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Thanks for the interesting comment! This park has captivated me like no other (maybe I just need to travel more), and it's constantly changing. Just when I think I've seen it all, Sweetwater throws something new at me. See ya around.

I love watching them dive! I have yet to film them coming out with a fish.

Thanks! It's hard to get that owl in enough light. She usually likes dark places and comes out when lighting for photography isn't optimal. Maybe we'll have baby owls this year!

Thanks! Editing is becoming harder unfortunately. I may need a faster computer with more storage

Thanks!

Thanks! I wanted to play it safe as regius is here too and I still have trouble telling males apart even after lots of photo comparisons.

@bob-cat My error, P. regius is generally the largest member of the genus; they don't occur here. We have audax and purpuratus, and of course, the little Salticus scenicus. Audax males are usually proportionately longer and slimmer legged than regius, and often have less bold white leg bands. Love those salticid faces!

Thanks! Saw a fox on Sunday but no bobcat in quite a while unfortunately.

Thank you! Just before I saw Steve on Sunday morning, a grey fox popped out on the service rd and took off after seeing me. I think the dead deer brought it in.

Thanks TiniLe!, it took two months of filming , July and August ....and I included a scorpion clip from last year that I didn't use. This series is like a diary of what I see in the park every two months in the year. Next episode will probably come out in December and show all the migratory birds I encountered in September and October.

Thanks! Next episode (ongoing filming/editing) will be the fall migration birds (the list has grown quite long)...as well as the hunting strategies and failures of the Large Florida Mantis.

Good to see you too! hope everything works out.

Thank you!

Greetings Cheiko! Thanks for watching and liking. I'll learn about Singapore's wildlife by watching your videos.

Thank you! The next episode may not be as exciting. Most of the birds are done with raising young. But there are lots of insects and spiders to keep me busy until the next bird migration. I look forward to your videos as well! 😀

Thanks!

Thanks! You are one of the few who understand how utterly random and wonderful finding animals in the park is. And we get to watch them grow up as the season changes. Almost 3 years now and the park still reveals secrets. Just last week Matt and Kaysea filmed the first little salamander in the park. I have yet to see one.

@@bob-cat I appreciate truly every moment, the patience, the search, the time spent watching nest building to fledglings. I haven’t been to the park in months due to health issues but in my own yard I e been photographing baby wrens, baby cardinals, hummingbirds, a fox, deer, sandhillcranes, all walking in my backyard peacefully. Owls were born and I got to photograph them but even better could lay in bed all night hearing them call. It’s amazing the miracles that exist if we just stop and be silent, and watch. Thank you for your videos. They bring me cheer on hard days.

@@bethanykays1269 Wow you must have one heck of a yard! i live in a condo...energy efficient but sterilized landscaping unfortunately.

Thankyou Tinile!

Thanks! I wish the rest of the footage was better. Lots of it was too shaky, out-of-focus....unusable.

Hi TiniLe, at 2:45 that's called a pupae. Inside, the caterpillar gets structurally changed over a period of weeks. This butterfly is known as the Zebra Longwing and the caterpillar feeds on passionflowers. It only took a day to film as there were so many around in different stages of development, it didn't take me long to find one emerging. I set the camera on a tripod and filmed maybe for 2 hours, then chose the best clips. It is still too long however. maybe I should have done a time lapse.

Hoy Gijs! I'm gland you liked it! I meet other photographers but not many are interested in filming video. I'm not sure why. I hope to continue to make videos you find interesting!

@@bob-cat Yes....indeed. only a few are filming and i don't understand that because i gives so much more joy to hear the birds and follow there behaviours.I am a member of a photography club here and i am the only one who is filming and editing and maybe they to look up to it.I am glad that we see the advantages and getting more out of nature life experiences.Greetings Gijs

Thank you Liam! For the past two years I've been using the Nikon Z6 II. I've used the Sigma 150-600mm F6.3 lens up until March of last year when it was replaced with the Nikon 800mm PF lens. I ended up licensing the music mostly from Pond5 or Premium beats as the quality felt really good. There are Royalty free music from other artists like Galaxy Tones who I donate to. THanks for stopping by!

Thanks for watching! when you get back, we have 4 fawns with the deer family in the dry overflow field. They are out on evenings and when cloudy.

