Another great Saturday viewing! We have a storm this weekend back here ! So just great to follow you on this adventure feels like I’ve been out with you !! Bang on !!! Can’t wait for your mammal posts in the future!! Thanks so much for Richard ! Take care 👍
Hey Craig, I've heard it's been a tad rough at home! Storm Bert has brought some chaos I expect, those Deer in the New Forest will be hunkered down out the weather I'd imagine. So nice of you to say mate, and I know I've said it before but I love hearing from my UK followers, many don't watch now but you and a few others always make me smile, so thanks for that. Take it easy mate. Rich 😀
Yeahh, It realy feels like dead of winter now. I was today in 3 location close to Ottawa and it's soo quitet. Cool idea to switch to mammals. Hope we will have snow soon🤞 Cheers! 🙌
Thanks mate, great to hear from you and yes mammals will be on the cards, lots of early mornings and late evenings for me! Think we've Snow on Friday and -17 next week! Yikes, but will be good to get out amongst it. Cheers R👍
Mammals and Owls is the winter photo game in and around Ottawa! River Otters are a fun challenge! They absolutely adore snow and ice it seems... It's an odd challenge getting settings right. Your camera is telling you it's got tons of light, but you're trying to balance the bright snow and a hyperactive playful, oily black creature sliding down banks Few tricks... early morn for sure, but during a melt week look for them to be digging out hibernating frogs in a water bank.... and look for their little ice holes where they pop up to eat the fish they caught
@DunrobinOntario shhhhh he doesn't know about the Snowy Owls yet!!! He is going to be like a kid in a candy shop if we get a year like 2022 (last winter was terrible in the east end)
Hi Richard, looks like very normal result for this time of year around here 🙂 Really awesome to see that Northern Harrier there at the end. Beautiful!! Birds of prey are my favourites!! Yes, it is amazing later, when the snow is on the ground, to realise just how many animals are around us leaving their tracks behind. You just don't get that same sense at other times of the year..
Thanks Phil, It's getting really hard going but when the snow arrives it should make things easier on the mammal front, I've deployed a few trail cameras so I hope to get results with them soon... Yeah, that was a lucky last minute sighting, didn't hang around and disappeared out of sight hence zero images:-( All the best R👍
Thanks Steve, Wow, still never seen a Snow Goose! Such beautiful birds, I'll have to head to a known location soon to see if I can capture them on camera! All the best Rich👍
Hi Richard wow that was fantastic watching that Heron was amazing, listening to the Canada Geese just amazing, that is one big Beavers 🦫 lodge, wildlife is never guaranteed , my wife and I visited a new area took us four visits to get to know the area and it certainly paying off now, I got my first photo of a Pochard duck, like you once said it’s not always about photos it’s just being there with nature, fantastic video as always Rich thank you for sharing it with us.
Glad you enjoyed it my friend, It's such a evocative sound and really gives the place atmosphere and I just love watching them in the air and when they land! Yeah, that's one huge lodge! Bet the Beaver is massive, lol.. Nice one, a bit of perseverance and patience and things eventually come together, lovely Duck the Pochard... Being out in Nature is the key.. My pleasure, all the best you and your good lady. Rich 👍
Yeah, they sure do Peter and the wildlife is playing hard to get but that's Winter for you and you did tell me it will be much quieter on the birds front compared to Toronto, still it's great to be out regardless of results. Cheers R👍
I'm sure you'll have lots of success this winter around the Ottawa area, everybody always does! I'm around the Peterborough area and have to get out more myself. With less foliage the owls should be soon easier to see, in fact a Snowy Owl was around here a couple days ago which is a bit early for them, but it shows that animals are on the move!
Thanks for watching, I really hope so, been looking for Owls over the past few weeks and I'm struggling to find any as yet, but I'm sure I'll strike it lucky soon. Heard a few Snowys around already, hope that bodes well for this Winter season!! Thanks again R
Great stuff! I have just ordered the first of my images on canvas and I can hardly wait to get it back. It just happens to be a coyote peaking through some leaves. That looks like a great place and I would love to have that 1Dx iii. Thanks for sharing your day with me!
Hey Jon, Thanks for watching, Wow, nice one I bet you are very excited to get them through? Nice one, any chance you'll share that image on socials?? Yeah, it's a cracking camera and will always be in my bag! Cheers R👍
Lovely stuff. I've been stuck, unable to get out with the camera, for a few weeks now so this gives me my badly needed 'fix' :) Thanks for the great watch!
