Diane, hi. Good to hear from you. And thank you for the sweet praise. Indeed it was an amazing sight. I felt privileged to witness it and film it. Despite those bulbous honkers of theirs, the pelicans are elegant birds.
Brilliant video Jo, well done my friend. It was a pleasure to watch as well as informative. Many thanks for sharing it with us. :-) Best regards from Bangkok.... Thomas
Hi, Thomas, good to hear from you--especially since you're so pleased with this movie. I am too. Seeing more than a thousand of these pelicans together was an amazing spectacle!
Again a beautifully filmed, edited and commented film Jo very interesting. Wonderful work. Notice the Pied-billed grebe that I have seen twice in Norway, it is a rare guest with us. Wishing you all the best and a great week. Best regards, Knut.
I like it, Knut, that you notice the components of a beautiful video: filming, editing, and commentary. I've been having a very busy--but also interesting--week, thank you. I wish you the same.
So happy I found your channel!!! Your short videos are packed with great information and gives us all a super look at the birds too! Thanks for sharing!!
What a pleasure it is to find a comment like yours waiting for me, Maggie. I've got well over 200 movies, so you can browse all you want. And thanks again for the nice things you had to say.
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME Jo, I found you a while back and I think I've watched all of them! I have also shared your UA-cam address with my birding FB Page and other friends as well.
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME Jo I've been a minor birder for many years, but only recently became much more interested. That's how I found your channel. Good luck!
@@MHarenArt And good luck with seeing the birds you want to. You might be surprised to learn that my interest in birds is fairly recent too. My husband's been watching them for forty years, and six years ago he pestered me to try filming them, since I knew something about film editing. I didn't want to--too hard. And I've never been a birder. But he kept after me, and I'm glad he did. Now it's more than a hobby; it's an obsession. And I finally share his interest in the birds. Better late than never.I'd be interested to know which of my films. you found most useful in helping you be a better birder.
What an amazing sight of scores of White Pelicans!! Love the aerial shot at dawn with the morning light falling on their feathers and the last view of them preening. Beautiful! I now know how they herd fish. I've seen them in Florida but just a small gathering and so far out I had no idea how they forage as a group. I also did not know that funny limerick which like your videos put a smile on my face. Thank you Jo for another enjoyable and educational film. Your hard work as always is much appreciated!
I look forward to hearing from you each time I post, Cathy. I'm interested in what aspects of the films strike you as memorable. I also loved the two shots you mentioned. The one shot I hesitated to use was the one of them catching fish at the point where I describe them as horses on a merry-go-round. I cannibalized that clip from a five year old video on the same topic. It makes my point perfectly, in a way that none of the footage I got last week did. But it's not crisp. Back then, I was not so particular about using clear footage. If anybody would have picked up on the quality of the shot, I think it would be you. Did you notice?
I watched your wonderful video again Jo and I didn't really need to (not because I don't want to see it again) since what struck me initially was what you said about horses on a merry go round and how that metaphor was something I never would have thought of. The clip worked in that regard and it might not be up to your current standards (which there is nothing wrong with) but nothing stood out as a distraction from the flow of your film. Your narration and images stay in sync and that's what makes your movies exceptional.
Thanks for taking the time to watch it again, Cathy, because I'm interested in your take on whether the shot stands out as being lower quality. (It is lower quality, but at least it doesn't stand out--and as a videographer yourself, you'r a good judge of that.) And you are the first person to mention something that I work very hard at--getting the action to sync with the narration.
That is a lovely compliment to receive, and it's comments like yours that keep me striving to do my best on each new video and to continue to improve my technical skills. Thank you.
I had no idea this many pelicans would be in St Louis Missouri! I'd eexpect it from a coastal wetern or east coast state. Did you record the footage yourself? Keep up the good work! Love the vids! Have you heard of lesley the bird nerd? Her channel is great -From Nebraska here :D
Your confusion is about where these pelicans are found is understandable, David. Brown Pelicans dive for fish in saltwater locales, and that's probably why you and many people think of pelicans as coastal birds. But the White Pelicans are center of the continent birds. They breed in central southern Canada and northern U.S. Yes, I did record the footage myself and considered myself privileged to witness such a spectacle. As for Lesley, you bet I know her. I wish I had the patience to get birds to trust me and come to me that she has. Where she lives in Nova Scotia, she has relatively few species to observe, but she makes the most of what there is, and she's a lovely young lady. Thanks for complimenting my work. I promise to hold to as high standards in the future as I have been expecting from myself so far.
Hello Jo. I bet it was an amazing sight to see! Thank you for another beautifully written and narrated video. You’re the best! 🌹
Diane, hi. Good to hear from you. And thank you for the sweet praise. Indeed it was an amazing sight. I felt privileged to witness it and film it. Despite those bulbous honkers of theirs, the pelicans are elegant birds.
Brilliant video Jo, well done my friend. It was a pleasure to watch as well as informative.
Many thanks for sharing it with us. :-)
Best regards from Bangkok....
Thomas
Hi, Thomas, good to hear from you--especially since you're so pleased with this movie. I am too. Seeing more than a thousand of these pelicans together was an amazing spectacle!
