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  • In the mountains of Mexico, a spy hummingbird ventures into the heart of a breathtaking monarch butterfly swarm.
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    In the mountains of Mexico, a spy hummingbird ventures into the heart of a breathtaking monarch butterfly swarm. Few filmmakers have been able to capture the spectacle this closely.
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  • @noela.9843
    @noela.9843 4 роки тому +4260

    I love how the hummingbird drone's turbine is covered to make sure it does not hurt the butterflies' fragile wings. Wholesome and lovely stuff to watch during the quarantine to lighten up things a bit.

    • @ahmadtheIED
      @ahmadtheIED 4 роки тому +105

      Except it's not. Don't be fooled. The underside of the wings have exposed spinning fan blades. This is definitely a "Ohh, those lemmings definitely jumped themselves" moment in this documentary. Make no mistake, COUNTLESS butterflies were maimed in the filming of this footage when they flew from under the wings and into the fan blades.

    • @Elementroar
      @Elementroar 4 роки тому +51

      Ahmad Shahnawaz Proof please.

    • @ahmadtheIED
      @ahmadtheIED 4 роки тому +39

      @Paddy O'Yakkin I'm a Chemical Engineer/Biochemist, so idk about this specifically but really, when you have a static motor generating upward lift to keep itself stable in the air...
      Imagine your old toy helicopter. When you used to make it sort of "hover" in place, if you ever felt the wind being sucked in from under it, that's because of this.
      According to my knowledge this hummingbird is nothing more than a machine designed to murder as many butterflies as humanly possible, while obtaining decent footage. The goal here is the butterfly Kill Count, the video is a small bonus designed to mock us and humiliate them.

    • @ahmadtheIED
      @ahmadtheIED 4 роки тому +9

      @Paddy O'Yakkin My friend thats the whole joke...

    • @ahmadtheIED
      @ahmadtheIED 4 роки тому +8

      @Paddy O'Yakkin Like read the last paragraph of that post lol

  • @captainrage_2312
    @captainrage_2312 4 роки тому +854

    butterflies: why tf is that hummingbird T-posing on us

  • @1Tomrider
    @1Tomrider 2 роки тому +274

    My Dad saw a monarch butterfly swarm like this, said it was one of the most amazing things he'd seen in his life!

    • @mischr13
      @mischr13 Рік тому +12

      I grew up near a monarch grove as a child and I can concur it is one of the most amazing experiences ever. unfortunately there aren't as many anymore :(

    • @lotte5173
      @lotte5173 10 місяців тому +2

      Did this experience bring him to God?

    • @amarahk6759
      @amarahk6759 9 місяців тому

      I'd probably be scared stiff as those fluttery butterflies make me so nervous when they're fluttering about. Shame that!

    • @mohmedraza6153
      @mohmedraza6153 9 місяців тому

      Where is this place?

    • @lotte5173
      @lotte5173 9 місяців тому

      @@mohmedraza6153
      A place where God ( not allah) reigns!

  • @walteracevedo5105
    @walteracevedo5105 4 роки тому +735

    You wouldn't believe your eyes, if 10 million butterflies.

    • @noela.9843
      @noela.9843 4 роки тому +23

      Butterfly City

    • @mpm5222
      @mpm5222 4 роки тому +3

      Yasss

    • @fajaradi1223
      @fajaradi1223 4 роки тому +19

      Unfortunately, it appears as an 10 million scrambled pixels

    • @mrkali5883
      @mrkali5883 4 роки тому +1

      Nice

    • @missyb9438
      @missyb9438 4 роки тому +3

      If 10 million butterflies....what?🤷🏼‍♀️

  • @popphotography1387
    @popphotography1387 4 роки тому +1322

    “Beauty lies in the detail”
    The detail UA-cam can’t handle

    • @fajaradi1223
      @fajaradi1223 4 роки тому +8

      Damn! My ISP won't let me stream beyond 480p. Feel you bruh!

    • @alexacquaah4074
      @alexacquaah4074 4 роки тому +5

      1080p yeee bois

    • @AsukaDoinHerThang
      @AsukaDoinHerThang 4 роки тому +1

      Amen!

    • @jrmikulec
      @jrmikulec 4 роки тому

      @The Shitstorm Starter Why do you assume that? You've said it more than once but I have a hard time believing you know much about the camera on a custom drone

    • @honeyfrombees9154
      @honeyfrombees9154 4 роки тому +8

      #youtubecompression

  • @milkteapapi6932
    @milkteapapi6932 4 роки тому +1469

    Imagine being swarmed by half a billion butterflies. I would feel like a Disney princess

  • @terrywade3696
    @terrywade3696 10 місяців тому +91

    When I was a young girl, my parents took us to Red Rock Canyon in Oklahoma for a picnic. I guess we were in the flyway of the Monarch butterfly migration. Every tree and canyon wall was covered with them! I was beautiful especially when they started flying around. There were millions of them! It was magical.

    • @kasondaleigh
      @kasondaleigh 9 місяців тому +3

      How lucky for you!! ❤️

  • @jewelernest4984
    @jewelernest4984 4 роки тому +263

    Wow, this looks like a scene from a dream. I can only imagine what it looks like in person. These wildlife filmmakers have one of the best jobs in the world as they go around experiencing, truly, some of the best places on planet Earth.

    • @thomastuorto9929
      @thomastuorto9929 Рік тому +5

      I would like to know what speed they recorded at to get that slow-mo footage!

