic.
Same. It's nice to see someone talking about their interests with passion and with this level of detail
This guy rocks!
Some of the answers he refused to give direct conclusions because he wished for "you" the viewer to go out and find the truth. He's pointed multiple times towards a birding guide book, or going outside and finding the answers yourself through observation.
He isn't just providing answers, he encourages better answers through self-initiated journey.
He gave everyone who watched, the tools to stop asking other people and begin asking questions to ourselves that we can answer through the tools he gave.
BRILLIANT teacher!
Thank you for your time, please come on again soon.
He's not actually. He's still perpetrating myths & debunked stuff & straight out wrong info. He suggested cuckoos remove an egg so that the birds won't know they're raising a cuckoo, this is a proven myth, birds know full well when they're raising a cuckoo baby
Not sure if "brilliant teacher" qualifies for a teacher that would not give the answer on an educational video :P
the reality is you learn a LOT more about birds by birding - and it's a really good activity for almost anyone of any age. i don't bird myself, but i've seen a lot of videos and they're incredible!
he also answered the questions that you most likely won't find out by birding, like cloacal kissing xD
I really love the additional use of stock images/videos/audios to help illustrate the expert's explanation. I hope WIRED continues to do this in future videos!
Yes exactly
A couple things that were not mentioned.
1. One hypothesis about why birds lack teeth. It's a weight thing, bird beaks are made of keratin (same material as your nails) if you wanna be aerodynamic you're going to have to be lighter, every gram counts
2. Birds have the most effecient respiratory system of any animal on earth. They are actually able to oxygenate their blood as they exhale!
Also ducks and geese have what kind of looks like "teeth" called lamellae and / or tomia.
Also technically every bird has a “tooth”, the egg tooth, which is on the tip of a fetus’s/hatchling’s beak. It’s used to break the eggshell and discarded soon after hatching
@@pho3nix- Yeah, I was wondering about that. Geese can BITE, not just peck!
also imagine a bird with teeth, sounds creepy asf
I think beaks are for digging and foraging in small gaps, and they really don't need to chew because their food is so small.
He did get one thing wrong. The loudest bird is actually my pet cockatoo when I don't open the blinds in front of her cage before the sun comes up.
Goodness. A lot of very early mornings for you!
You got me there. Thought you were going to mansplain birds to a bird expert 😬
I bet she sometimes says an f-word or two during these mornings...
@@blixten2928maybe I should get a cockatoo. My alarm clock can’t wake me up, but a cockatoo maybe can
This man is so cute and his enthusiasm is infectious! I love the Tech Support series and this is one of my favourites so far. Maybe you could have him on again to talk about ecology, or rate bird scenes in movies? idk would love to see him again!
“How do birds not get cold. I feel like they need a jacket.” 😂
I thought he was going to address penguin, duck, and geese feet but he focused on the downy feathers. Little Penguins have a reduced sensitivity in their feet so when there's a fire they could step on hot embers and burn their feet but not feel it when they walk over the embers.
I am not opposed to seeing a Cardinal in Minnesota wearing a little sweater or hoodie, that would be adorable
They are the jacket silly. Goose feather jackets are the best lol
I wear their feathers using jackets like Canada Goose, thats a st0pid question.
I think this ep is such a perfect example of why I love this series...when your job is so hyprrspecialised generally you gotta love that thing! And there's nothing more fun than listening to someone talk about something they are passionate about ❤️
Unless they're a whale biologist ;)
Exactly. I love the passion everyone has for their profession.
I know he meant a bird guide book when he said "Your bird guide will tell you.." but I like to picture a person who's knowledgeable about birds being hired as somebody's "bird guide" for any bird related questions. I'd love that job.
What, parks around your neighbourhood don't have the bird guide? (/jk)
The “shut up geese!” guy killed me. 🤣
Can we PLEASE GET SEVERAL MORE VIDEOS OF THIS I loved it so much
11:14 that "I don't know" such a chill pill
the twitter questions in this episode are some of the best ones asked throughout the Tech Support series!! Many are concise but can spark your genuine interest in the topic, and some are so simple that they sound like children's wonders or shower thoughts that everybody once had
As an avid bird watcher,this video is such a treat!
I would like to see a part 2 of this guy talking about the crow family. I talk to crows and I am saying they know my intentions when freindly. I generally leave them alone BUT if they are being really loud, most times I make eye contact and say, "Cut it Out." They normally do.
