I try to film this small, rare and very cute mammal in a cemetery in Vienna.

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  • Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
  • Vienna in Austria is renowned as the place to see and photograph the very rare European hamster. I have several days to find and get pictures and the first day was a little daunting. It is a huge cemetery and I had no idea where to start looking or what to look for.
    However, it is a well known spot for wildlife photographers and by 1600 hours men with big lenses started to arrive in numbers. Hamsters are nocturnal or crepuscular creatures and not seen in the middle of the day.
    The next day we spoke to a waiter who gave us a better spot to photograph the delightfully cute European hamster.
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  • @stevevickers2844
    @stevevickers2844 2 місяці тому +17

    A wonderful heart warming video and after a week of listening to politicians lying their socks off a welcome relief - thanks Mike.

  • @MrRobovision
    @MrRobovision 2 місяці тому +9

    "I'm not going to tell you where this cemetery is" with Beethoven's memorial in the background. 😆😆

  • @rogerhance5883
    @rogerhance5883 2 місяці тому +8

    Brilliant video Mike. I always look forward to 8.00am on a Saturday to watch your videos. You are the best nature UA-camr , with a shadow of doubt.

  • @d-entrecasteaux
    @d-entrecasteaux 2 місяці тому +3

    Thanks Mike. Lovely story telling, wonderful pictures and dry humour soaked in subtlety for easy consumption.

  • @davidosborn3356
    @davidosborn3356 Місяць тому

    Loved it, super little video and super little critters. Great ending too!

  • @LastUnicorn11
    @LastUnicorn11 2 місяці тому

    What a beautiful journey. Your efforts are astounding and warms my soul.

  • @woodymeristem2223
    @woodymeristem2223 2 місяці тому

    Wonderful photographs -- as usual. You are very skilled sir and a great presenter. From one old photographer to another thank you.

  • @paulsteward5622
    @paulsteward5622 2 місяці тому +3

    Thank you Mike. Another wonderful video. Love the element of humour too. Keep up the good work. I always look forward to your videos.

  • @JamesPetts
    @JamesPetts 2 місяці тому

    Lovely pictures of those cute hamsters! Wildlife photograph with an ultrawide!

  • @laurelb8372
    @laurelb8372 Місяць тому

    Beautifully shot video of this cute creature, many thanks

  • @przybylskipawel
    @przybylskipawel 2 місяці тому +2

    OMG! They are co cute! And those crows soaking bread in the water…

  • @Echo-Head
    @Echo-Head 2 місяці тому +5

    What a perfect video to start my Saturday morning with. Great footage Mike!

  • @adampakenhamwildlifenature
    @adampakenhamwildlifenature 2 місяці тому +1

    Great video Mike.
    I had no idea that hamster lived in such close proximity to humans.

  • @stephenbarlow2493
    @stephenbarlow2493 2 місяці тому

    You got some great images and footage. Amazing you could get that close with the 7-14mm. I really enjoyed that.

  • @leehanley71
    @leehanley71 Місяць тому

    Hi Mike, this was an amazing video of a mammal I never knew about. Brilliant images and film of a very cute hamster. The ending was super too 😂 Thank you for sharing with us

  • @moravcik53
    @moravcik53 2 місяці тому

    ..... your work is always different Mr Lane .... excellent

  • @svendrantzaujensen5135
    @svendrantzaujensen5135 2 місяці тому

    Super video thanks for sharing 👍👍👍

  • @professorp9903
    @professorp9903 2 місяці тому

    🤣🤣🤣 cheeky 🐹

  • @BeachWolf1979
    @BeachWolf1979 Місяць тому

    Mike your content is absolutely top notch and your unique presentation seasoned with sense of humor attracts photographers and even viewers who are not even interested in photography or wildlife photography at all... keep doing what you are doing... 😍

  • @jeffhodgson2323
    @jeffhodgson2323 2 місяці тому

    Cracking, Mike, some delightful images and video

  • @cryptographerchris4856
    @cryptographerchris4856 2 місяці тому

    Well done. Thanks for sharing.

  • @i_am_x_wild
    @i_am_x_wild 2 місяці тому

    Mike. Ur a national treasure. I want to be like you when I grow up as a professional wildlife content creator

  • @SkylarkFields
    @SkylarkFields 2 місяці тому

    One of your best! With a great outro!! Never knew these little critters existed - had a couple of syrian hamsters when I was a kid though!