Hey Mike, Sorry to hear this, I hope you get out soon! So glad it helped you get a small fix but there is no substitute for the real thing. Cheers Rich 👍
Lovely video! I gotta say i love seeing the 1dx or any dslr come out in your videos. I still really enjoying shooting them despite owning an r3 as well. I apologize if you have covered something like this in the past and i missed it. Would you consider a tips and tricks series specific for wildlife? For example, how to go about locating certain species or techniques for photographing bird in flight in wooded areas? Look forward to the next video 👍
Hi Morgan, Thanks very much for watching and I'm really glad you enjoyed it. Apart from the obvious things that I like there are other that I can't explain apart from it feels right in the hand. I'm sure you understand that? Of course, some great ideas there and I've never done one on capturing birds in flight in woodlands so probably well overdue. As for looking for species in the field, I've done similar but not in Canada. Really appreciate you taking the time to comment and leave suggestions so thanks. Cheers R
@@RichardBirchett Yep I definitely understand what you mean. Right on, I will look through your older vids from back home! You are very welcome, take care.
@Morgan_In_Motion thanks very much, I’m doing a video as we speak which touches lightly on new locations so some tips in there, will do a more focused one soon. R 👍
Thanks Josh, I'll get right on it! We have Moose 25 mins from my house but they are very elusive indeed, will certainly try my best and find some. Cheers Rich 👍
Top Drawer ... Q The Harness you're wearing . Does the Camera / Lense attach to the harness by the Tripod mount ?? . Is it secure enough to cycle with , Jog/ Run ??? .. Does the Shoulder hurt after a while trekking about with the Camera / lense attached ??? Cheers .....
Hey Colin, Always enjoy your comments my friend, shows you actually watch it all! You can attach the adapter plate to the camera or lens foot, your preference really, larger zoom the lens foot works really well. Yep, fine to cycle and doesn't move around much, lens retaining strap keeps it in it's place. Jog/fast walk it works, full blown run I've not tried it yet! Might be a little risky, lol... Not felt any discomfort whatsoever, feels like your wearing nothing at all! Cheers Rich 👍
Great watch again.Love the sound of the Canada geese.The colour on the Mallards head flashing as it moved around ,lovely.❤️x
Glad you enjoyed it Mum, yeah although common I think it's a beautiful sound and evokes the wildness of the area I am in. Cheers x
Another great Saturday viewing! We have a storm this weekend back here ! So just great to follow you on this adventure feels like I’ve been out with you !! Bang on !!! Can’t wait for your mammal posts in the future!! Thanks so much for Richard ! Take care 👍
Hey Craig,
I've heard it's been a tad rough at home! Storm Bert has brought some chaos I expect, those Deer in the New Forest will be hunkered down out the weather I'd imagine. So nice of you to say mate, and I know I've said it before but I love hearing from my UK followers, many don't watch now but you and a few others always make me smile, so thanks for that. Take it easy mate. Rich 😀
Yeahh, It realy feels like dead of winter now. I was today in 3 location close to Ottawa and it's soo quitet. Cool idea to switch to mammals. Hope we will have snow soon🤞 Cheers! 🙌
Thanks mate, great to hear from you and yes mammals will be on the cards, lots of early mornings and late evenings for me! Think we've Snow on Friday and -17 next week! Yikes, but will be good to get out amongst it. Cheers R👍
Mammals and Owls is the winter photo game in and around Ottawa! River Otters are a fun challenge! They absolutely adore snow and ice it seems... It's an odd challenge getting settings right. Your camera is telling you it's got tons of light, but you're trying to balance the bright snow and a hyperactive playful, oily black creature sliding down banks
Few tricks... early morn for sure, but during a melt week look for them to be digging out hibernating frogs in a water bank.... and look for their little ice holes where they pop up to eat the fish they caught
@DunrobinOntario shhhhh he doesn't know about the Snowy Owls yet!!! He is going to be like a kid in a candy shop if we get a year like 2022 (last winter was terrible in the east end)
@PeterLariviere there's also always the possibility of the giant great grey owl👀
😆😆😆❤️👍
Now your teasing me chaps 😀👍❤️🙏👍
Great video Richard and pictures.The one with the dark sky, the black and white pictures were really good.
Thanks Mark, glad you like it. Sometimes good to focus on the more common species. All the best Rich 👍
Hi Richard, looks like very normal result for this time of year around here 🙂 Really awesome to see that Northern Harrier there at the end. Beautiful!! Birds of prey are my favourites!! Yes, it is amazing later, when the snow is on the ground, to realise just how many animals are around us leaving their tracks behind. You just don't get that same sense at other times of the year..
Thanks Phil,
It's getting really hard going but when the snow arrives it should make things easier on the mammal front, I've deployed a few trail cameras so I hope to get results with them soon... Yeah, that was a lucky last minute sighting, didn't hang around and disappeared out of sight hence zero images:-( All the best R👍
Richard, there is a Snow Geese migration starting to move through just East South East of where you are. Great video!
Thanks Steve,
Wow, still never seen a Snow Goose! Such beautiful birds, I'll have to head to a known location soon to see if I can capture them on camera! All the best Rich👍
Hi Richard wow that was fantastic watching that Heron was amazing, listening to the Canada Geese just amazing, that is one big Beavers 🦫 lodge, wildlife is never guaranteed , my wife and I visited a new area took us four visits to get to know the area and it certainly paying off now, I got my first photo of a Pochard duck, like you once said it’s not always about photos it’s just being there with nature, fantastic video as always Rich thank you for sharing it with us.