I think they understand on some level emotion.
Birds are so fascinating. I love watching them when they’re in a huge flock. Also I love goose honks ☺️
These were actually really worthwhile bird questions.
One more comment: I was walking to my car in a parking lot at night and a barn owl flew right over me, very close. I could see all the details of his feathers etc. He was totally silent. It was amazing. I love birds
That's very cool. Some of my favorite owl encounters have been in the snow, which already dampens sound around you. National Audubon Society says: "Owl feathers have a leading edge shaped like a comb and a trailing edge with a fringe; these funnel air smoothly over the wing and dampen the sound. An owl's enormous wings, relative to its body size, also provide greater lift and enable it to fly slowly-as few as two miles per hour."
@@rfrolicarts the owl that flew over my head was going pretty slow. It’s amazing how their feathers allow them to make no noise.
This guy did such a fantastic job explaining bird knowledge. Makes me want to go birding for the first time!
And I still can't believe Wired got Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't to do the video for botany 'tech support.' You guys are killing it.
Patiently waiting for part 2. Sahas was great.
This gentleman is SO engaging and fun. Thanks for your sharing your love of birds!
How am I just now seeing this video?!! I love this!... Great topic. A part 2 would be awesome!! ❤
for all the folks who don't like birds, try putting a bird feeder beside a window! I love watching all the different little song birds and how curious they are, looking in the window and checking things out 😂
The whole time i was waiting for him to address the 3 birds lying in front of the table...
Please, bring this guy back! I love to listen to him talking about birds :D
This was such a good episode! As a bird enthusiast, I learned so many cool facts. 😃
I can't believe no one asked what the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow was.
What do you mean? An African or European swallow?
just recently watched monty python im so glad i did, best show and movies
very cool! i've just downloaded the Merlin app, and in the morning i'll find out who's making that lovely birdsong i wake up to!
Dude, thank you! Happy Birding!
Tech support is easily becoming my favourite series on UA-cam
3:08 "I can follow my finger without turning..."
- Proceeds to turn his body AND head 😂
He's great!
One of the most likable guys on this channel
I actually love this! I studied Zoology, so it was cool hearing someone talk about birds! But I also learnt alot too!
really? I was disappointed in his lack of knowledge & wrong info
@@mehere8038 can you tell me what was the wrong info so I can learn
@@miao7002 replying so I'll know too!
@@mehere8038 after 2 years,mehere8038 was so busy to distribute knowledge to us,so sad...
this was the coolest support video on this channel, loved it
I don't have a particular interest in birds but this was fascinating. Thanks for sharing and I'd be happy to see this guy again!
Please do another one of these! I thoroughly enjoyed it!
When I was in college, there were two Canadian geese outside the door of the cafeteria. They were honking angrily and were trying to get in. I think they knew there was food in there.
Canada geese. Not Canadian.
Wow i listened to this guys talk at iiser in india he has come a long way! Great to see him do popular science. This is the dream for me, even i am pursuing a career in ecology. What we need next is bug support!! 😁🦗🐞
ua-cam.com/video/y62n5lkLBs4/v-deo.html here it is!
There's insect support
This has been really interesting! I felt like a little kid gobbling on all those fun facts and always waiting for more.
This was one of the most educational episodes!!
Is there an extended version? I want to take a class by this expert. Fascinating.
Yes! I remember asking specifically for this a while back!
You did it
Anyone else love the way he says "boirds"? :) Love these videos and learning outside of my interests!
Me too.
sounds like birbs to me
Of all my favorite bird sounds, I didn't think anything could top a mourning dove's call... but Sahas saying "bird" may have just taken first place. My heart is about to explode. :)
Loved this, Wired! He is so fun to watch! Would love to see him back in the future! 🦉
But is he an expert in bird law?
Only if he goes by the name Harvey as a second persona 😂
Yes.
bird law?? what?
@@treebles ua-cam.com/video/qcderLXiwa8/v-deo.html
@@DevjKaiser or Charlie
There should be a Wired class room where it's random teachers each day 🤣
Wired are killing it with these videos
I love these vids especially the ones with subject I didn't think I cared about. Now I care.
Absolutely fascinating! Thank you WIRED and Mr Barve!
I love this guy, I already want him to come back. Bird people are the best!
