Thanks. I love being outside filming--just came in and got a gorgeous shot of a Robin eating Beauty Berries.

Yes indeed--though unfortunately I get warbler neck after the first five minutes. 🥴

That's really nice to hear, Kitten. Pleasing experienced birders is the highest challenge.

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.

Have you ever heard that old expression "to be busting one's buttons"? That's me after reading your comment. Thank you.

My pleasure, Thomas. I think this vid will be one of my favorites. thanks for commenting.

"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.

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. 🤷‍♀️

And I always enjoy hearing from you. Thanks for commenting.

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.

Why thank you! I am feeling better indeed.

It's a pleasure to hear from you, Irene, especially since you enjoy those tiny birds.

"Quality work" is praise I prize. Thank you for commenting.

What a sweet and heartening comment, Jan! I hope the cold there doesn't keep you from getting out and enjoying the beautiful world.

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.

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.

Thank you.I have to admit that I'm real proud of this particular video.

Thank you for your enthusiastic praise. And I do plan to stay connected--publish every Tuesday.

It was a treat to read your comment, Kassie. Thanks for telling me how much you enjoy my movies.

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.

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.

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.

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.)

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.

@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME sounds like that was fun getting video of them little boogers when all the while they believe no one sees them!!😊❤❤

Indeed yes. Pretty is an understatement.

Thank you so much, Rob. Is this the first one of my films you've watched?

@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME no, i watched many over a longer period.

@@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.

@@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 :-)

@@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.

Thanks for letting me know that the video was helpful. Woo hoo! I almost feel like I got to see them again myself.

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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.

@@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!

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

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.

And besides being hard to find, he happens to be a stunner.

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?

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.

I live in Piedmont NC near the foothills.

@@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.

I hope you have something similar to enjoy.

Really? Thanks for mentioning it, Tom.

Yeah, I know. We might be anthropomorphizing, but I can't help it.