    • @poppacapps5573
      @poppacapps5573 10 місяців тому +2

      You can become a tourist, but won't be able to get that close. I camped nearby in 1998. Most wonderful experience. But, at night, it was the coldest I ever remember. The butterflies don't hibernate there because its warm. Once the sun comes out it's shorts and sandals. I got very close to the spot where they were, but would probably be in prison to this day if I had gotten caught. Lifetime unforgettable experience, to be sure.,

  • @jimmiepatrum
    @jimmiepatrum 4 роки тому +778

    Once several years ago, a most magical thing happened to me. My husband and I were walking beside a shallow stream where there was a warm mud puddle to the side of the stream. I didn't see the butterflies at first, but as I stepped in the puddle, oh my goodness! Hundreds ...I'm not exagerating...of butterlies suddenly rose up and flew round and round me in a circle. I was completely spellbound. Not a sound did they utter - not even the flapping of their wings made a noise. I've never had such a thing happen since and I thanked God that he let me experience a little vision of Heaven here on earth. I'll never forget this as long as I live. Diane in NC.

    • @khadijarh7742
      @khadijarh7742 4 роки тому +32

      Omg I can imagine how stunning and wonderful was your experience

    • @planetlexicon
      @planetlexicon 4 роки тому +18

      That’s a good omen. A similar event happened to a recent widow.

    • @MrWhiteav6
      @MrWhiteav6 4 роки тому +3

      @Kill All Reptiles 🤣🤣🤣

    • @jimmiepatrum
      @jimmiepatrum 4 роки тому +10

      @Kill All Reptiles No, my reaction would not be the same. Butterflies don't have any weapons to hurt me, but wasps certainly do. Of course the wasps would be acting defensively, just like the butterflys, but I don't wish them harm...I'd just move away from them. Believe it or not, I love ALL insects, wasps included. I carry them outside when I find them in my house, trying not to get stung! Diane

    • @xXKuroXx100
      @xXKuroXx100 4 роки тому +6

      Marielle I look forward to seeing your hard work come to fruition. Good luck!

  • @Thegirlnextdoor42
    @Thegirlnextdoor42 4 роки тому +449

    They look like falling Autumn leaves

  • @debbietheduck5389
    @debbietheduck5389 4 роки тому +1719

    Yes that's cool, but where can I buy the hummingbird drone.

    • @slamacatgt4296
      @slamacatgt4296 4 роки тому +30

      @@whisperingwhiskerss4877 that's not even funny that's offensive.

    • @icyphine8593
      @icyphine8593 4 роки тому +147

      @@slamacatgt4296 everyone has their own sense on humor chill the fuck out

    • @slamacatgt4296
      @slamacatgt4296 4 роки тому +8

      @Zeus Boo coming from a guy who sounded like who used 1 pack of ecstasy.

    • @slamacatgt4296
      @slamacatgt4296 4 роки тому +6

      @Zeus Boo coming from a guy who's grammar is wrong as shit.

    • @aydenharper1085
      @aydenharper1085 4 роки тому +37

      Slamacat GT y so mad?

  • @rickhillier7626
    @rickhillier7626 2 роки тому +42

    What really blows my mind is that not one of those monarchs have ever been there before, so somehow, the "instructions" for how to get to this spot must be contained within the DNA of the butterfly and it was there from the time the first egg/sperm cells in the mother/father started to form into eggs. Just totally amazing.

    • @naturalworld8
      @naturalworld8 2 роки тому

      Wow... Бабочка... Heimische Schmetterlinge.
      ua-cam.com/video/6vuFFqq2q88/v-deo.html

  • @H1kari_1
    @H1kari_1 4 роки тому +758

    UA-cam: "Wanna see a beautiful breathtaking swarm of butterflies?
    Me: "Yes"
    UA-cam: "Let me compress this brutally first so you can't actually recognize anything."
    Me: "Hol up".

    • @CrypticRite
      @CrypticRite 4 роки тому +29

      The more tiny detail per frame, the more a video has to be compressed on UA-cam. Unfortunately that's just how UA-cam works, and the small camera wouldn't be able to do anything above 4k to help ensure higher fidelity.

    • @TheDsRequiem
      @TheDsRequiem 4 роки тому +3

      I could see it just fine. Something wrong with your eyes?

    • @CrypticRite
      @CrypticRite 4 роки тому

      @@TheDsRequiem you on a monitor or mobile?

    • @runningwithSaul
      @runningwithSaul 4 роки тому +12

      @@CrypticRite I'm on mobile and it's definitely compressed pixelated at 720p

    • @CorporateShill
      @CorporateShill 4 роки тому

      s1b
      There’s mobile phones with way better screens than 720 p

  • @jasperofreeds
    @jasperofreeds 4 роки тому +594

    The moment your so awe struck the " i think to myself what a wonderful world" starts playing in your head

  • @lexilarrosa3694
    @lexilarrosa3694 4 роки тому +370

    I was like ”Why does that hummingbird look so weird?” and then I realized that it's fake 💀

    • @healthyshop77
      @healthyshop77 4 роки тому +7

      Lol same

    • @jonalkr3487
      @jonalkr3487 4 роки тому +21

      Same here 😆🤦‍♂️...I was like how can it fly without moving it's wings 😂

    • @treesarae
      @treesarae 4 роки тому +9

      Ha ha.. I was thinking oh what a pretty interesting hummingbird and then I thought well they must have this in slow motion he's not moving his wings.. maybe I need reading glasses

    • @andreavendlenepereira7200
      @andreavendlenepereira7200 4 роки тому

      Yes 😂 😂

    • @moon-oj3gf
      @moon-oj3gf 2 роки тому +2

      I didn't even realise it was fake until you pointed it out 😭😭🤡

  • @5mariposa5
    @5mariposa5 4 роки тому +37

    I've been there and have seen this in person. It doesn't look real and looks like the tree is blooming until u are up close and realize they are butterflies. There are other types of butterflies that also migrate around the same area. Truly magnificent!