Came here after listening to his presentation for a tenured position at cal poly Humboldt 😁 this is great
Living for this! Great video!
The funiest part is him reading out the commenters stupid names
This is so interesting! Love watching this gentleman answering all the questions~
Wow, I had no idea that birds basically have build in glasses in their eyes, which they can just activate to keep the wind out of their eyes. Epic.
I absolutely adore the way he says bird
Love birds, and love the video! Thank you for making and posting this.
I have a bird that is more like a companion than a pet. It's so cool to hear his passion paired with knowledge. Cool video. Birds are underrated.
i really appreciate when Dr Barve says "we don't know how xyz works"
well he doesn't maybe, but the stuff he's describing there IS known
@@mehere8038 No it's not. There are hypotheses, but nothing definitive - both the flocking behavior and the origins of tool use are active areas of research.
Oh my gosh. I’m an amateur birder (ok I have a group of crows I feed every week), and I had no idea they could navigate by the stars?? I love them even more now!
Remember: When you're bird watching, the birbs are watching you, too!
Loved it!! Amazingly informative and curious!!❤
Red tail hawks can turn their heads 270 degrees like the owls, too. I have a family of red tail hawks that lives in the tree above my backyard. The parents have been returning to the same tree and nest for the past 5 years now. They always land either on my patio chairs or on my fence and watch the birds and squirrels that feed at our backyard feeders. The other day I went to go take a picture of the hawk and was walking behind it to get a good picture and it surprisingly turned its head completely around to follow me. It was pretty cool to see and caught me off guard because I thought Owls were the only birds who could do this.
Wired definitely needs to make another video with him!!!
Awesome video! A million thanks to Sahas and wired !
The natural world never ceases to amaze me
WE NEED MORE OF THESE
Was never disappointed by this series 💯👍
thank you Sahas. this was the best video ever. im about to share this with my friends
I love birds and bird watching so watching this is like taking a class and it's awesome
Definitely one of the better videos of this type (*-support). Well done.
Bird Questions Part 2 requested :D Thanks Sahas for answering the questions.
Finally, someone answered all the questions I had about birds for so many years 🤔
I love my local songbirds so much. I spend a fortune feeding them. They've got a little running fountain with filtered water, I put up houses for them, I even cook for them (make my own suet cakes).
+1 for Merlin. Has been really useful as I've started spotting birds, etc.
Great presentation Mr. Barve. Thank you.
Merlin is nice, but don't let it become a crutch!
I wouldn’t have guessed that the behaviour of birds is this spellbir(n)ding ;).
I have two questions left:
- how do birds know when to fly south/ where to meet and when to start flying? you sometimes see them all meeting on a field and then suddenly all birds fly up.
- do birds who migrate south in the winter stay with the same birds they flew last year or do the make “new friends” each year?
Thanks for the great video and fascinating topic!
What a fun and very informative video!
Thank you.
2:11 "Forced matings"... there's a word for that.
Crows and ravens will also play with other animals. I watched a vid where the crow was sneaking up on a dog to pull its tail. It did this repeatedly. Also, owls increase their silence by soaring/gliding more than flapping. Compare an owl's flight to a raptor.
This guy was the bomb! Learned a lot.
Bring this guy back too!
I was at the park the other day and saw a couple geese in a pond. A few minutes later when we couldn’t see the pond, we heard the geese being very loud. Then we passed someone walking their dog. They said their dog tried to get in the pond and was chased out by the geese.
Also, his enthusiasm and how he explained things made this really interesting.
the dead birds in front of this guy lend an unexpectedly dark air of authority
The shade he threw at 5:58 hahaha I am DEAD 😂
Fun fact: The Shoebill stork is one of the coolest birds on the planet. A modern day dinosaur!
4:00 RIP Phifer Dawg 🙌🙌🙌
I love watching a real expert talk about their thing. #BirdBoss
The grub with actively biting FANGS at 5:46 is going to haunt my nightmares
ok chickadees being compared to the lbs of a couple teaspoons of sugar? an adorable comparison I didn't know I needed
The dead birds just laying in front of him is so hilariously dark 🌚
9:04 THE WAY THIS BIRD SOUNDED LIKE A POKÉMON???
i'm not gonna lie, the thumbnail REALLY got me.
This was super helpful to watch! Thanks!