Thank you. There are many spectacular birds in other parts of Australia. Unfortunately where we live most of the birds are fairly plain. But they have their unique characters and we love to have them around😊
Thank you very much Brenda. The footage is all just as the sun is rising and our camera is not very good in low light so it is a bit grainy. More inspiration to buy a camera with a larger sensor😁
They are all such a pleasure to watch and listen to. Your early morning greetings are a delight and all with their own special personalities to enjoy. Excited to also see your Wood Duck as ours here in the US is quite different looking but similar as a tree nester. Thanks for the wonderful views and their music. Best regards, Cathy
Thank you Cathy. It is quite rare for us to see the ducks on a tree branch. I am sure that they often spend the night up there, but they are so well camouflaged that we just don't see them unless they fly away. I am wondering whether it is just as rare to see your wood ducks on tree branches as it is for ours.
Wonderful ! Wished I was there ! What incredible bird world ! Thank you indeed ! One can’t help feeling that they express a lot and not only when preening each other. And besides they are stunning ! A big thank you for sharing this incredible feathered community !😊😊👋👋‼️
Thank you! These were filmed over a period of time. We like to observe the interactions of the birds and animals and how they behave towards each other. We are lucky because we can observe them in their natural environment at our leisure rather than having to travel to them. It makes it a lot easier to capture opportunistic footage.
@@wildhomevideos Yes I suppose so. It is a great atmosphere I have to say. Birds are often underestimated for their intelligence and that’s a stupid mistake. Just watching them day after day you realize how well they use all their senses. Thank you indeed for answering. I realize you must be busy. Best of everything. And again: it’s great watching the videos you film. Thank you.😊
Hallo Marilyn. It has been a while, how are you doing? I still remember your photo collage videos, when you didn't have a lot of confidence making videos. Turns out you were pretty good at it. Last time I looked you had some sensational footage. The footage in this video is unfortunately not the best quality, as I am sure you noticed😁. The camera we used is light and convenient, perfect for catching opportunistic moments, but has a difficult time in low light because it has a small sensor so the images are a bit grainy. We do have a camera with a full sensor which would have made such footage perfectly sharp and crisp but the lens is bulky and heavy and more suited to be in a stationary position. That's the way it goes, it's a trade off....
So glad to hear from you. Thank you for the encouraging expressions ! I loved this video featuring these amazing birds & their talkative abilities. And I mean that sincerely. How amazing to be in the company of such feathered friends. Hope this week will be a wonderful one for you !!!
@@myfloridaourplanet.444 It is really nice that you say that Marilyn. Being restricted to only publishing videos filmed on our property when there are so many wildlife hotspots in Australia is often frustrating but we are trying to get a message across. And you are right. Even though there are more exciting places nearby there is something extraordinary about actually living with these creatures, but it does take time to realise this.
Some fascinating conversations going on there. Neighbours visiting with each other, some welcome, some not so much. Oh to know what they were all gossiping about.
Haha, yes! A Duck in a tree is not a common sight for us either! They are Australian Wood Ducks and they have their nests in trees. We know they are there but they are so well camouflaged that we almost never see them until they fly away!
Hahaha indeed! The Ducks do spend most of their time around our ponds, but these are Wood Ducks and they have their nests up in trees and I think they often sleep there safe from predators. But it is rare for us to see them up in a canopy. We know they are there but they are so well camouflaged that we only get to see them when they fly away😅
After a chilly night we always see lots of different birds preening themselves on bare branches warming themselves as the sun is rising and getting ready for their day. Our nights can be quite cold with frosts even but by mid day we can easily have temperatures in the mid twenties C.
@@PenguinCompany-gg4dz Very nice to meet you too! We nearly didn't see this comment because when a comment is made to another comment it is only visible in the notifications and doesn't appear in our comments section. If there are a lot of notifications it sort of gets buried there. Not to worry, we found it. Regarding Crows, Australians have a habit of calling all Ravens "Crows". This is technically not correct. The easy distinction is if you see the wind ruffle the feathers of a Crow you will see white feathers under the black. With Ravens those feathers are quite dark. Also the Ravens are a bit bigger and the "Australian Ravens" (that's actually the official name for that subspecies) have something which looks a bit like a beard. You do get Australian Ravens in the Eastern States but not in every city. You are probably used to seeing Crows or other species of Ravens where you are. We only get the Australian Ravens where we live. They have the most varied call probably of all the Ravens in the world. A lot of people say that they sound like Bob Hawke (an Australian prime minister in the mid eighties). There are many people who are particularly interested in Ravens. We can see that from the comments of our previous Raven videos. We are always interested to find out what people like about them and what they think about our videos depicting them. Understanding that helps us to make more appropriate videos so we appreciate your comment. Thank you!