@@bob-cat oh my goodness!! positively wonderful!! won't be back til Dec or Jan, most likely...bummer we will miss the cuteness. Guess I will have to be sure to watch all your videos ;)

@@onewildlifer or if I film my laptop screen i can text you screengrabs of the munchkins 🤣.

Wow Thanks! Viewers have a wider choice now than ever before. Not too concerned about views.

What's up Kira! Interesting question! I'm gonna make a hypothesis. It seems that the muscles around the midsection of Goliath vibrates at a high enough frequency (combined with the splashing) , mixing air with water to generate bubbles at the surface. I don't think the bubbles are coming up from below. If this could be observed in an aquarium where a profile view could be seen, that could give confirmation. hope everything is going well with you!

Thank you person I don't know who watches youtube videos at 2am cause she can't sleep!😅

Thanks! It's moments like that which keep me going out and exploring. The park is constantly changing, every week and every year.

Henry! Good to hear from you! Yea filming the colts never gets old. Any cranes up in your area?

@@bob-cat yes. We do have some sandhill cranes, but can't get nearly as close to them as you can down there.

Thanks! The opening scene has a gator I call "Snaggle Tooth". Hard to tell if the deformed teeth is an old battle scar ...or a genetic abnormality. I haven't seen Snaggle basking in a while though.

Thanks! I think I managed to film more stuff last year. But this park is full of surprises

Hey Thank you! Hope things are going well with your travels and hopefully will see you in Florida again.

@@bob-cat It's been an incredibly busy spring but I hope things will slow down now and maybe I can catch up on posting a few videos myself. Until then, I have yours to enjoy. Keep posting!

Thanks Ben! Some shots are not quite in focus (or at least not as sharp as I would like). And I missed an epic Osprey /Eagle chase because I arrived to late to know what was going on. But I''m glad you liked it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Thanks! See ya this weekend!😃

Thanks Kyle!

Thanks! could be better with say....a 600 TC and a Z9 (wink wink) 😅

Thanks! Yes always a good day in the wetlands even when it rains. A place of great discovery.

Thank you Gijs! Filming 2 months at a time provides more material per episode. Slow motion footage is easier to synchronize to certain kinds of music. I appreciate you watching! 😄

Thanks Stefan! 🙂

Thank you Barbara!

Thank you! 😃

Hey thanks for stopping by! Actually the problem started while working on the Jan-Feb 2024 episode. I was in hard rain for 10 minutes while filming deer (so my fault). the next day, The focus button wouldn't respond (but stuck on AF continuous servo) , could not access menu, could not review any images. No error messages appeared. Other lenses worked ok on the Z6 II so it was the 800PF. After drying out for a week + and working again, I decided to use a waterproof hood to shield the camera and lens mount....but this happened again in much lighter rain. I think the moisture breach is near the aperture ring or the custom buttons near the front. I use the Sigma 150-600 Sport in damp weather now just in case. And I'm working on a custom hood for the 800mm. TIme to sew.

Thanks!!

Thanks!!!!!!

In Gainesville Florida, yes. Glad you liked it! Maybe 20 years from now I'll look back on these videos to see what's changed.

Thanks Stefan! Early morning is usually quiet, but the park gets violent storms and lightning strikes here as well.

Beautiful. ❤❤

Thanks! The Nikon z6 II is not great with birds in flight so lots of shots have imperfect focus. Newer models feature bird eye tracking to help with this. And I didn't get the Harrier with its prey, the rice rat. They tend not to fly around with their food.

@@myvillagebirds Glad you liked it!

Thanks! Northern Harrier video is not as clean as I would like ....will need a better camera for that in the future. Better resolution & bird tracking .

Thank you so much Kyle! I was hoping the park would get some more ducks moving through but while it lacks in ducks, it might be compensating with sparrows. Final week in January, Merlin picked up Lincoln, Vesper, Field and Grasshopper sparrows lurking in the ripe broomsedges. Of course it takes forever for them to reveal themselves.

@@bob-cat That's the beauty of it all, you never know what you may see! Often times it's not what we expect!

Thanks!!! Many times I actually don't find anything to film, but I enjoy seeing the little things...mushrooms sprouting from logs, the mist rising as the air warms, shafts of light punching through the clouds after a long day of rain. And right now, new buds and flowers emerging from naked branches. Spring is coming. 😄