So glad your back in the bush and the backyard getting the magnificent footage of these amazing birds.
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I love being outside filming--just came in and got a gorgeous shot of a Robin eating Beauty Berries.
@willyounts33083 жыл бұрын
Great video!! There's nothing like standing under a tall tree and bending back to catch a view of a quick little warbler at the top!
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed--though unfortunately I get warbler neck after the first five minutes. 🥴
@kittenkorleone29183 жыл бұрын
I've been birding for 50 years and your videos are such A TREAT!!!
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
That's really nice to hear, Kitten. Pleasing experienced birders is the highest challenge.
@L_Martin3 жыл бұрын
2:12 “his exclamation point of a tail” 😂 perfect!
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
I appreciate it when someone points out a specific point in the video that they enjoyed. Thank you. I remember that line, liked it myself.
@hewk40933 жыл бұрын
You do such wonderful work capturing little biographies of such often overlooked but beautiful feathered friends, these videos are so informative and well done. 💖🐦
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
Have you ever heard that old expression "to be busting one's buttons"? That's me after reading your comment. Thank you.
@SUPERGENKI3 жыл бұрын
Lovely upload Jo, many thanks for sharing with us here in KZfaq! :-) Warm greetings, Thomas
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure, Thomas. I think this vid will be one of my favorites. thanks for commenting.
@riverbender98983 жыл бұрын
Thank You for those glorious glimpses into frenzy. Your voice and narration really make your videos wonderful.
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
"Glorious glimpses into frenzy" is well said, riverbender. These feisty birds only offer glimpses of themselves. Writing the scripts for my movies is the bane and the delight of my life. It's good to know that you're attuned to them.
@bloompikz18803 жыл бұрын
What a well done video! I love how you can turn your footage of a hard to follow bird into an entertaining and hilarious video 😂
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. You know that saying "necessity is the mother of invention"? If I'd had more crisp, close footage of the Ruby-crowned, I wouldn't have had to invent a narration that made the most of what I did have. 🤷♀️
@Heavonlea3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jo, we enjoy your videos so very much.
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
And I always enjoy hearing from you. Thanks for commenting.
@quote_nature3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful compilation and stories Jo. Enjoyed them all and your wonderful wit. It's hard enough to spot and watch these frantic flyers let alone try to film them. Great work!
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
Yes, Cathy, it's hard to spot much less film these frantic flyers, as you well know. I enjoyed your recent warbler footage. And I like knowing that you get my sense of humor. Thanks for pointing that out.
@neighborhood-naturalist3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jo. Nice work. I love the Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers. I have to go to southern Oregon to see them. I never noticed that they imitate other birds in their song but I'll have to pay more attention next time. At 3:06 in your video, it's sounds like one of the chickadee calls to me.
@Speabud33 жыл бұрын
Glad you are feeling better, Jo!
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
Why thank you! I am feeling better indeed.
@IreneDowningNature3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful birds. A joy to watch. Well done Jo. Thanks for sharing my friend. Enjoyed as always Irene.💜💚💙
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
It's a pleasure to hear from you, Irene, especially since you enjoy those tiny birds.
@sahandn93 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the great quality work you do on these videos!
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
"Quality work" is praise I prize. Thank you for commenting.
@janm24733 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful way to start my morning, Jo. Thanks from north central Alberta.. Take care..
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
What a sweet and heartening comment, Jan! I hope the cold there doesn't keep you from getting out and enjoying the beautiful world.
@angiegaul3 жыл бұрын
I so enjoy your videos! I only recently found your channel and just want to say thank you for sharing your wit and birds! It's truly enjoyable, especially in a time that has tested our will, strength, and sanity. Much love.
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
Angie, I love hearing from someone who has just found my channel and who gets my sense of humor. Here's hoping that you'll browse a lot and that in doing so, you'll discover that your will, strength, and sanity are bolstered. I'd recommend starting with the movies in the Ten Minutes or More row or the Popular Uploads row, because they have a lot of my best work. Thank you for your kind comment.
@pamelakern28493 жыл бұрын
This video was wonderful! These beautiful birds are a joy to see. My favorite is the Redstart too. Oh really , they are all my favorites 🥰
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
Somehow I missed this comment when it posted, Pamela. Sorry. Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed the video so much. I think it's destined to become one of my favorites.
