Great perspective, Josh. The only bad photo is one we don't go out to take. Katie is a great addition to the channel. Aaaaand yes, We are definitely impatient. lmao. Cheers man
I think I have figured you and Katie out. It's your wonderfully slower Southern speech pattern that makes you two the relaxing and engaging presenters that we enjoy.
Hello Josh and Katie, thank you for sharing your trip. You are producing wonderful pictures and you are really connected to nature. Sometimes the weather is not our friend but there is no bad weather only bad cloths. Have a great time, best regards from Germany.
Katie there is this couple who are good friends of mine and when they have to go out into nature they are totally bored and not sucking up any of the surrounding beauty but they get back indoors to their electronic devices and a big smile comes across their faces. As you said when you out there in nature with Josh you are together whereas you may well be sitting close indoors on your devices but you are not connected and therefore not together, some of us are really changing our habits but not for the better, so glad you guys got your hobby and eachother.
Another Great video, great pictures as well. I'm glad to see the two of you loving spending time together and doing something you both enjoy doing. Katie another great insight. Have a Great week and I will see you next week.
Beautiful to follow Katie and you on your big journey full of photography and, from my point of view, also somehow philosophical in a way you bring it to the point! Like that very much - please go on. Cheers from Germany!
Woah! Some of the compositions were totally new to me and gave me some more creative freedom. I’m stuck in a rut but when the warblers arrive in Sweden. This year I’ll capture as many as I can. (Of course they will always have a leaf or a branch covering there faces)
Warblers are here! Spotted a few Audobon's Yellow Rumped Warblers on the greenbelt through Garden City on Wednesday. There was a flock of American White Pelicans hanging out in the same area too. Pretty cool to see.
Thank You. Great video as always, the Drone footage was outstanding, you guys live in a beautiful place! One of the reasons I like your channel so much is because you don't spend a lot of time talking gear. BUT, be forewarned, the new 800PF will give you everything a bird photog could want, lightweight/compact, sharp, fast with loads of reach at a comparatively reasonable price!! Mine arrived today, and I was able to photograph perched Barred Owls at a local park. Great to have Katie narrating as well!
I thoroughly enjoy your videos. Your images and your footage are so engaging and genuinely inspiring, and the narration is always delightful. And boy, the clip and the image beginning at 4:04 are stunning! Love the ending, too: "Watch this video; it's a good one. Other people liked it; I liked it." 🙂
Pure bliss! Its meditation to watch your videos, those soft voices of you two somehow calm the mind. And then of course there are those beautiful images and video work! Great going, god bless you both!
Great Video, nice photo’s of the Birds in the rain 👍 Dull, Grey & Wet, welcome to English weather. The only thing predictable, is having to clean and dry your kit afterwards, that’s a whole Video on it’s own 🤣 Keep well & stay safe. 👍🇬🇧
Love your videos and comments. For me it is more about the experience than the results. I have been taking photos sine the mid 1960's and it is still to go out and TRY to photograph something from a different perspective. My wife and I have been into photography for 60 years together so I have resigned myself to the fact I will probably never be able to capture something new, but that still wont prevent me from trying.
The story aspect of this channel is seriously one I absolutely love on top of the photos shared. Now we have 2 narrators as of recently and it has absolutely been a joy and adds a little more color to a painting that didn’t know it need that extra splash of paint, but definitely made it more vibrant.
Love to see /hear you both ! So true about nature..I really like spring and always amazed to see the nature change day after day, the wildlife is all over..simply great!
I am still here and enjoying every minute of your videos. I can understand your passion. Just starting birding and wished had done it sooner. Have a great weekend.
I recently retired and this hobby has kept me busy with feeding birds and finding them for my eBird life list. Loving the challenge. Live in Ontario Canada and no shortage of birds here. Thanks for your response and keep doing what you do.
Yes, you two are blessed to find a hobby that you both enjoy!! I'm liking the two part format half Josh half Mrs Katie..You said it well Mrs Katie, humans belong outdoors!! People have no clue what they are missing and Josh never stop shooting ducks, I catch a lot of heat for shooting so many ducks but I love to do it...nice shots from you both...keep exploring and shooting!!
"His energy and enthusiasm are contagious". Yep thats it right there. Thanks for your inspirational guidance from the ordinary. Ill be hopefully getting the 200-600 next week when im on vacation. Hopefully ill capture something ive longed for.
As far as people and the outdoors its really quite simple. Human beings are solar powered. Dull gloomy weather gets us down. Bright sunshine outdoors brings out the best in people. It doesn't matter if it's cold as long as its sunny. Excellent video and beautiful scenes. Thank you to both of you.
The combination of the two of you, as well as the combination of photographic philosophy with storytelling - it‘s inspiring and heart-warming. Thank you for that.
Really loved the Towhee shots. Like you we have had little success with the migratory birds so far. Two weekends at the Bonnet Carre Spillway have given us some awesome opportunities for photos of eagles. I did not find Painted Buntings there, but others had better luck spotting them further along River Road. Tomorrow Rhonda and I will strike out in a different direction to see if we can find some Roseate Spoonbills and possibly some gators. It has been too long since we photographed either. Thank you for sharing your adventures.