    • @CraftyCosmopolitan
      @CraftyCosmopolitan 4 роки тому +3

      It must’ve been amazing . I’d be thrilled to visit this mesmerizing place as I’m obsessed with butterflies 🦋🧚🏾‍♀️

    • @inner-healingwbrendabhopkins
      @inner-healingwbrendabhopkins 9 місяців тому

      Would you please say the name of this place? Thank you. If you've been there then you must know it.

  • @snowstrobe
    @snowstrobe 4 роки тому +5284

    So, ah, what camera is filming the 'hummingbird'?

    • @Falafelzebub
      @Falafelzebub 4 роки тому +1155

      The other hummingbird.

    • @maisieghosted3592
      @maisieghosted3592 4 роки тому +562

      Another hummingbird cam

    • @leanvlogs
      @leanvlogs 4 роки тому +359

      You can clearly see the camera filming some of the takes (like the one where you see the humming bird) is a far superior camera than the one built into the humming bird. Quality difference between takes is noticeable. That focus and depth of field is impossible to be made by the camera embedded on the humming bird. It's made by a far bigger and superior camera. Maybe a drone, or idk. But clearly not another humming bird. So, yeah. Let's be real.

    • @bitspacemusic
      @bitspacemusic 4 роки тому +272

      It's a Go Pro attached to a butterfly.

    • @applecrumble8424
      @applecrumble8424 4 роки тому +111

      Moth cam

  • @lorijones3891
    @lorijones3891 4 роки тому +623

    If that hummingbird drone was for sale, it would fly off the shelves.

    • @MrSlanderer
      @MrSlanderer 4 роки тому +19

      Lori Jones That’s literally a tagline for drone ads.

    • @smilesfordays
      @smilesfordays 4 роки тому +9

      Oof. I’m so excited to buy one my heart is racing like a... oh

    • @tinaa2677
      @tinaa2677 4 роки тому +9

      Hahaha!! You clever little bird. 😉

    • @brendagirard3263
      @brendagirard3263 4 роки тому +1

      😂😂😂😂

    • @alch3mIx
      @alch3mIx 4 роки тому +3

      I'll see you through the door

  • @ninetozero920
    @ninetozero920 4 роки тому +109

    I have been raising monarchs the last year or so, I've released about 200 so far in my small backyard with limited milkweed. Seeing this video brings me so much joy, I hope even just 1 or 2 that I raised made it to this special place. If they did, all the struggle was worth it!

    • @mikegranese1125
      @mikegranese1125 Рік тому

      How did you go about acquiring a caterpillar or larva or eggs?

    • @magneticsnake9849
      @magneticsnake9849 Рік тому

      @@mikegranese1125 online pretty sure

    • @magneticsnake9849
      @magneticsnake9849 Рік тому +2

      Are you still raising them they are down 80%😢

    • @MissionaryForMexico
      @MissionaryForMexico 9 місяців тому

      Your awesome for doing this! Totally cool!

    • @Xianne027
      @Xianne027 9 місяців тому +1

      God bless you!!! ❤
      You should start a movement! Seriously!

  • @philippefutureboy7348
    @philippefutureboy7348 4 роки тому +120

    Alternate title: UA-cam’s compression algorithm fights with Monarchs

  • @MrNR96
    @MrNR96 4 роки тому +735

    That one of the most beautiful things ive ever seen, wow

    • @sandyg.8318
      @sandyg.8318 4 роки тому +5

      Nick Reichwein i almost cried

    • @mariemarin5347
      @mariemarin5347 4 роки тому

      Nick Reichwein C IS EQUIVALENT TO 3 IN STRONGS GREEK 3 MEANS ABBADON (revelation 9:11)
      ABBADON IS THE KING OF THE
      BOTTOMLESS PIT OF LOCUSTS.
      OVID IN LATIN MEANS SHEEP
      19 IN STRONGS GREEK MEAN SLAUGHTER

    • @salazarsly7145
      @salazarsly7145 4 роки тому +7

      It actually looks a bit scary

    • @SpandauJerry
      @SpandauJerry 4 роки тому

      Thought just the same

    • @lorenavelvet
      @lorenavelvet 4 роки тому

      @@mariemarin5347 ??? lay off the drugs lady.

  • @candiigurl7893
    @candiigurl7893 4 роки тому +354

    And who says fairytales don't exist? Breathtaking.

    • @tonuahmed4227
      @tonuahmed4227 4 роки тому

      INHALES.....You'r breathe taking

    • @horserose17
      @horserose17 4 роки тому +1

      FAIRY TAILS R FROM SATAN WAKE UP

    • @SK-ch7ik
      @SK-ch7ik 4 роки тому +1

      @@horserose17 get out, let us admire the butterflies

    • @larcovilia8792
      @larcovilia8792 4 роки тому +1

      @@horserose17 you sound like you're the one who got hypnotized by satan instead, i like that idea.