@arbedreka3 жыл бұрын
Jo, YOUR YARD must be AMAZING!!
@Fortheloveofbirds20203 жыл бұрын
Your videos are amazing, thoroughly enjoying all these❤️
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
Thank you.I have to admit that I'm real proud of this particular video.
@VietnamWalkingTV3 жыл бұрын
Nice capture. So lovely birds. Full watched and supported, Stay connected, my friend
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your enthusiastic praise. And I do plan to stay connected--publish every Tuesday.
@kassiemoore22303 жыл бұрын
I Really am enjoying your videos. They are helping me to learn behavior as well as to identify these cute birds. Thank you!!
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
It was a treat to read your comment, Kassie. Thanks for telling me how much you enjoy my movies.
@PlantNative2 жыл бұрын
I’ve left my leaves be for a few years and now I see a Gnatcatcher. The knots must use that soil/leaf areas. Love it! I googled Knats and I see a lot of “how to rid or kill” Insane. The knats pose no harm.
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME2 жыл бұрын
I'm right with you on that. Before I made this movie, I did a two part series on the Importance of Putting in Native Plants, and the point of both videos was that bugs are the basis of all ecosystems; and by putting in sterile lawns full of non natives and spraying for the bugs that survive that onslaught on their habitat, we risk the ecosystems around us.
@maryloumawson60063 жыл бұрын
"Somebody goosed me!" Hahaha! Jo, you kill me!
@tylermansfield90913 жыл бұрын
Great video! As much As I enjoy watching warblers, some of them are pains in the neck-Literally. This fall, after watching a Black-throated green for almost 10 minutes, I felt like my neck was going to fall off, from looking up for so long. Hahah.
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, they even call it warbler neck, and it bothers me so much that I do little warbler watching. So I'm glad I get to see them sometimes at our artificial streams. But a good look at a Black-throated Green would come pretty close to making up for the sore neck.
@notsogga3 жыл бұрын
Back in the winter, the warblers I saw were the Yellow-Rumped Warblers. They were a winter bird in my area, now that its springtime they would have migrated or something, as i no longer see them. I have seen Pine Warblers once or twice.
@WanderingSoleTV3 жыл бұрын
Those fidgety birds are a challenge to film! I have yet to have luck with a kinglet!! : ) Great video Jo!
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
As a videographer, you know what a challenge those kinglets are, don't you. Who knows whether I'll ever again get any usable footage of them. I was thrilled in every case.
@ToToWildlife3 жыл бұрын
Very beautiful video! I love it 😻 Thank you my friend 👍👍
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
I'm glad it appealed to you so much. I thank you. (The stars of the film, the birds, really don't give a rat's patootie what we humans think.)
@TheBeachMawMaw2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful little ones for sure!! How you got as much footage of them as you did is amazing!! Love your channel!❤
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME2 жыл бұрын
How I got much of this footage was to place a camera or cameras on places where the birds were likely to show up and then let them run. I call it video surveillance. Then I scrubbed through the footage and found the shots that were worth keeping. Being a bird videographer requires learning to be sneaky. I also use hunting blinds.
@TheBeachMawMaw2 жыл бұрын
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME sounds like that was fun getting video of them little boogers when all the while they believe no one sees them!!😊❤❤
@costiniucmircea3 жыл бұрын
Pretty little bird,
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
Indeed yes. Pretty is an understatement.
@RobJorg3 жыл бұрын
wonderful video, thank you. love your voice over btw.
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, Rob. Is this the first one of my films you've watched?
@RobJorg3 жыл бұрын
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME no, i watched many over a longer period.
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
@@RobJorg It's nice to know that, Rob. I think this is one of my better films and better narration. I'm guessing it struck you that way too.
@RobJorg3 жыл бұрын
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME dont think of it as better, think of it as something your more proud of then others. one video might "speak" more to certain viewers then others. its very subjective. im very proud of my black tailed godwit picture and king fisher image yet i dont get compliments, they like my average red robin image better. very subjective. you do what you do and ill will follow you :-)
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
@@RobJorg Point well taken, Rob. And certainly some films I'm not all that fond of have done well. In fact, one of my oldest films is about Black-crowned Night Herons. I wince every time I listen to it, but it gets lots of views. Even so, I can be objective about my writing. When it's not up to standard, I know it, can't help knowing, just as I can tell you which ones are the best writing: Praying Mantis catching prey, for example.
