*Beautiful documentary. Excellent quality.* Better than many TV-made documentaries. It's surprising how much life a managed forest can have. Germany does very well with their forest management.
I must say this is one of the best wildlife documentaries I've ever seen. And I watch them a lot. This was made with love, respect and true passion for the subject. Whar a great pleasure to watch! Thank you very much for your amazing and inspiring work. Very beautiful!
Beautifully crafted video. I am a researcher who has studied chytrid and its affects in North America, I hope the amphibian version doesn't result in the same outcome. On a side note, when I visit Europe I always go looking for Fire Salamanders, almost always at the wrong time of year, so have not been successful. A really beautiful species, I do hope to see one day in its native habitat.
I don't know what I was expecting when I clicked on this video, but it certainly surpassed all! The amount of effort you all put into this documentary is absolutely incredible. Thank you so much for not editing in tons of ridiculous sound effects as well!
Dear Bryan, I have just watched this beautiful documentary again, it was so captivating. As good as any National Geographic or BBC productions. In a way the forest is my church, I don't have to drink wine or eat paper. The peace and constant wonder of the surrounding nature does more to lift the spirits than anything I can think of. I have sent messages to friends whom I know will love this. I want to find out more about this fungus too. I have always wondered if you have exotic pets why they can't be the kind that live in the wild. The butterflies, i.e. why not the swallow tail and the lesser swallow tail which used to be a daily sight once. Then they could be put back in the nature., and so many others too. I have a 4 meter diamiter, 90 cm tall pool with an island in the middle fot turtles. These I got as the former owners were just going to realease them in a lake. I get so cross. The bull frog is marching in this direction. It is the bees I worry about though. Yesterday I saw over 50 Asian hornets. For anyone who wants to learn how the Asiatic bees protect themselves, Nat. Geog. have a video on how they survive How they learnt this micro wave defense is beyond me Well worth watching. Now I must gather "God's little apples" Only the Americans could come up with this lovely term for 'shit'. :)
I logged in only to comment on this video. The first time I listened, I didn’t even realize this wasn’t a large scale production. Your narration is absolutely beautiful, and even if others don’t like the “flowery” language, I think it gives the video an almost ethereal feel. Absolutely fantastic work.
Dude . Wasnt expect to be thrilled by the beauty of nature . But this is amazing . Every angle and every shot is worth a watch . You have done a good job , hopefully to see more on your work . Keep it up , we love this
This is one of the most fascinating, wonderful youtuber-produced documentaries I've ever seen. Your filmography, shot management, storyline, and content are all simply fantastic, and combined with a really lovely and well-chosen soundtrack I honestly don't think I've seen better. Thank you so much!
Great documentary. Hope they find a way to stop that horrible amphibian disease. Fire salamanders are beautiful and Europe has many different salamander species. Something very peaceful and restful about forests. Much nicer than cities or towns.
It took me to the credits to realize that i grew up in the village next to it. Even though everything was very familiar to me. Really nice coincidence - makes me want to hike in the Schönbuch forest next weekend :)
I can relate. I spend most of my time in the forest as well. Foraging for mushrooms, plants and animals. I never get bored in nature. Its all unique and ever changing. Sometimes after a day in the forest i can feel my eyes hurt because im looking so hard everywhere. There always so much going on.
I really like how it's filmed in a specific area, during a specific period. Most nature documentaries lack context. A few minutes of few minutes of this and a few minutes of that, swapping constantly until it's over, showing only the most spectacular parts of either place. I've seen elephants a hundred times by now. I really like how this film focuses on an ecosystem as a whole. The sum of the parts is more spectacular than the parts themselves. And space is given to many often overlooked details.
Fantastic work on this documentary. Such an amazing array of shots of these fascinating creatures and candid looks into their life cycles. It must have taken ages to get that good footage, not to mention editing it together. My only gripe is the delivery of the script is a bit stiff. It sounds like it is being recorded one sentence at a time and it becomes choppy and distracting when it should all flow together for a more narrative, story telling feel.
This guy is extremely relaxing to listen to! (This entire video was like a soothing asmr) He's also an extremely well story teller, he makes ordinary frogs 🐸 and lizards 🦎, seem magical (especially inside the forest scenes!) Wonderful job, and now want to hear (and watch) more of these from the narrator. 😊👍
Is that really his actual voice? Just wondering. I was a bit confused. Sounded a little robotic or computerized several times. Lol. At least this is a GOOD robotic voice. And also, he mentioned his childhood home being a “medieval village,” yet this voice or narrator has a fully American accent. The only medieval villages in America were Native American villages, I’m pretty sure, haha. I know you can move away, grow up somewhere else, develop a different accent, etc, whatever. Just saying.