    • @SK-ch7ik
      @SK-ch7ik 4 роки тому +1

      @Kelly SHOWELL we all know that. The comment wasnt serious, everybody knows that dont exist

  • @Salahuddin-xi4jv
    @Salahuddin-xi4jv 4 роки тому +61

    It's all fun and games until the butterflies gives "are you a bird" recaptcha test

  • @perdido1144
    @perdido1144 4 роки тому +258

    Video of the drone was taken using a telephoto. The purpose of the drone itself wasn't to take closeups of the monarchs - a telephoto can do that much more simply. The drone was used to film the half billion butterfly swarm from the INSIDE, rather than the outside!

    • @Desimere
      @Desimere 4 роки тому +5

      with these drone videos, i always have the impression that the drone is just to put a new spin on thigs and attract people, but i don't mind :D

    • @styxferryman1714
      @styxferryman1714 4 роки тому

      Thank you I was curious about that

    • @TheSunriseAnimation
      @TheSunriseAnimation 4 роки тому

      @@Desimere i think the drones are mostly used for scientific research and they accompany the researchers and take just a few closeup shots from them.

    • @KP3droflxp
      @KP3droflxp 4 роки тому

      For this video the drone was useless. The telephoto took far better shots and the drone camera was horrible.

  • @MrOmarabdulhadi
    @MrOmarabdulhadi 4 роки тому +104

    I clicked on this to get blown away by the butterflies but instead I was just completely captivated by how well that hummingbird was engineered

  • @EM-mw2qr
    @EM-mw2qr 10 місяців тому +2

    There is nothing that man can create that can even come close to the beauty of nature.

  • @oldman2477
    @oldman2477 4 роки тому +21

    Spy Bird: T-Pose
    Butterflies: I'ma head out.

  • @jvc1jvc124
    @jvc1jvc124 4 роки тому +214

    This event happens in Michuacan Mexico every year it's a beautiful spectacular event, from Mexico to the world we love....

    • @Toomuchbullshitt
      @Toomuchbullshitt 4 роки тому +1

      Ikr. Many other birds winter there too.

    • @arabia11mea
      @arabia11mea 4 роки тому +2

      when? I would love to witness this

    • @robertocoria5575
      @robertocoria5575 4 роки тому +3

      Angangueo Michoacan Mexico to be exact!

    • @poulomi__hari
      @poulomi__hari 4 роки тому +3

      That certainly goes up to my bucket list....

  • @noomwa
    @noomwa 4 роки тому +206

    Don't die until you've witnessed the monarchs annual journey to and from. I've had the privilege of seeing this flight twice in my lifetime.... simply magical.

    • @noomwa
      @noomwa 4 роки тому +21

      @MarinePreacher American, first time I saw it up in the Idyllwild Mountains, CA and the second time was near Redding CA, in the hills.
      They migrate between Canada and Mexico so we are blessed in USA, but it's like a dream.
      Seriously...lik...all of a sudden they're everywhere and then no where.

    • @claudiasiefer8495
      @claudiasiefer8495 4 роки тому +11

      @MarinePreacher American The Monarch butterflies end their 2,800 mile migration in Michoacan (Land of the Fisherman) MX. My friend has a wonderful hotel there in Morelia. Casona Rosa
      Monarch Butterfly Tour, Morelia
      Contact. 1-800-593-6259.

    • @Falafelzebub
      @Falafelzebub 4 роки тому +4

      A much smaller swarm winters in Pacific Grove, California.

    • @free2bwild913
      @free2bwild913 4 роки тому +4

      Claudia Siefer is there a website for more information? The monarch history is fascinating, I would be blessed to witness this.

    • @mrbear1302
      @mrbear1302 4 роки тому +6

      I haven't seen monarch butterflies in 30 years. I used to see them in Oregon but not anymore. I only saw 3 yellow butterflies last year.....pretty sad!

  • @extinct8208
    @extinct8208 4 роки тому +296

    This is what social distancing looks like in america.
    Edit: Oh the irony guys the irony haha!

  • @elizabethrodriguez9544
    @elizabethrodriguez9544 2 роки тому +23

    As someone who raises monarchs from egg to chrysalide, it's awesome to see what we're contributing to!

  • @kylierico7022
    @kylierico7022 4 роки тому +46

    This is beautiful but I couldn't stop laughing at the hummingbird drone

    • @irenahadziomerovic3689
      @irenahadziomerovic3689 4 роки тому +2

      Exactly!!! I came here to seek confirmation that I'm not crazy because I just laughed so hard that I teared up. 'Nothing to see here, I'm just a regular humming bird OBVIOUSLY bzzzzzzzz...'

  • @josephhagood2339
    @josephhagood2339 4 роки тому +81

    And no one worries about hummingbird size drones with surveillance cameras

    • @PHILLRUSS71
      @PHILLRUSS71 4 роки тому +3

      They make much smaller ones than that
      Think honeybee size

    • @andythomas4998
      @andythomas4998 4 роки тому +2

      Nano technology...

    • @user-bruv
      @user-bruv 4 роки тому

      Shhhh, we must not let them know...

    • @marc_frank
      @marc_frank 4 роки тому

      small drones are a horrible option for surveillance

    • @josephhagood2339
      @josephhagood2339 4 роки тому

      @@marc_frank did it work...

