Lovely video! About the birds, they probably stayed away from your first DIY birdbath because the bottom was black. As you discovered later on, birds often look for specific water depths to bathe in, and before you put the gravel in they probably thought the water was much too deep!
@carlacowling17898 ай бұрын
I think so too, and deep dark water often has predators lying in wait.
@s.k.10918 ай бұрын
These birds can’t swim, so they def need a place to land before being able to splash around :-)
@mrs.antihero8 ай бұрын
Haha! Exactly what I came to say!
@Mochies_are_mandatory8 ай бұрын
@s.k.1091 duck: am I fish to you?
@mrs.antihero8 ай бұрын
@@Mochies_are_mandatory They did specify *these* birds- as in the backyard bird feeder/ birdbath birds featured in this video specifically- not speaking of all birds, generally. 😉 I'm sure they understand that there are indeed many birds that do swim.
@rosamrc9238 ай бұрын
I absolutely ADORE the magic and positive energy of the becorns. They are free spirits. I wished you also wrote children books and added your amazing drawings and your delicate stories. They would become classics.
@kathrynmoon87938 ай бұрын
I would definitely have bought Becorns storybooks for my children. 🙂🥰
@cathyolague94088 ай бұрын
Oh yes please! We need becorn books. My grandsons would love that and so would the children that visit my little library!
@Dara-wc1th8 ай бұрын
I would read it myself actually
@BenjamintheTortoise8 ай бұрын
That's definitely a great idea!!! ❤️ But I think they should be children's books with his real photography instead of drawings. Kids love real life nature photos... But these would have his whimsical twist and creative storyline!!
@catherinegrace79998 ай бұрын
Yes ! Excellent idea
@ajnormandgroome8 ай бұрын
I wish my grandmother was alive to see your channel - it is everything I loved about her. She loved wildlife and wee folk. She taught us to make our own toys with items from the woods. Mostly we made homes in roots, etc. Becorns would be JUST the wee folk she'd have loved.
@deborahdanhauer85258 ай бұрын
A man named bird has never had a birdbath in his yard? Lol I love your Becorns. They make me happy and help me remember that childlike wonder that lives in all of us. Thank you. I’m also happy you got recognized by your local PBS station.❤️🤗🐝
@thenightporter8 ай бұрын
I love your comments and I agree with all of them! I feel like a kid again, listening to and hearing these stories and seeing these videos. ❤
@deborahdanhauer85258 ай бұрын
@@thenightporter Thank you! I see his little Becorns and it reminds me of making mud pies for the frogs and snails in my back yard as a child. I remember using acorn hats for little cups for them. But even though I grew up in an oak grove, I never made anything like a Becorn. Lol I’m just enamored with them! And I send them to my granddaughter sometimes❤️🤗🐝
@thenightporter8 ай бұрын
@@deborahdanhauer8525 I made mudpies too.
@deborahdanhauer85258 ай бұрын
@@thenightporter They are a staple, maybe even a food group where I come from lol. Did you take a bite now and then?❤️🤗🐝
@pibarrante69018 ай бұрын
And cbs Sunday morning!!
@joannehart96248 ай бұрын
I LOVE that Becorns are wandering around the remote forests where people haven't found their way to. Their world may be challenging when they have to defend against the squirrels, but still magical and forever interesting. 🥰
@queenbee36478 ай бұрын
Ive missed your videos! They are amazing. We need more...more becorns, more wildlife, all of it. Please do more. 💖
@agm97ga8 ай бұрын
YES! Many, many more, please!
@frogpalpeeper42498 ай бұрын
There is so much awfulness going on everywhere lately. We need more of your Becorn magic ASAP!
@susielessard43048 ай бұрын
David, I’m a huge fan of your Becorn and photography. I decided to try making a Becorn for myself to place in a Thanksgiving table centerpiece. To my delight my first Becorn was a success. I named him Pi 😄 I’ve ordered your calendars and a print I’m having framed as a Christmas gift. Thank you for sharing your creativity.
