Learn about birds using Marty's educational "video flash cards." Also produced are videos describing the ecology of birds. Marty wanders near his home and in different states and countries with his video camera to film birds. Birds do not pose. Stay tuned for more videos as Marty films birds in their natural habitat.
Well of course you didn't need a heavy duty tripod when you use a very lightweight camera. Stick a 600mm f/4 on the Slik and watch it wobble precariously.
Oh I'm sorry! I just now realized I already posted this story here under this video. Sorry folks! I just was excited to get to work with this species of bird. I love birds!
I had the privilege of rehabilitating a yellow bellied sapsucker male bird I named Twiggy. My cousin found him at her workplace on the ground and drove 30 to 45 minutes to my parents' house and I told her her it was a migratory bird, federally protected and that the parents would continue to feed it if she'd left it where it was. But it was now in my hands and I called many rehabilitators and vet's but it was Christmas weekend and no one could take him in. I got crickets for him, some baby food jars of vegetables and beef, etc. He loved all the foods I gave him. I happen to have books on wildlife rehabilitation and vet books and was working at several vet clinics getting experience and vet tech school. Thankfully I had many skills working with animals and rehabilitating a squirrel. I made food in a syringe and he'd drink it all up. Soon I let him eat it off a napkin and then he'd perch on a bowl and such it right up. I mixed warm water with syrup, and boy did he love that! I had other birds, tamed, and they kept him company. My dad made a make shift perch for him to sleep on in the dog carrier and would say be very quiet, he's sleeping. For 3 days around the clock I fed him and took care of him. He flew to my dad's white shirt, clung to it and pecked at it. He rode on my head and would pull up strands of my hair and scratch trying to make a nest in the bathroom. He even began pecking on my head and I said no Twiggy, don't drill a hole in my head! Then he flew up to the Rock wall and started pecking at a hole and I said dont bend your beak Twiggy! My mom got pictures of us of and I'm not sure where they are at the old house. On Christmas morning it was time to let him go. And he came back several times but had drilled many holes in trees in my neighbors' yard and in ours and probably our other neighbor's yard. I would say Twiggy! And he'd been a few feet away on a tree watching me. I said reee! And Twiggy would call out and go reee back, poking his head around the tree looking at me. I miss him, but one winter morning at my apartment I heard a reeee at my window and there was one on my window ledge looking at me years later. It wasn't Twiggy, though. And the past week this year 2024, I saw one on a tree and it's summer time now. Very rare to see them during the hot weather months.
I have visited pawleys multiple times a year since I was a baby :) my family lives in murrells inlet. I live out of state now and I can’t wait to go home in the future and bird there!
greatest thing. ever. 10/10 LOVE those small shorebirds always get me. And the yellow billed cuckoo, never saw it coming. I wonder if Ive ever mistaken an orchard oriole for a robin?
Hi Marty, It's Anne from your laundry experience in Cambridge, England :) What an impressive & useful channel you have - well done! Best wishes to you & R for your summer vacation in these climes! I have liked & subscribed :)
Fantastic job! The labels are nice and the time between birds is perfect. I'll be down there this winter and really appreciate the time you put into this video. Thank you
Very nice informative video on the red-shouldered hawk! That blue jay has a really convincing fake hawk sound. New sub! Looking forward to watching more of your videos!
Thanks for the interest. I need a sponsor to enable me to film birds out West for a prolonged period of time. Travel to several locales. Any suggestions?
Hello, do you know if warblers drink regular water or do they just drink sugary water? I found a sick looking bird and fed it regular water not realizing it is a warbler. It flew away, but I'm afraid I may have made it worse...
The plan is to head down there in mid-March with family. In addition to many North American species I'm missing I hope to get the quetzel, other trogons, squirrel cuckoo, great currasow, sunbittern, southern lapwing, boat-billed heron, motmots, toucans, parrots, red-capped mannikan, three-wattled bellbird, black-faced solitaire (esp song), common tody-flycatcher, euphonias, yellow-browed chlorophonia, yellow-thighed brushfinch, Montezuma oropendola, bay-headed tanager and bananquit