@charlotteknight78913 жыл бұрын
Hi again! Thanks largely to your video about these birds, yesterday and today I finally saw the yellow-crowned kinglet and was sure because I saw the stripe on its head. I also have the ruby-crowned kinglet, but until today was not sure I had both. They really do flit around, so was hard to see some of their markings. Thanks so much again. Going by the bird guides, they may not stay much longer, but sure has been fun!!!
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for letting me know that the video was helpful. Woo hoo! I almost feel like I got to see them again myself.
@charlotteknight78913 жыл бұрын
😊
@beatricefong74183 жыл бұрын
I just found your KZfaq and it is an absolute delight! Thank you:)
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Beatrice. Reading your compliment is an absolute delight for me. Let me extend a formal invitation ... to do some binge watching. I've got close to 300 movies up, so I've covered just about anything you might want to learn more about.
@beatricefong74183 жыл бұрын
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME I've already gone and done just that. :) Only about a total of an hour watched for now but I'm returning to it tonight! Makes me want to get into birding. Thank you for taking the time to make these!
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
It's worth the time I put in when I hear from someone like you, Beatrice, and know that the effort is helpful and appreciated. Oddly enough, my insect movies are among my favorites, like this one: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kMqfkr2GzrPYgps.html
@kimshawley24343 жыл бұрын
Hello dear birding friend! I have missed our hobby together even if it’s through technology. Thank you for the exceptional narration You’re the best Jo!!! Had some evening grosbeaks and pine Siskin move through my parts of Pa. beautiful ravenously hungry winged marvels. Blessings to you and your family this Thanksgiving Christmas and upcoming new year praying for the best of health for you and your husband Joe. And lots of lifers!!!
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the newsy, upbeat comment, Kim. I like getting lifers; even more than that, I like getting close, crisp film of anything. But here's what I want most of all: a great shot of a Cooper's Hawk catching prey.
@cheif9OO Жыл бұрын
I think my favorite warbler might be the hooded, because that one took me a looong time to find.
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME Жыл бұрын
And besides being hard to find, he happens to be a stunner.
@charlotteknight78913 жыл бұрын
Oh wow!!! Thanks so much for the vid and descriptions. I am having so many different small birds this winter that I haven’t had before. Siskins, kinglets, warblers... and possibly the blue gray gnatcatcher. Hopefully I will figure out which is which soon...
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for letting me know how much you enjoyed the video, Charlotte. Those tiny birds are so flitty that figuring them out is doubly difficult. But it's a fun challenge, right?
@charlotteknight78913 жыл бұрын
Oh yes thanks. I am hoping to take some stills and short vid clips to see if a local birder an help me figure some of them out. Feisty is a great descriptive for one of the smaller birds that keeps trying to chase away any of the others. It’s pesky behavior is reminding me of how my mockingbirds will get claiming the feeders in the spring and summer. It keeps chasing any bird smaller than a hairy or red bellied woodpecker away from the feeders. I have never seen a small bird be so determined to claim the feeders all for itself! Lol I am wondering if the cold air masses have “moved” some here for now. I finally did see the red crown on one that must be a kinglet yesterday. Thanks for explaining that too.
@charlotteknight78913 жыл бұрын
I live in Piedmont NC near the foothills.
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
@@charlotteknight7891 I know it must be difficult to ID those little birds. I have a husband that's been seriously into birding for forty years. So in my case, problem solved. Good luck finding the help you need.
@k-grannysophia39943 жыл бұрын
wow... so colorful pretty birds... I don't think we have any of them in Korea... maybe little similar though.. Thank you... 😍
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
I hope you have something similar to enjoy.
@c150gpilot3 жыл бұрын
"Start" is still the Dutch word for "tail."
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
Really? Thanks for mentioning it, Tom.
@notsogga3 жыл бұрын
11:15 He/She does look kinda angry, i will admit.
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I know. We might be anthropomorphizing, but I can't help it.