@pibarrante69018 ай бұрын
His work is such a delight! Deserves all the success in the world!
@GINASUMMERS18 ай бұрын
Oh my favorite little creations ❤ I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND HOW HAPPY YOUR CHARACTERS MAKE PEOPLE ❤ THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING WITH US!!! As a child this would have been my choice of toy's 😂
@sonofhibbs44258 ай бұрын
SAME!!
@GINASUMMERS18 ай бұрын
@@sonofhibbs4425 RIGHT!!! I wanted him to do a book or a movie to teach children the importance of nature in their life but some of his shots have taken like a year!!! I picture an adorable story of being able to live life together & not forget about the gifts God made for us 🥰
@kascension8 ай бұрын
Mine too!!!!
@pikmin61898 ай бұрын
Every Time I see one of these my day immediately gets 100x better :D
@EaseeCheesee8 ай бұрын
Every time you upload a Becorn video I get so very excited. They bring a childlike wonder and peaceful joy into me whenever I watch them, not to mention the photos that come out of the process are always stunning!
@JennyA19618 ай бұрын
Your Becorns are whimsical and delightful. They take me back to my childhood and memories of reading May Gibs Snugglpot and Cuddlepie. Stories about gumnut babies. You have made your sketches dance right off the page and into real life. Have you thought about turning your photos into storry books or even stop motion shorts? Children and adults would love them. ❤🐨
@bertschom8 ай бұрын
I have no way to convey how much joy Becorns bring me! My bird porch has switched over to its winter collection of Becorn pictures. Whimsy and nature combined. Many thanks!
@ariwillis48458 ай бұрын
Your art is so pure and good. Thank you for sharing it with the world.
@millymiller23408 ай бұрын
This was great! Congratulations on featuring on your local PBS!
@sophiadaschbach22228 ай бұрын
AWWW adorable little birds I love watching these videos, they always calm me down and make me happy and these ideas for becorns are always so creative!! 🐦❤
@anitahamlin24118 ай бұрын
I love your creation. I work in a health food store that sells your calendar and I am always sure to share that you have KZfaq videos with people. You are a big hit! I love this one in particular.
@jenniferhallam90638 ай бұрын
I love the whimsey and charm, of course! The behind the scenes brings a whole new quality of admiration. ❤
@xandradee65848 ай бұрын
I absolutely LOVE watching your creativity come to life with these little Becorns!! Well done, not only with drawing up scenarios, and making individual Becorns, but your photography as well!! One of my most favorite channels…keep up the great work David..you’re a genius!!
@VandrefalkTV8 ай бұрын
Stunning as always, I cannot begin to describe what an inspiration you are, and the amount of joy your content brings. 😄
@lshwadchuck56438 ай бұрын
I just love when you show your process! When you leaned Silas back, I cheered - you always find the gesture! ❤🐦🌿
@verlandgarnet33878 ай бұрын
I love to watch these videos, they calm down my anxiety, I love your art
@thenightporter8 ай бұрын
I have anxiety and depression and these calm and lift me.
@potentiallyunfunnyguy97168 ай бұрын
Of course they're going up to Silas, he's a charmer like that. I adore the becorns and your work so much, really inspiring to have such 'in the moment' photography going on. You really see these animals from a new angle.
@yuGtahT8 ай бұрын
From inspiring me as a child through Bionicle to inspiring me as an adult through your beautiful Becorn photography... Keep up the great work David! ❤
@zuzuspetals83238 ай бұрын
You are amazing! Your joy is contagious. And your patience is inspiring. Thank YOU, Silas, and our feathered friends. Yay, Becorns! 🥳
@PLAYmoreUK8 ай бұрын
Love your creativity and passion for a project you clearly adore - much admiration to you and the Becorns from the UK 🐝🌽
@Finch9128 ай бұрын
Oh haha I get the emojis
@LanceCorporalKitty8 ай бұрын
David I honestly love your work so much, I get really excited when there's a new episode, I wish it could be a real series of Becorn Adventures!
