Thank you Ben ! We feed the birds at our farm to help them weather the weather! They look forward to seeing us and let us know how appreciative they are ! Snow this weekend so they will be ready for the cold !🐦
This video was great Ben! One of the only things I like about winter is spending time with all the winter birds, there is just something so impressive about these little passerines who are able to survive conditions that would kill a human. I actually think that winter is one of the best times to go birding for the first time, because it really gives you some respect for how hardy these seemingly fragile little birds are. You got some amazing shots, it’s interesting to see NC hit with the weather we’re used to. Awesome stuff Ben! - Harrison and Evan
Thanks for watching guys! Yes it is amazing how these things are able to survive both the extreme cold and heat that NC throws at them (even more so in PA).
Creative idea for a topic, informative as always. Birds are some tough cookies. Here in AZ, we get a lot of snow at the higher elevations mtn ranges in the winter. What's wild is the twin-spotted rattlesnakes that seem to have no problem getting through snow and freezing temps. Nature, it works. That outro! lol would have made a great intro.
Thank you! Yeah with how tough your rattlers are I bet the birds are crazy resilient, it still blows my mind that a snake can exist and remain fully functional in the snow.
Hey Ben , I always wonder about that . I keep food out year around specially during the winter for the birds . Good to see ya. Keep warm my friend spring is coming .
Always love your videos Ben! Glad you were lucky enough to be in the mountains when it snowed! Enjoyed watching the birds and water fowl show how amazing their bodies are! I always have seeds and suet out for them during the cold to help them stay fed!
Great video, Ben! I love this topic and you did a wonderful job explaining the methods many birds used to survive the cold. You had some nice graphics, too. The woodpecker you featured was a yellow bellied sapsucker, another woodpecker species - their pattern is a bit more messy than a hairy wp on their back and they have a slightly different head pattern. I love woodpeckers, so I’m glad one made the cut for tough winter birds 😂👏
Great video as always! Something you might want to note is that you said in your outro that your videos were coming out Saturday mornings as often as possible, but you post on Thursdays now so you might want to fix that.
Counter current is how your kidneys - and artificial kidneys - operate, too (small molecules and those mysterious middle molecules instead of heat). Thanks for an informative video!
Thank you Ben !
We feed the birds at our farm to help them weather the weather!
They look forward to seeing us and let us know how appreciative they are !
Snow this weekend so they will be ready for the cold !🐦
Glad you enjoyed the video! It's so cool that they've figured out that you help them out, I bet you are a legend in the local bird community haha
I do the same.
I am almost 30 years old and I never knew any of this! I always wondered every winter but never understood, this is really cool!
Good vid. Knew most but didn’t know they actually let their temp drop at night. Crazy. Love animals
Thanks Josh, it is definitely pretty crazy!
This video was great Ben! One of the only things I like about winter is spending time with all the winter birds, there is just something so impressive about these little passerines who are able to survive conditions that would kill a human. I actually think that winter is one of the best times to go birding for the first time, because it really gives you some respect for how hardy these seemingly fragile little birds are. You got some amazing shots, it’s interesting to see NC hit with the weather we’re used to. Awesome stuff Ben!
- Harrison and Evan
Thanks for watching guys! Yes it is amazing how these things are able to survive both the extreme cold and heat that NC throws at them (even more so in PA).
Creative idea for a topic, informative as always. Birds are some tough cookies. Here in AZ, we get a lot of snow at the higher elevations mtn ranges in the winter. What's wild is the twin-spotted rattlesnakes that seem to have no problem getting through snow and freezing temps. Nature, it works. That outro! lol would have made a great intro.
Thank you! Yeah with how tough your rattlers are I bet the birds are crazy resilient, it still blows my mind that a snake can exist and remain fully functional in the snow.
@@TheWildReportOfficial More I think about it, CO had some pretty tough snakes.
My favorite part was learning about counter current circulation! My girlfriend's favorite part was the swan (or goose?) was filter feeding
That looks so cold! Really great discussion on winter birds.
Hey Ben , I always wonder about that . I keep food out year around specially during the winter for the birds . Good to see ya. Keep warm my friend spring is coming .
Thanks for watching Walter, I definitely can't wait for spring!
Cool video. Thanks for your dedication Ben. That looked like a cold video to do.
Thanks Steven, it was definitely cold but a lot of fun to film!
Well done!
Thank you!
Always love your videos Ben! Glad you were lucky enough to be in the mountains when it snowed! Enjoyed watching the birds and water fowl show how amazing their bodies are! I always have seeds and suet out for them during the cold to help them stay fed!
Great video, Ben! I love this topic and you did a wonderful job explaining the methods many birds used to survive the cold. You had some nice graphics, too. The woodpecker you featured was a yellow bellied sapsucker, another woodpecker species - their pattern is a bit more messy than a hairy wp on their back and they have a slightly different head pattern. I love woodpeckers, so I’m glad one made the cut for tough winter birds 😂👏
Great video as always! Something you might want to note is that you said in your outro that your videos were coming out Saturday mornings as often as possible, but you post on Thursdays now so you might want to fix that.
Counter current is how your kidneys - and artificial kidneys - operate, too (small molecules and those mysterious middle molecules instead of heat). Thanks for an informative video!
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Thanks Justin!
This was good stuff. I don't have cable anymore so I don't watch animal planet.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed!
Lmao Lower teens