  • @lisajade8920
    @lisajade8920 3 роки тому +7

    Butterflys: ay yo what's popping?
    Hummingbird spy: don't mind me just watching

  • @adotintheshark4848
    @adotintheshark4848 3 роки тому +6

    One butterfly to another, "You know Charles, I could swear that's an electric hummingbird"

  • @koolkids56
    @koolkids56 4 роки тому +462

    These trees are being cut down by farmers to make more room for avocados and it's tragic. People have been shot defending these butterflies.

    • @irenedavo3768
      @irenedavo3768 4 роки тому +2

      Elias Bernal hello

    • @goforgold7082
      @goforgold7082 4 роки тому +82

      Man again. Destroying whatever he touches. Greedy species. Time to start living out the " kind" in "mankind"

    • @NIHIL_EGO
      @NIHIL_EGO 4 роки тому +19

      @@goforgold7082 All species are greedy. Our hunger is 100% natural.

    • @SimoneVPoise
      @SimoneVPoise 4 роки тому +31

      Apparently they have never heard about the butterfly effect..

    • @Pfromm007
      @Pfromm007 4 роки тому +49

      @@NIHIL_EGO Not quite correct. All species have an innate desire for survival, if that's what you call greed (not scientifically correct however.)

  • @seattlegrrlie
    @seattlegrrlie 4 роки тому +93

    I was driving through West Texas when I found myself in the middle of a monarch butterfly swarm. I pulled over and it was huge and beautiful. Also left this iridescent film on my windshield. So cool

  • @dave1986R
    @dave1986R 3 роки тому +15

    This is one act of nature that blows me away how those butterflies gather in that one little place in Mexico year after year. It’s amazing to see them all sleeping in those trees.
    But I will admit that hummingbird camera drone was pretty hilarious.

  • @nakulsri242
    @nakulsri242 4 роки тому +15

    The humming Bird propeller has a mesh, how thoughtful.

  • @suebooa4783
    @suebooa4783 4 роки тому +100

    I have been fascinated with Monarch butterflies since I was a little girl and read the book Flight of the Monarch, Now I am in my 60’s and still remember the book . I watch the migration every year (which is starting earlier and earlier). And now this video has completed the circle of Monarch life for me. Thank you.

  • @AnnaHans88
    @AnnaHans88 4 роки тому +328

    No matter how many times they reiterate, "THE DRONE IS HARMLESS" someone somewhere probably still thinks this is animal abuse.

    • @Kookie-zv4bu
      @Kookie-zv4bu 4 роки тому +23

      just saw someone in the replies complaining about it

    • @fajaradi1223
      @fajaradi1223 4 роки тому +8

      A righteousness at it's best

    • @daisoelderdragon9264
      @daisoelderdragon9264 4 роки тому +10

      yeah. they should take a medical examination to each and every butterflies if they created any psychological damage out of fear..

    • @nawangwulan1714
      @nawangwulan1714 3 роки тому +2

      Who are they? Or where? Could you mention their names?

    • @kianbautista1016
      @kianbautista1016 3 роки тому

      Nah someone somewhere probably said, “You used a taxidermy humming bird as a drone, you monster!”

  • @RoyalistKev
    @RoyalistKev 10 місяців тому +5

    Nature reveals its intentions, joys, and pains, through its creatures.

  • @ravioli2389
    @ravioli2389 4 роки тому +4

    Whoever thought about the humming bird drone......needs a raise right now.......that was so amazing !!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @ZeeJBC
    @ZeeJBC 4 роки тому +121

    Who else wishes we could get a 10 hour version of this?

  • @lauriebennett6257
    @lauriebennett6257 4 роки тому +37

    Beautiful! Unfortunately, I haven't even seen a Monarch butterfly since I was in my 20's and I'm 56 now. We just mistreat and kill everything around us, don't we? How terribly sad.

    • @christinemott2878
      @christinemott2878 4 роки тому

      i cried too

    • @hello-up1fo
      @hello-up1fo 4 роки тому +2

      We have a ton of milkweed planted in our yard (monarch’s may their eggs on there) so we see probably around 10 each year. We used to even hand raise them but we stopped.

    • @lauriebennett6257
      @lauriebennett6257 4 роки тому

      @Bambi Palmer No, no pesticides or chemicals of any kind.

  • @AmyKnits
    @AmyKnits 3 роки тому +14

    They are so beautiful! At some points, they look almost like fall leaves falling. Breathtaking!

  • @alelola
    @alelola Рік тому +16

    This is set in Michoacán, Mexico… it’s a BEYOND wonder of Mother Nature that gifts us mammals. It’s increíble!

  • @flightydancer
    @flightydancer Рік тому +3

    Spy hummingbird really look cute. Wow, the butterflies look like leaves until they start moving and flying.

  • @fredsmith7885
    @fredsmith7885 4 роки тому +63

    I have been to this forest on the Michoacan and Estado de Mexico border.
    I couldn't get too close because the butterflies are so fiercely protected.
    But I saw enough to be awe struck and humbled.
    That area can have freak harsh winters from time to time. The Mexican government generously hauled heaters to the monarch area and essentially heated the forest to insure that they wouldn't die in the many millions.
    Sadly, breathing acts of kindness and thoughtful stewardship of the natural world doesn't have what it takes to get on mainstream media.
    Viva Mexico!