@Jilley3228 ай бұрын
Same!!
@6Pope98 ай бұрын
I would LOVE to see the other designs with ships 😍I also think for this type of pose it would be nice to capture the bird above the figure as it takes off
@skwidkid258 ай бұрын
I adore you so, so much Mr. Bird. I think your Becorns and their happy, fluffy friends have really made me a much calmer and happier person. I get so excited every time I see a new upload from you because I just love seeing your process for these amazing projects. I hope you are doing well, and I can't wait to see more from you!
@clarrytheclam8 ай бұрын
So adorable as always!! 💕 I would’ve maybe gone with a Becorn with an umbrella (maybe a little mushroom or a leaf like in animal crossing) either shielding itself from the splashing bird, or maybe laughing as it does so 😊
@ElveeKaye8 ай бұрын
I love your Becorns, they're so sweet and imaginative. You live in a forest wonderland, with all the trees, birds, and other wildlife. For your next project, I think you should put several Becorns in the pool, some swimming, others sunbathing on the rocks. Then, when the birds join in, it'll look like a big pool party!
@utegietzen-wieland29768 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing your amazing work, the becorns are so endearing and I absolutely love the care and all the little details you put in to create this beautiful world of the small becorn people. A fond reminder of childhood days filled with entire days out in nature, admiring and loving every little detail, every animal and all those beautiful wonders that are out there.
@nichole86098 ай бұрын
Amazing to see how you work. The photos are so awesome.
@jellenpАй бұрын
A smile of sweet and total delight dresses this old face as I watch your creative and precious work. Thank you so very much!
@Solo_Lobo45 ай бұрын
My favourite photographer! I would love to see a becorn book, just full of pictures if becorns, and no words in the book
@julieduncan19968 ай бұрын
I love how you figure things out and the patience you exhibit in working with Silas and the birds. Thanks for creating this lovely, innocent microcosm that makes me smile with joy every time. ❤😊
@user-fd7zd6el8c8 ай бұрын
I enjoy what you do so much!! Your are so clever. The Becorns are adorable. Thank you for that wonderful video!!
@CyberpunkV20778 ай бұрын
How beautiful, I have seen your videos over the years and it's always a joy to watch them.
@fionaproctor63308 ай бұрын
I just love your videos even though im a woman in my mid sixties. I was rewatching one of your videos this past summer while my 12 yr old daughter was swimming in the pool. Immediately she ran over to exclaim “are you watching the becorns!” She then enjoyed the show with me. I had introduced her to your videos when she was younger and apparently she’s still a subscriber ❤️🙏 thank you for bringing our childhood imagination to the foreground if only for a minute.
@DDring8 ай бұрын
I absolutely love Becorns and the joy that you give us all, Mr. Bird! Thank you! wish you had some little Becorns we could 'adopt'! Happy Holidays to you and yours!
@jodywade56178 ай бұрын
Thank You, get off work and to sit down for a bit and watch your creations takes the day away to the embrace of smiles!!.
@Paislywalls47678 ай бұрын
I try to always encourage people to care for a birdbath. It's such a delight, even if you live next to a natural body of water. They love their own secluded spot. Once I was fortunate enough to witness 7 different types of birds In The Bath all taking turns at bathing. Bought tears to me... if the birds can get along like that, certainly we can too. ?? It was during a severe drought. Since, I've seen 2 or 3 types in at once but 7... was a sight. Thanks for your videos, love them! 🍂🕊🍂
@pumpjackpiddlewick8 ай бұрын
Your Becorn world is a blessing. When life gets in the way, I just adore watching your videos or seeing your pictures. They always make me smile. Thank you!
@anniecouture33398 ай бұрын
I've never been so lost in something so wonderfully whimsical. ♥️♥️♥️
@HeidiSue608 ай бұрын
This video makes me so happy! Thank you for doing such a charming, sweet thing. Makes the world a better place
@gailketterer876710 күн бұрын
I want these little people in my life and all around they bring me joy. ❤
@Bumula18 ай бұрын
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, make a movie. I absolutely adore your Beecorns. 🥰
@prestonjoyful8 ай бұрын
David you are a delight to my soul. Thank you for sharing you creativity with us all.