  • @wildcat1065
    @wildcat1065 2 місяці тому

    Very entertaining Mike.

  • @saernikke
    @saernikke 2 місяці тому

    The ending was great hahaha :D

  • @brucegraner5901
    @brucegraner5901 2 місяці тому

    Very interesting video and a great use of remote photography. I found your use of Uber rides and Google translation apps worth remembering as well.

  • @blutey
    @blutey 2 місяці тому

    Wow. Didn't know there were hamsters indigenous to Austria.

  • @DanBarnett-hw7sg
    @DanBarnett-hw7sg 2 місяці тому

    Greatvideo Mike, bit different to your usual, but just as enjoyable

  • @JenteKasprowski
    @JenteKasprowski 2 місяці тому

    Nice video as always Mike! I like your humor!😂

  • @alankefauver6187
    @alankefauver6187 2 місяці тому

    Amazing Mike.

  • @stephenyoung2616
    @stephenyoung2616 2 місяці тому

    Great stuff

  • @georgweyand88
    @georgweyand88 2 місяці тому

    Mike, thank you very much for this video. I almost forgot this species. I only knew it from a drawing in one of my biology school books, but have never seen a live one. In German it is called Feldhamster, which means field hamster.

  • @stevecarter5898
    @stevecarter5898 2 місяці тому

    Was there over Easter a great place for wildlife, loved the cemetery but didn’t see the hamsters. We did find the restaurants to have an English menu or a QR code to scan for a menu. Next time I go will know what to look for thank you 08:25

  • @JanicevD
    @JanicevD 2 місяці тому

    loved this video!

  • @petrvokurek2286
    @petrvokurek2286 2 місяці тому

    Brilliant video, as always! I live some 100km from Vienna and on Wednesday I´m picking up my family from the airport...might be worth giving the graveyeard a look. If I can figure out the clue that is...:)))😂

  • @nickeldred6420
    @nickeldred6420 2 місяці тому +1

    One of your best. Thank you.

  • @Jake-vt4ow
    @Jake-vt4ow 2 місяці тому

    Absolutely adorable. Wonderful photos. Thank you!

  • @mamumonkan
    @mamumonkan 2 місяці тому

    I just can hope now that others will respect our hamsters ( and leave them alone )

  • @johnpark8297
    @johnpark8297 2 місяці тому

    Fabulous Mike, a real treat to watch, thank you for making this 👍

  • @bellasvistas3463
    @bellasvistas3463 2 місяці тому

    Very cute little critters. Thanks

  • @markwhitesell4491
    @markwhitesell4491 2 місяці тому

    What a fun, informative and entertaining video... especially the final scene! My wife wondered what I was laughing so hard about! Well done, Mike. :)

  • @dawnmason2378
    @dawnmason2378 2 місяці тому

    Oh Mike, you lucky lucky thing. I've kept hamsters since I was a little girl, I still do. I've always wanted to see a European Hamster. Love the photo of the one with the apple. Thanks for sharing ❤

  • @kathleeneveritt5340
    @kathleeneveritt5340 2 місяці тому

    all I can say is wow , I had no idea these wonderful Hamsters existed, cuteness overload I think I’m in love , thanks for posting

  • @cliftonwhittaker260
    @cliftonwhittaker260 2 місяці тому

    That was a good one, Mike. I really enjoyed it. Thank you.

  • @trevorburton4429
    @trevorburton4429 2 місяці тому

    Thanks for the video. Besides enjoying it and learning about a species I didn’t know existed, it shows the work you have to go to, to produce these videos for us. I really appreciate it Mike.

  • @michaelktori5178
    @michaelktori5178 2 місяці тому

    Very enjoyable viewing. thank you, Mike.

  • @mamumonkan
    @mamumonkan 2 місяці тому

    was obsessed with Hamsters as a child

  • @sue.Hoo123
    @sue.Hoo123 2 місяці тому

    They are absolutely adorable 🥰. Nice to see the Hooded Crow too. I definitely agree with you recommending Uber taxis instead of hire cars, for all the reasons you mentioned.

  • @SonofChurchill
    @SonofChurchill 2 місяці тому

    Lot wildlife there. Nice to see

  • @micktoulmin4616
    @micktoulmin4616 2 місяці тому

    Super cute Mike great video as always .My wife needs a robot grasscutter priceless 😂

  • @kathrynhall9920
    @kathrynhall9920 2 місяці тому

    Delightful, I bet you enjoyed this day.