    • @beckyburtis9977
      @beckyburtis9977 10 місяців тому +4

      Thank you so much for sharing your fascinating post. How inspiring to think of any government hauling in heaters for the butterflies.
      Viva Mexico indeed!

  • @theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589
    @theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589 4 роки тому +307

    How could somebody give something so beautiful a thumbs down, especially in such a sad time?!?! This video is SO uplifting!

    • @xyzzyx573
      @xyzzyx573 4 роки тому

      RedShadow sermalo

    • @sumedh17
      @sumedh17 4 роки тому +3

      Perhaps they expected a dragon to hatch out from one of eggs?

    • @ViniciusVetor
      @ViniciusVetor 4 роки тому +5

      Because the drone seems fake.

    • @thoughtlesskills
      @thoughtlesskills 4 роки тому +7

      @@ViniciusVetor have to agree. In most if not all of the shots the drone has got to be on a stick, the motion is so unnatural. Still an amazing video, not sure if its worthy of a dislike though.

    • @ViniciusVetor
      @ViniciusVetor 4 роки тому +3

      ​@@thoughtlesskills There's no reason to fake that drone. As a lie begins is difficult to distinguish what else is scientifically true in such documentary.
      Even a dislike is better than no reaction. It signals engaging and also this discussion is counting points for them, promoting the video. At least, for me, this lie ruined everything as fooled the audience.

  • @justagirl1091
    @justagirl1091 4 роки тому +13

    *all the butterflies going to fly,feels like you're in the disney movie*

  • @adrianamorales1702
    @adrianamorales1702 7 місяців тому +3

    Beautiful Monarch butterfly migration. Interesting spy humming bird. This done is doing a great job. Congratulations!!!

  • @SheCriesRed
    @SheCriesRed 4 роки тому +60

    It's so beautiful it made me tear up a little... Tears of joy, one day hopefully I'll see the monarch butterfly migration in person.

    • @nostalgiclad19
      @nostalgiclad19 2 роки тому +3

      Same

    • @Mexicano1768
      @Mexicano1768 8 місяців тому +1

      me to, go to Michoacán, México. Theres billions over there in November! ❤️🇲🇽

    • @mckenna1ful
      @mckenna1ful 7 місяців тому +1

      Mine hatch next week… from coastal Texas. hopefully they will make their migration to Mexico by November

  • @ethanwaber7197
    @ethanwaber7197 4 роки тому +227

    2:04 I'm sure this looked great on the original video but compression just killed this scene on YT.

    • @ViniciusVetor
      @ViniciusVetor 4 роки тому +1

      Or the CGI will be more evident.

    • @atlas8827
      @atlas8827 4 роки тому +21

      @@ViniciusVetor
      what cgi?

    • @ViniciusVetor
      @ViniciusVetor 4 роки тому +2

      @@atlas8827 the scene after in slo-mo represents much better the real density of Butterflys. Why they didn't captured the most dense swarm in slow motion to preserve fidelity even with video compression? Answer: Because compression together with fast moving helps to hide a bad CGI.

    • @atlas8827
      @atlas8827 4 роки тому +46

      @@ViniciusVetor
      that's your evidence? lol ok

    • @ViniciusVetor
      @ViniciusVetor 4 роки тому +2

      ​@@atlas8827 after the drone-on-a-stick, anything could be fake.
      Otherwise, why do you think that it's real?

  • @emmiification
    @emmiification 4 роки тому +10

    That butterfly landing on the drone is like - ‘ told ya it’s a fake like most news channels ‘.

    • @Fuzzybeanerizer
      @Fuzzybeanerizer 4 роки тому

      Speaking of fake, notice the butterfly's delicate broad wings do not get sucked against the screen by airflow.

  • @chananahar992
    @chananahar992 9 місяців тому +2

    we were there in Mexico. video does not give it justice! they were absolutely wonderful! 1 landed on my shoulder. it was so enchanting! 😍 but the bus ride up there was scary! a tiny winding road, no guardrails.... 😲

  • @marischwab3597
    @marischwab3597 4 роки тому +26

    When I was a kid in the 70’s, u would see many, now your lucky to see 1

    • @SimoneVPoise
      @SimoneVPoise 4 роки тому +2

      @Bambi Palmer In our garden we have a patch of land we let all kinds of weeds grow, our vegetable / fruit garden has a woodwall ( shrubs and trees ) surrounding it, the garden itself is english cottage style, so a few clusters of plants and nature can fill in the rest of the space. It works pretty well since we have alot of fruit every year

  • @capicuaaa
    @capicuaaa 4 роки тому +43

    I just love Nature on PBS. This clip, in particular, is ethereally beautiful... Just magnificent and very touching. We must protect monarch butterflies at all costs. This planet is still marvellous. Let's make sure these remaining miracles of Nature don't die out.

  • @ryon1987
    @ryon1987 4 роки тому +5

    i couldn't stop myself smiling while watching this.. it's so amazing...

  • @edevangelista5850
    @edevangelista5850 4 роки тому +4

    That slow mo effect captured is mesmerising 🥰

  • @blazbohinc4964
    @blazbohinc4964 4 роки тому +18

    2:03
    UA-cam compression algorithm: aight lemme make sum cubes now mkay?

  • @H0SANNA
    @H0SANNA 4 роки тому +13

    Butterfly: (sees a hummingbird)
    Also butterfly: I’ll land on it’s wings

    • @smilingface2006
      @smilingface2006 4 роки тому

      Butterfly: (sees *drone)
      Also butterfly: I'll land on it's *fake wings. You ain't got me hoomans.