@user-bv3cl2cl8b8 ай бұрын
Thanks!!! Sharing with my grandkids 😊❤
@stealthlock66348 ай бұрын
Wonderful!! Don’t give up on the sailing Becorn idea please?? I adore it so much, and there are so many possibilities for sailor-garbed Becorns exploring for new lands (but actually just crossing a small pond or something!)
@Sayun0008 ай бұрын
I absolutely adore your Becorns 😍 when I walk our woods, I like to imagine them as the lil folks living there and caring for our wildlife. thank you so much for taking us with you. you make me feel so happy
@cabinfevercrafts14398 ай бұрын
Love giving Your calendar for Christmas gifts this year! Thank you! Your videos are so full of imagination and creativity. Just a joy to watch them!
@buketisik75858 ай бұрын
Adorable little creations 😍🤩💖👍👏💖
@stacymcclorey17168 ай бұрын
You are a gifted artist. I'm obsessed with your BeCorns. 🥰
@feeberizer8 ай бұрын
Oh, to be a Becorn! It's a wonderful world you have created with adventure and wonder (and a little danger) - a world us onlookers admire and desire. Thank you!
@creepycupcake.8 ай бұрын
I absolutely love your wonderful Becorns. I agree that you could make a children's book, using your photos. The connection with nature and wildlife is beautiful and is so engaging for adults, I know that children would be fascinated and excited to enter the world of the curious, fun Becorns.
@Lonesome__Dove8 ай бұрын
I love your creations. Please don't stop. More Please
@cathyolague94088 ай бұрын
Ohmygosh!! I love this so much. I don't know which I love more your bcorns and nature or your sweet brain and willingness to share with us the childlike imagination. Keep it up! So glad you've become so popular and adored by all. ❤( That's a mom heart)
@kerir.85598 ай бұрын
I can't put enought hearts on this . Thank you David B. for a lovely set of creatures (the Becorns) and just a magical vision! 🧡💛💚💙💜🧡💛💚💙💜
@RebeccaTreeseed8 ай бұрын
I don't have becorns in my food forest. I have birds, though, and squirrels, and lizards ;) I am so delighted to see your darling becorns again.
@geekynana8 ай бұрын
This is my favorite calendar. It makes me happy to look at the beautiful pictures. Thank you!
@helenannviccora77436 ай бұрын
These becorns are absolutely adorable, your creativity and respect for nature is lovely to see.
@beatrixweyrich50448 ай бұрын
Your work is really adorable. It reminds me of an old children's book, that I loved so much. "Die Wurzelkinder". In the fifties it was a Christmas gift of my aunt Now I am 73 but I never forgot the beautiful pictures of plants, flowers, insects and other creatures which passed the winter sleeping underground. In springtime they all appeared with fresh colours and power to bring new life and joy to the people. You give me so much joy with your lovely work😊❤
@phitjade8 ай бұрын
Just wonderful David! & QUITE the acting chops! 😜 I'm spreading the word that you've released a new video. LOVE IT!
@sexylolamedusa8 ай бұрын
🥰Magical. Congratulations on the PBS show!! Thank you for sharing your wonderful & creative imagination with us. Looking forward to many more videos. They always make my heart smile❤
@26debsterdots3 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ ! ! ! Thank you for sharing the Becorns adventures !
@twistedara6 ай бұрын
Holy cow!!! I remember watching your videos 3 years ago. And now look!!! You are a beautiful person & it shows in your work. Thank you for blessing us with your talents. I can't wait to go buy some of your prints!!