This is one of the only ads I've watched... I subscribed asap lol
Again a beautifully filmed, edited and commented film Jo very interesting. Wonderful work.
Notice the Pied-billed grebe that I have seen twice in Norway, it is a rare guest with us.
Wishing you all the best and a great week.
Best regards, Knut.
I like it, Knut, that you notice the components of a beautiful video: filming, editing, and commentary. I've been having a very busy--but also interesting--week, thank you. I wish you the same.
Fantastic Jo; really wonderful to watch. i have never seen them, thanks to you now i have, many thanks for sharing.
I wish you could have seen the spectacle firsthand, Hans, but I'm glad you enjoyed it this way. Thanks for your praise.
I love Pelicans and I loved this fascinating video!! Thankyou Jo 😃
Aren't they one of the coolest birds you've ever laid eyes on, Pamela? And I had a ton of fun making this movie about them. Glad you liked it!
So happy I found your channel!!! Your short videos are packed with great information and gives us all a super look at the birds too! Thanks for sharing!!
What a pleasure it is to find a comment like yours waiting for me, Maggie. I've got well over 200 movies, so you can browse all you want. And thanks again for the nice things you had to say.
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME Jo, I found you a while back and I think I've watched all of them! I have also shared your UA-cam address with my birding FB Page and other friends as well.
Maggie, I appreciate your enthusiasm. Thanks for sharing my movies with others as well. I need all the publicity I can get. 😏
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME Jo I've been a minor birder for many years, but only recently became much more interested. That's how I found your channel. Good luck!
@@MHarenArt And good luck with seeing the birds you want to. You might be surprised to learn that my interest in birds is fairly recent too. My husband's been watching them for forty years, and six years ago he pestered me to try filming them, since I knew something about film editing. I didn't want to--too hard. And I've never been a birder. But he kept after me, and I'm glad he did. Now it's more than a hobby; it's an obsession. And I finally share his interest in the birds. Better late than never.I'd be interested to know which of my films. you found most useful in helping you be a better birder.
Wonderful and informative, as usual.
Thanks. I especially like that "as usual" part. 😏
Great video! We have those around here and they’re amazing to see!
Yep, Chuck, those pelicans deserve to be celebrities--more than Taylor Swift does.
What an amazing sight of scores of White Pelicans!! Love the aerial shot at dawn with the morning light falling on their feathers and the last view of them preening. Beautiful! I now know how they herd fish. I've seen them in Florida but just a small gathering and so far out I had no idea how they forage as a group. I also did not know that funny limerick which like your videos put a smile on my face. Thank you Jo for another enjoyable and educational film. Your hard work as always is much appreciated!
I look forward to hearing from you each time I post, Cathy. I'm interested in what aspects of the films strike you as memorable. I also loved the two shots you mentioned. The one shot I hesitated to use was the one of them catching fish at the point where I describe them as horses on a merry-go-round. I cannibalized that clip from a five year old video on the same topic. It makes my point perfectly, in a way that none of the footage I got last week did. But it's not crisp. Back then, I was not so particular about using clear footage. If anybody would have picked up on the quality of the shot, I think it would be you. Did you notice?
I watched your wonderful video again Jo and I didn't really need to (not because I don't want to see it again) since what struck me initially was what you said about horses on a merry go round and how that metaphor was something I never would have thought of. The clip worked in that regard and it might not be up to your current standards (which there is nothing wrong with) but nothing stood out as a distraction from the flow of your film. Your narration and images stay in sync and that's what makes your movies exceptional.
Thanks for taking the time to watch it again, Cathy, because I'm interested in your take on whether the shot stands out as being lower quality. (It is lower quality, but at least it doesn't stand out--and as a videographer yourself, you'r a good judge of that.) And you are the first person to mention something that I work very hard at--getting the action to sync with the narration.
and also those eye grabbing titles ; )
Oh, thanks. Those are easy actually. My editing software provides them.
Wonderful footage , and interesting , I like a lot of the Pelicans , my friend Jô😍😘🌷Renato RS 🇧🇷
I was thrilled to get such interesting footage and just as thrilled to share it with you, Renato.
Great vid..even the music was great
I love your videos!! Thank you for sharing :)
That is a lovely compliment to receive, and it's comments like yours that keep me striving to do my best on each new video and to continue to improve my technical skills. Thank you.
I had no idea this many pelicans would be in St Louis Missouri! I'd eexpect it from a coastal wetern or east coast state. Did you record the footage yourself?
Keep up the good work! Love the vids! Have you heard of lesley the bird nerd? Her channel is great
-From Nebraska here :D
Your confusion is about where these pelicans are found is understandable, David. Brown Pelicans dive for fish in saltwater locales, and that's probably why you and many people think of pelicans as coastal birds. But the White Pelicans are center of the continent birds. They breed in central southern Canada and northern U.S. Yes, I did record the footage myself and considered myself privileged to witness such a spectacle. As for Lesley, you bet I know her. I wish I had the patience to get birds to trust me and come to me that she has. Where she lives in Nova Scotia, she has relatively few species to observe, but she makes the most of what there is, and she's a lovely young lady. Thanks for complimenting my work. I promise to hold to as high standards in the future as I have been expecting from myself so far.