  • @terridrohan4085
    @terridrohan4085 9 місяців тому +1

    I took one milkweed pod from the edge of a cornfield 10 years ago. I planted the whole pod in a sunny spot in my backyard. By June I had three plants growing. I saw no Monarchs that first summer. Summer #2 I had 20 plants come up! I saw many Monarchs all summer. There were four cocoons attached to the decking rail next to the milkweed plants. And every year since we have added to the Monarch population in Summit County, Ohio! This year, that corner of my yard also included a robin’s nest that was home to THREE batches of baby robins! I LOVE my backyard sanctuary and hope to expand it next year. I’m researching how to better attract hummingbirds.

  • @vickikgibson9470
    @vickikgibson9470 Рік тому +1

    I soooo miss seeing these butterflies...they have not been here for years now. When I was growing up, I would see dozens every summer in Alberta, now, i have not seen any. We are trying to grow the mildweed again, and hopefully, some will return to feed and encourage others to come the next year...hopefully. It's a long hard journey to just get here for them. 4 generations worth!

  • @101m4n
    @101m4n 4 роки тому +89

    So youtube, how much are you going to compress this?
    UA-cam: yes

    • @GewelReal
      @GewelReal 4 роки тому +2

      @The Shitstorm Starter still UA-cam's compression plays a huge role here

    • @GewelReal
      @GewelReal 4 роки тому +1

      @The Shitstorm Starter we are talking about the butterflies flying part

    • @chilib4325
      @chilib4325 4 роки тому

      The Shitstorm Starter it’s definitely UA-cam. The music video for a song I like has several “crowded” scenes. The dancers are edited to look like there are dozens of duplicates. Those parts look really pixelated and shoddy, whereas other scenes look perfectly fine despite heavy editing effects.
      In general, the camera from the drone is fine. It’s just scenes where all the butterflies are _moving_ that see a drop in quality.
      The music video I was talking about is _IDOL_ by bts. Check it if you don’t believe me.

    • @GewelReal
      @GewelReal 4 роки тому

      Ok, time to ignore this idiot

    • @101m4n
      @101m4n 4 роки тому

      Me: posts meme
      Everyone: goes insane

  • @DensiBensi
    @DensiBensi 4 роки тому +14

    Spy hummingbird: *Spying*
    Camera man: Interesting.

  • @bropoke6799
    @bropoke6799 10 місяців тому +3

    I absolutely love butterflies and caterpillars. I have one tattoo of a butterfly so far but I'm planning on getting caterpillars tattooed on my collarbones soon. I've always wanted a full back tattoo that's one piece of art and I think the Monarch Migration would be such a lovely spectacle. I really hope I get to see them in person someday. They truly inspire me and I'm constantly in awe of how beautiful and fascinating they are

  • @dailybread7687
    @dailybread7687 3 роки тому +2

    When I was growing up my Dad and I would watch shows like this. Till this day I still do. Nature is mind blowing

  • @Mochi-pk2vc
    @Mochi-pk2vc 4 роки тому +54

    Nobody:
    Robot Hummingbird: 🐦
    --🧄--
    🌪
    ⚡️ ⚡️
    T - P O S E

  • @annemarie8483
    @annemarie8483 4 роки тому +4

    This should win photography awards. Beautiful is an understatement.

  • @whatshisface1390
    @whatshisface1390 Рік тому +1

    This is in Michoacán, Mexico!! I grew up about an hour from this place. It’s just as magical as you’d imagine, honestly.

  • @PurrloinQueen
    @PurrloinQueen 4 роки тому +2

    “Kyyyyyle! The fuckin’ hummingbird’s tposing on us!”
    “Leave him be, babe, he’s just waiting his turn.”

  • @TheTerrainWizard
    @TheTerrainWizard 4 роки тому +16

    Who else wants hummingbird drone with a camera in it now?

  • @pearlisn
    @pearlisn 4 роки тому +13

    The humming bird drone is adorable.

  • @hjordistorfa
    @hjordistorfa Рік тому +2

    Stunnig beauty.. Amazing video and so impressive to cover as Hummingbird 👍
    Thank you kindly PBS Natur for sharing Love watching this beautiful video 💖

  • @waitasecond...
    @waitasecond... 2 роки тому

    I know this is about the half a billion amazing butterflies but the fake hummingbird is just so cute! Way to go, spy!

  • @bentcn8511
    @bentcn8511 4 роки тому +16

    We must plant flowers and milkweed.

    • @gergc4871
      @gergc4871 4 роки тому +7

      The milkweed I planted last Summer is growing like...a weed. I hope to see monarchs around it this fall.

  • @nobleroman5601
    @nobleroman5601 4 роки тому +21

    I never seen anything like this in my life , absolutely beautiful . Thank you so very much for sharing this video with us all.

  • @suzannechalpin6516
    @suzannechalpin6516 9 місяців тому +1

    Back in the 1970's, while attending UT/Austin, my boyfriend and I were canoeing on one of the rivers in central Texas when we came across thousands upon thousands of butterflies nesting in the trees along their southern migration route. It was an ethereal experience, magical in every way. To witness such a natural phenomenon, was simply out of this world. I shall never forget the awe we experienced. Such a natural wonder. Our mother earth and her living things are indeed exquisite.