@user-Melligk7kb8lk6b8 ай бұрын
Vielen Dank für diese wunderschönen Videos, einfach großartig!!!! Beim Zuschauen tauche ich in eine wunderschöne Welt ein!!!!!🙋♀️😃🙂
@wendyharbarger14457 ай бұрын
My husband and I moved into a cabin in the woods and when we first saw the place there were a TON of acorns on the ground and decks. So we named the place Acorn Falls. Then I saw, on instagram, one of your pictures and fell in love. I am now the proud owner of two of your pictures!! Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing your talents with us.
@tammyhager53958 ай бұрын
Oh my goodness. If you're willing, it would be so fun to see your photos in a children's book. With your Becorns and your imagination you could make a wonderful, creative, fun children's book!!! :) Thank you for shang your work with us! :)
@herward10478 ай бұрын
So sweet! We have a birdbath right outside our front windows and my husband and I love to watch the birds taking a dip or getting a nice drink during our hot Texas summers. We especially love this family of Blue Jays that visit daily...I never really knew how beautifully their tail feathers are patterned, just so majestic!
@dhcrasher16 ай бұрын
I recently learned about a term called a "Glimmer"...Glimmers are those moments in your day that make you feel joy, happiness, peace or gratitude... Your Becorns, and their adventures in wildlife, are Glimmers I love, always make me smile, and are good for the soul ❤ Thank you for creating and sharing them, I'd love to have Becorns in my back yard 🥰 Suzy 🇬🇧😊
@madelinegrudens8 ай бұрын
This is so adorable! I love watching birds splash around and with the Becorn buddy playing along, it's over the top special!
@SheilaTheGrate8 ай бұрын
The gravel you added let the birds see the depth of the water!
@guadalupeknippen5288 ай бұрын
I'm so glad that you are back. I never gave up hope that I would see your becorns again. Your talent and imagination are superb. I will watch your PBS video. Congratulations on all you do, we need something like becorns because they are gentle, funny and childlike. Hope to see more of you in the future.
@xjaxxiex2 ай бұрын
This was the best YT find i have found in a long time. You completely took my anxious mood and flipped it to pure delight as you took me back to some of my childhood wonder and playfulness. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, for reminding me that even at 36… I can still find merriment and play❤🌸
@Emg24638 ай бұрын
haha....I was watching a blue bird do the "submarine" in our bird bath.....tucked his head under the water and pushed himself through it all the way to the other side, wings flapping ! 😆 ....love our bird bath ! Love your little creations too Mr Bird. So whimsical and creative. They just make me smile ! 😊
@LAWandCoach8 ай бұрын
Breathlessly searching for your other becorn videos. I saw you on CBS SUNDAY and I now have a set of your cards. Next the calendar and then print by print.... You are certainly a welcome one, you are a wonderful storyteller and your voice is perfect for it. I just love your little tikes and can't wait to see a forest party and all the guests who may come. Thanks for all the smiles.
@fountainpeninsanity33448 ай бұрын
We have a pet parrotlet and he is adorable when he bathes in his water bowl. He puffs up so that the water gets under his feathers and the way he splashes looks like he is playing. He can’t smile with his mouth, but he “smizes” (smiles with his eyes). This was a great video. Thanks!
@julianadelion54978 ай бұрын
I have always loved your little bird sagas. It appeals to the little girl in me. Carefree goodness in fantasy play. Reminds me of playing house a hundred years ago. I missed you. Didn't see you for awhile.
@bananie23838 ай бұрын
Your photos bring me such joy. Thank you.
@chippychick62618 ай бұрын
This is why art and music in the schools is so important. Thank you David Bird.
@sandrahickey35936 ай бұрын
Wow, I could watch this all day amazing shots of bathing and splashing birds with your Becorns. So cute.
@sethraelthebard54594 ай бұрын
These little Nature Spirits were always there. This man just gave us a way to see them.
@pretzeltime39008 ай бұрын
David Bird, you are amazing! ❤ i have purchased your calendars now for two years, and I watch and share every single video. Your Becorns are simply fantastic works of art and imagination. Wishing you a happy life.