Make a trip down to Jefferson Island in June. You will have so many spoonbills. Watch out for the alligators though. Only about a 2 Hour Drive from Baton Rouge.
Again a nice video, great storytelling and very nice that Katie has time to tell her story now in video also, looking forward to next week Have a nice weekend Josh and Katie :) Take care Ronny
Another spectacular video. These are just wonderful, as everyone in the comments mentions, it's such a pleasure to join you on your adventures. You're calming approach and philosophical observations make these videos and your channel very unique and a real joy to be a part of. Thank you :)
Well, I learned something today. I had no idea birds would come back to the same tree and even the same branch. And here I was thinking it was neat that the same gray catbird came back to my backyard every year.
I was just talking about this with one of my birder friends....I was telling her I was planning to search for warblers this weekend (I am in the northeast) ...and she was saying that its the most common birder mistake ...its too soon..we all think its in April but ,,,....and sure enough , when I go back to my photos of warblers last year they are dated 2-3 weeks from now...I guess we suffer from "FOMO " ...maybe they will be early,...just for me ....
The beauty of your video is not just visuals of great nature, but the commentary that makes it great. I am now seeing second time. I appreciate for the great effort you put for final output!
I have to hand it to you. When the weather is bad here in the UK I use it as an excuse to sit at the computer processing all those images I already have but feel might need repolishing!!!
Don’t get us wrong brother. It’s not easy to get out in those nasty conditions. Those two minutes of video is about as long as we spent out there. Get some footage and go.
Josh and Katie, Nature and Poetry Loving Soulmates. - Since Katie narrates the 2nd half of the video, I can’t wait for a rename of the channel into „Bayou Josh and Katie“ or so 🤗😇
@@christinepepper4053 😂. That would be perfect for Katie‘s channel. 😉. But here? No gender or equal rights discussion, pls consider I’m thinking like Mr. Spock 🖖: First it was Josh‘es channel and Katie‘s narration was added a few videos ago. So, Josh and Katie would be logical. Live long and prosper 🖖.
Gen 2: 18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” .... a "helper?" God made a garden a perfect place of nature and put the man in there and he needed a "helper?" not a wife... but a "helper?" because man needed help? It's so lovely to see both going out to make images and immerse in the beautiful garden outside and thank you for taking me out there in the vast garden to name and witness all the creatures therein. Please thank Katie for her images, sometimes Katie's images are better than Josh's ....... to see what your eyes have seen; to share with us and the work you guys put into is precious to me sitting in a cubicle watching your videos during my QT break of 15mins in the office. Thank you.
I love Kestrels. A still composition of the pair wold have been nice. What do you think of the autofocus upgrade in Firmware 2.0. Do you see less default to background in 3D? I do but perhaps I am just seeing what I am hoping for.
Honestly, I barely see any difference in anything. I see more menu options that I won’t use but the viewfinder might look a little crisper. I only use 4K so all of those 8k options are kind of useless to me.
No, thank you Josh. Gives us something calm and nice to watch and listen to. Always look forward to that notification. I also too go out with my wife as I got her into shooting as well. It's very much a better time with us both out there.
thanks so much, yes there is something about those FOS yes we see them every year at the same time same perch but always looking forward for them and feel sad if they don't show up in time, just like an old friend. or a dear person. also love migration and it also taking place now here of the eastern side of the red sea, many thousands miles away form you. thanks again.
Enjoyed the video as always. Favorite video moments, the drone flyover of Katie with the vista beyond and the image of the bird on the dead tree with the barn in the background. Gratitude for what we have is under practiced.
The fact that you have a couple of northern shoveler's just hanging out in a pond at a park makes me very jealous. I'm a huge waterfowl guy and near me I've only seen them twice at a great distance. So cool! Otherwise another great video Josh and Katie!
I love those Shovelers. The first time we saw them was in a Bayou in Louisiana. When we moved to Idaho, I was worried I wouldn’t see so many shorebirds here but we have a great blue herons and egrets and all kinds of waterfowl. I think maybe we should spend some more time at the ponds this year.
Ha! Thanks Katie, just a fun play on words. I too love shorebirds and is the second thing I look forward to in the season, but for me it’s spring and fall waterfowl migration. This Monday I was able to get a beautiful image of a common eider sea duck that got lost on its journeys from the east coast. Made my week!
We definitely feel lucky to have some of these birds so close to us. I remember how excited I was when I first saw the shovelers at the local pond. I was completely beside myself. It was like a rare bird sighting. Only to find out later that they are extremely common in this area.
You should set up a camouflaged waterproof hide to catch birds for days like this. Yes you'll be sick to one spot but not as vulnerable to the elements, but an idea none the less. Cool landscapes in the serving half of the video narrated by Katie. Just keep a couple extra gas cans filled in your vehicle in case you go too far off the beaten track and get stuck and need to keep the engine running to stay warm. I wouldn't say it's sage advice, more oregano, basil or thyme...