  • @MartinJSmithPhotographyUK
    @MartinJSmithPhotographyUK 2 місяці тому

    Great video Mike thanks for sharing, lovey to see a hamster in the wild.

  • @malcyoil
    @malcyoil 2 місяці тому

    What a great film Mike. That must have been great fun making it.

  • @edwardrussell5413
    @edwardrussell5413 2 місяці тому

    Another good video and story Mike.

  • @vupham.wildlife
    @vupham.wildlife 2 місяці тому

    right when I am looking at a lens to present story of small world, inspired your beautifuk story

  • @ryanrichardson8282
    @ryanrichardson8282 Місяць тому

    Amazing video Mike! We are going to visit Vienna soon and will definitely try to see the hamsters! What is the name of the cafe you visited?😊

    • @MikeLaneFRPS
      @MikeLaneFRPS  Місяць тому

      I have no idea, but it is the only posh looking large cafe/restaurant in the central cemetery. Make sure you are in the same cemetery as Beethoven’s grave. There are many. Also hamsters hibanate.

  • @mjsmith8741
    @mjsmith8741 2 місяці тому

    Not sure how true it is but when I shared some pictures of Hooded Crows taken in Vienna I was told the Vienna population is now mainly hybridised with Carrion Crows, any birds with dark black pinion in the pale feathers are hybrids

    • @MikeLaneFRPS
      @MikeLaneFRPS  2 місяці тому

      I think they interbreed across their range. Scotland too.

  • @creaph
    @creaph 2 місяці тому

    Bonjour
    Belle vidéo, merci pour le partage de l'astuce de traduction des menus!

  • @CamillaI
    @CamillaI 2 місяці тому

    Very Cute my children both had Guinea Pigs not Hamsters and we had two litters which we were very relieved to off load. Awesome video Mike

  • @tarjei99
    @tarjei99 2 місяці тому +1

    😂 We will never know😂

  • @gerhardwiesinger
    @gerhardwiesinger 2 місяці тому

    Nice to see you in my home town 🙂Do you stay longer?

    • @MikeLaneFRPS
      @MikeLaneFRPS  2 місяці тому +1

      No. Only stayed for the hamster

  • @klaustomasini
    @klaustomasini 2 місяці тому

    As an Austrian living in Switzerland I always soak up videos of my home country. THX Mike, as always a great vlog. I hope you enjoyed staying in Vienna. Will you visit Switzerland once?

    • @MikeLaneFRPS
      @MikeLaneFRPS  2 місяці тому

      Only been once. Lake Geneva was good for photography

  • @johngunning2123
    @johngunning2123 2 місяці тому

    Wow! I never know what you are going to come up with! I once resprayed my 1968, F Reg, Vauxhall Viva, "Pampas Green" in my parent's garage, only to find my sister's Hamster dead the next morning. Cellulose fumes.

  • @martneervoort1442
    @martneervoort1442 2 місяці тому

    That`s a very nice video

  • @ajs1501
    @ajs1501 2 місяці тому +1

    I had a magpie do the same as the hooded crow, it picked up a very hard piece of crust flew to the bird bath dunked it turned it till it was soft enough to eat. If a monkey done that they would say how intelligent mokey's are.

  • @steveschnetzler5471
    @steveschnetzler5471 2 місяці тому +1

    Oh yeah, can't imagine anyone knows where Beethoven is buried, lol. Thanks.

  • @michaeljohannsen4872
    @michaeljohannsen4872 2 місяці тому

    Hi Mike, how long are you in Vienna for?
    I’ll be back there tomorrow night if you wanna meet up.
    I live nearby that place and can give you some inside knowledge. Cheers Michael

    • @MikeLaneFRPS
      @MikeLaneFRPS  2 місяці тому

      Thank you for the offer. My YT films are made weeks or months in advance of when they go live. That was back in May.

    • @michaeljohannsen4872
      @michaeljohannsen4872 2 місяці тому

      @@MikeLaneFRPS Ok I see...
      I kind of remember a friend of mine mentioning an English speaking gent at the hamsters back then.
      If you come back here say hello :)
      Cheers
      Michael

  • @tkarlmann
    @tkarlmann 2 місяці тому

    How large is this animal compared to a mouse?

    • @MikeLaneFRPS
      @MikeLaneFRPS  2 місяці тому +1

      4-5 times larger than a Wood mouse