  • @dreamingofnaomi
    @dreamingofnaomi 2 роки тому +2

    This brought tears to my eyes. Thank you. 🦋

  • @charlescharter6450
    @charlescharter6450 4 роки тому +7

    I have witnessed the monarch butterfly migration once while camping at Pismo Beach, California. It was an amazing experience. We had to watch our steps because they were all over the ground too.

  • @Skele_bopa
    @Skele_bopa 4 роки тому +6

    I honestly would want to have these butterflies as a living wallpaper 🦋
    It's sort of satisfying to watch

  • @Indomitable_Alykat
    @Indomitable_Alykat 2 роки тому +2

    Absolutely stunning! Thank you for ensuring your little spy friend's moving parts are covered so the butterflies don't get hurt!

  • @Xianne027
    @Xianne027 9 місяців тому +1

    In my childhood the monarch butterflies used to fly through north Texas every summer in swarms for weeks on end. I always looked forward to it. Then they slowly died out year after year until hardly a single one could be seen anymore. 😢

  • @Sha5HAnK
    @Sha5HAnK 4 роки тому +23

    God to birds : How many butterflies do you want ?
    Birds : Yes

    • @mistahkrazy805
      @mistahkrazy805 4 роки тому +4

      Kind of points to the greed in nature. Butterflies counter the birds gluttony by having a ton of babies. Then when the birds are full the rest of the butterflies are like "SQUAAAAAD!"

    • @akaikeri
      @akaikeri 4 роки тому +3

      ಶshanಕ್ shash there are actually only a couple of bird species that can safely eat monarch butterflies and not become sick, or die as a result. Monarchs eat milkweed when they’re caterpillars, and the milkweed has toxins that make the monarch poisonous. If a bird, insect or other critter eats the caterpillar or the butterfly, they will get extremely sick, and may even die. This is also why the monarch caterpillar has bright stripes and colors- in nature, that’s a code for toxicity. it’s a warning to other species that says “you better not eat me- I’ll mess you up!”

  • @elifnurnergiz3184
    @elifnurnergiz3184 4 роки тому +8

    This is one of the most beautiful, stunning things I've ever seen.

  • @Enrico_Fusai_Counselor
    @Enrico_Fusai_Counselor 4 роки тому +6

    And I clicked the thumbnail to watch the “hummingbird“ 🤣🤣🤣 🙏🏼❤️

  • @sheshek00
    @sheshek00 3 роки тому +1

    What a majestic kingdom of butterflies!

  • @shivi248
    @shivi248 4 роки тому +7

    Breathtaking... can't describe in words how beautiful this is

  • @HOLLAHfoDOLLAH
    @HOLLAHfoDOLLAH 4 роки тому +8

    Last summer here in Los Angeles there was a great butterfly migration that lasted a week. To just be in a big city and see a migration like that was very special. It was also very sad when you're driving and butterflies are just risking it all.

  • @randy-mw5dq
    @randy-mw5dq 3 роки тому +1

    While deer hunting in a canopy ravine in the Los padres national forest one year these butterfly were in there by the thousands, they were all over the trees and I was covered in them it was amazing to watch.

  • @chihuahuabulldog
    @chihuahuabulldog Рік тому

    GORGEOUS! They almost look like autumn leaves falling...and then...WOW!

  • @jackieayala9860
    @jackieayala9860 4 роки тому +6

    It’s a beautiful place that I’ll keep in my mind for the rest of my life! Michoacán México 😍♥️🥰😘 te extraño!

  • @ladyeme8375
    @ladyeme8375 3 роки тому +2

    I think that the Monarch Butterfly's are the most beautiful! The reason I say that, is because one landed on me when I was a little girl! It walked up my nose! They will always be my favorite!

  • @dovigzhimo2689
    @dovigzhimo2689 2 роки тому +2

    Nature is so amazing.
    And the drone too

    • @naturalworld8
      @naturalworld8 2 роки тому

      Wow... Бабочка... Heimische Schmetterlinge.
      ua-cam.com/video/6vuFFqq2q88/v-deo.html

  • @SEOULOVA
    @SEOULOVA 4 роки тому +8

    It looks like animation.. like a fantasy..can't believe such place exists 💕

  • @sennstrato7281
    @sennstrato7281 4 роки тому +40

    Plant milkweed for caterpillars of the monarch butterfly .

    • @HVYMETL
      @HVYMETL 4 роки тому +7

      YES! I've planted it in my yard.

    • @sennstrato7281
      @sennstrato7281 4 роки тому +5

      @@HVYMETL
      On my UA-cam channel I have videos of monarchs that I raise from eggs and caterpillars. And here's a metal song that I just recorded last night.
      ua-cam.com/video/S6lQMGukeYc/v-deo.html

  • @christinebethencourt6197
    @christinebethencourt6197 10 місяців тому +2

    Awwwwwwww………… !!!👀i have seen several documentaries about Monarques but this short episode is just stunning , more than this……purely magical ✨ actually Butterflies and Hummingbirds are my two favorite creatures on Earth 🌏💎

  • @orphanedsignal
    @orphanedsignal 5 місяців тому +1

    that was AMAZING!!! thanks for all the fragile, visceral beauty!!

  • @digitalmagick
    @digitalmagick 4 роки тому +5

    I love how the mood is decided entirely by the audio. Swap out the narration and "beauty" music, for those x-files plucked muted strings (that always signify insect attacks) and watch the very same footage (with the very same color grading) suddenly give you chills and creepy crawly feelings.