Glad you enjoyed it my friend,
It's such a evocative sound and really gives the place atmosphere and I just love watching them in the air and when they land! Yeah, that's one huge lodge! Bet the Beaver is massive, lol..
Nice one, a bit of perseverance and patience and things eventually come together, lovely Duck the Pochard... Being out in Nature is the key.. My pleasure, all the best you and your good lady. Rich 👍
Wow, things look so different!! Great video Richard, but really..unreasonably warm???? 21C is warm!!😂
Yeah, they sure do Peter and the wildlife is playing hard to get but that's Winter for you and you did tell me it will be much quieter on the birds front compared to Toronto, still it's great to be out regardless of results. Cheers R👍
I'm sure you'll have lots of success this winter around the Ottawa area, everybody always does! I'm around the Peterborough area and have to get out more myself. With less foliage the owls should be soon easier to see, in fact a Snowy Owl was around here a couple days ago which is a bit early for them, but it shows that animals are on the move!
Thanks for watching,
I really hope so, been looking for Owls over the past few weeks and I'm struggling to find any as yet, but I'm sure I'll strike it lucky soon.
Heard a few Snowys around already, hope that bodes well for this Winter season!! Thanks again R
Would be good to see how you scout areas of woodland out....and what backpack(s) you use and how you pack etc.
Thanks very much, great to have some feedback here and I'll certainly do one if not both of those soon. Thanks again. All the best Rich 👍
Great stuff! I have just ordered the first of my images on canvas and I can hardly wait to get it back. It just happens to be a coyote peaking through some leaves. That looks like a great place and I would love to have that 1Dx iii. Thanks for sharing your day with me!
Hey Jon,
Thanks for watching, Wow, nice one I bet you are very excited to get them through? Nice one, any chance you'll share that image on socials?? Yeah, it's a cracking camera and will always be in my bag! Cheers R👍
@RichardBirchett I messaged you on Instagram.
Lovely stuff. I've been stuck, unable to get out with the camera, for a few weeks now so this gives me my badly needed 'fix' :) Thanks for the great watch!
Hey Mike,
Sorry to hear this, I hope you get out soon! So glad it helped you get a small fix but there is no substitute for the real thing. Cheers Rich 👍
Lovely video! I gotta say i love seeing the 1dx or any dslr come out in your videos. I still really enjoying shooting them despite owning an r3 as well.
I apologize if you have covered something like this in the past and i missed it. Would you consider a tips and tricks series specific for wildlife? For example, how to go about locating certain species or techniques for photographing bird in flight in wooded areas?
Look forward to the next video 👍
Hi Morgan,
Thanks very much for watching and I'm really glad you enjoyed it. Apart from the obvious things that I like there are other that I can't explain apart from it feels right in the hand. I'm sure you understand that?
Of course, some great ideas there and I've never done one on capturing birds in flight in woodlands so probably well overdue. As for looking for species in the field, I've done similar but not in Canada.
Really appreciate you taking the time to comment and leave suggestions so thanks. Cheers R
@@RichardBirchett Yep I definitely understand what you mean.
Right on, I will look through your older vids from back home!
You are very welcome, take care.
@Morgan_In_Motion thanks very much, I’m doing a video as we speak which touches lightly on new locations so some tips in there, will do a more focused one soon. R 👍
Good stuff m8 ;-)
Thanks my friend, hows the R52coming along?? Do we follow each other on insta?? If I don't follow you send me a message so I do. Cheers Rich 👍
@@RichardBirchett , only been out the once with the R5MKII, just not had a chance to get out. I've added you on Instagram m8, cheers, Darren ;-)
@balgavieslochospreys6836 no worries, I’ll look forward to seeing those images mate. Cheers, I’ll do the same 👍
Would be great to up the mammal content! Any plans for moose?
Thanks Josh, I'll get right on it! We have Moose 25 mins from my house but they are very elusive indeed, will certainly try my best and find some. Cheers Rich 👍
@@RichardBirchett Best of luck to you! Did you manage to catch my dm on instagram btw? Cheers
@ hey Josh, I’ve not seen anything yet?
Top Drawer ...
Q The Harness you're wearing . Does the Camera / Lense attach to the harness by the Tripod mount ?? .
Is it secure enough to cycle with , Jog/ Run ??? ..
Does the Shoulder hurt after a while trekking about with the Camera / lense attached ???
Cheers .....
Hey Colin,
Always enjoy your comments my friend, shows you actually watch it all!
You can attach the adapter plate to the camera or lens foot, your preference really, larger zoom the lens foot works really well.
Yep, fine to cycle and doesn't move around much, lens retaining strap keeps it in it's place. Jog/fast walk it works, full blown run I've not tried it yet! Might be a little risky, lol...
Not felt any discomfort whatsoever, feels like your wearing nothing at all!
Cheers Rich 👍
@RichardBirchett Cheers
@RichardBirchett Cheers for the info