Awesome documentary, Bryan. You really outdid yourself on this one. Glad to see you're still herping. I've done some searching for reptiles and amphibians in the Rheinland-Pfalz (northwest of Swabia) and it really is a magical place.
Most beautiful documentary on amphibians i have ever seen. The love of nature is evident, this is better than big names documentaries because of the approach and respect of the viewer. I learned quite a few things from this video.
@@BryanMaltais You are welcome, it's me that thank you for this wonderful video. My favorite part is to see an amphibian gently walk or swim, i never knew their slow movment is that gracious , their geometry so perfect and their humid skin so lustrous and comfortable looking.
Not only highly informative, but also beautifully filmed and narrated. Big thanks for spreading awareness about Bsal, too. Your love of nature really shines through!
This is great for being what seems to be a somewhat homemade documentary. Pretty amazing actually. I learned a lot and appreciate the work and info. Thank you sir.
It’s the best documentary I watched in many years. We watched it in family and my crazy-about-amphibians three year old has been pointing and screaming at every little thing. Such a huge huge leap forward after so much time totally dissatisfied and bored of National Geographic. This was so humane, so excellent.. I can tell you love this place and all you see on it. As an Spaniard, this reminds me to the work of old Felix Rodriguez De la Fuente. Please please do more, and let me find more.. these were 53 minutes of pure family joy
I'm a zoology student from Austria, so watching your amazing work might have actually helped me passing my next exams. Thanks for making the afford and sharing this!
I love the way video or commentary is never repeated just to fill the video making it longer like a lot of pro companies do, I say dump a lot of the pro's and let's see a lot more genuine work like this, please
I can't speak for anyone else, but I thoroughly enjoyed every second of that. Great camerawork. Looks great on a big 4K tv. It will stand the test of time. I've never seen a salamander in the wild, but it's on my bucket list. So is visiting fairy-tale villages like yours in Germany. Thanks for your effort in putting this together. Truly appreciated.
Ich bin im Schwarzwald in den 70er Jahren aufgewachsen und war auf Du und Du mit den meisten Tieren, die Du so wundervoll begleitet hast. Danke dafuer! Btw, dein Film ist qualitativ hervorragend.
Your video skills and passion for nature are exquisite. Showing this to my class of 1st-3rd graders this week during rainy day recess! 🌧Please do another! Thank you. 🦎 Love those badgers. 🐾
Great documentary and most enjoyable.....I liked the brief shot of the Bee Fly that was the fly that looks like a bumble bee and has a long proboscis for drinking nectar......
Thank you so much for this! I've seen all of your documentaries and they're all very intresting and beautifully made. :D Hope to see more of your work in the future!
What beautiful documentary I wish more people do this, more peeps would rather hoax and make a fool themselves. But you make our world beautiful again.
This is really well done, I lived in that region of Europe for about 7 years and during that time only saw some weasels, bumble bees, dragon flies hedgehogs and lizards. To think there was this much a stones throw away is a revelation
Ah, I was watching the German version and then found this one. Even better but both are beautiful. In fact I think it would be amazing without any narration at all. Thanks for sharing. -ANRT
This is finally the most beautiful documentary I've ever came across. Because these animals are the most beautiful and most interesting there are.And my experiences are similar to the ones that are seen in this story.
I actuallu found my first tiger salamanders yesterday. Ive been looking for them since i was 10. So you can imagine how stoked i was. And i found 3! They really love hiding.
This is almost my neck of the woods! I used to look for frogs and lizards and salamanders as a kid in woods just like these, and still do today. This documentary was a pleasure to watch. Greetings from where the Kraichgau and the Black Forest almost meet!
Wonderful documentary about all the amazing creatures living in the forest. I'm from Southwest Germany myself but I've never seen a Hornviper or an Alpenmolch. I once saw a Kreuznatter when I was a child. Today I saw a beautiful fox in the forest near my home. I know why you love this place.
A+ documentary. Very concise and well thought out, and the narration was clear and easy on the ears. Definitely added to my favorites. Thank you so much for sharing this with us!
@@BryanMaltais Keep it up, man. As a child and into my adult life I love watching nature docs. Your channel resonates with the kind of stuff I watched as a kid and the cinematography is amazing. It reminds me of the stuff I watched a kid. I wish you the best, don't stop.