@hollymayfield66413 ай бұрын
Love every bit, David, especially the childlike joy and wonder of REAL things. Might sound odd, since BeCorns are fantastical, but friendship, compassion, beauty, LIFE is REAL, and we have a generation, or more, of children who are separated from the reality you show in your work. You give hope and joy to us, all. Your children are supremely blessed.
@davidmbird3 ай бұрын
This comment made my day! Thanks!
@hollymayfield66412 ай бұрын
@@davidmbird You are welcome. C.S. Lewis wrote of the indescribable longing we experience at times in our lives . . . (for me, a sunset, breeze, sounds of birds outside my window as the sunlight illumines fluttering curtains, draws my heart and often brings tears of yearning to be HOME.). It’s a yearning to belong; to be known and valued, warts and all. He posits that God doesn’t give us longings without the possibility of satisfying the longings. Your BeCorn scenes capture the loving “rightness” of relationship and are little glimpses of the fulfillment of the desire each of us has to belong. You have been entrusted with an awesome gift that gives honest snippets of hope and joy to a world in need, and you are touching millions of hearts. Abundant thanks to you, young man, and blessings to your family.
@kenkloiber29898 ай бұрын
Congratulations on PBS,you deserve as much attention as possible.You show "us" to relaxed & appreciate nature & also to "go for it" bring to life ones ideas& art .This is PURE JOY!! T.Y.
@user-sy9nb3je3r8 ай бұрын
I love the Becorns!!!! I hope I get to see the PBS show, those little figures are so cool!!!!! Thank you , for showing us your magical little figures, and welcoming us into their world with nature!
@TotalTimoTime8 ай бұрын
David, I just really love these videos. They are so joyful and curious like the Becorns themselves. They make me smile so friggin much. Thanks a lot.
@catherinegrace79998 ай бұрын
😊 What a wonderful story & thank you for sharing the process &❤😄 Another triumph for the Brave B-corns
@bethelle90998 ай бұрын
Beautiful beautiful work!!! You are a consument artist. Who couldn't just love this?! Bless your tender heart! Thanks for sharing your beautiful mind. If world leaders were like you, we would have peace. Jesus will bring it, though. Thanks again for your most delightful creations!!!
@NJase8 ай бұрын
i have to be honest. as much as i love becorns (i mean, seriously, the imagination that lead to their creation... people like you, i live in genuine awe of) what i love most about your videos is the process of your own learning. you don't go into these setups as an expert, you don't query an expert to get tips and tricks and behaviors for your target photo birds. you just trial and error that stuff until you figure it out. that willingness to explore independently and learn and iterate is something i wish we could actually teach in schools instead of crushing it. if you ever figure out how to educate that willingness to learn by incremental iterative learning towards a goal... the futures our children could realize ... it staggers the mind.
@MCLegoboy8 ай бұрын
I hear what you're saying about your favorite photo, but I really like the runner up because the bird does look more in tune with Silas, as if they both splashed water at the same time to let it all rain back down each other. And then you've got this red bird in the background that's out of focus, but looking like its about to hop in with a cannonball and blow them away. I'm also a fan of the cooler color pallet it has.
@michellerichardson14278 ай бұрын
Your video is for the birds and Becorns! It was wonderfully uniquely creative and I extremely Enjoyed every bit! Thank You for Sharing your Lovely Creations, the World is Better for It!!
@dianao70658 ай бұрын
I love listening to your commentary. I am so happy this came into my feed.i did a Becorn binge. 😊😂❤
@InvasionAnimation8 ай бұрын
Amazing work, I am glad pbs worked with you!
@thecalicoheart79468 ай бұрын
You sweet, wonderful man. What a joy. Thank you for sharing. 🙏❤️
@Babbajune8 ай бұрын
So precious! I love becorns and the splashing birds are awesome. ❤❤
@maggiemacha55528 ай бұрын
I found it after taking a closer look 😉 Yes, birds bathing is super joyful ❤
@featherdancerbird8 ай бұрын
Thank you for bringing so much joy !!!
@PapillonOneАй бұрын
So much talent in one human being!! Love your creations! Thank you.