He Knows New York City Birds Best | Bob of the Park | Op-Docs
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- If you grab binoculars and head to Central Park in New York, you may see a warbler, a robin and Robert DeCandido, also known as "Birding Bob." If you can’t spot him, you’ll definitely hear him. Among dedicated birders, some consider his use of recorded bird calls a disturbance to birds and bird-watchers alike, while others see him as an eager advocate for the natural world.
In response to his detractors, Dr. DeCandido maintains that he’s doing his best to make bird-watching less daunting to hobbyists - and that no birds are harmed in the process. In the short documentary above, explore the sights, sounds, birds - and bird-watching drama - of the park with some of its most colorful characters.
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I like to be silent when I observe birds in their home, that’s the beauty of nature, it’s sounds & the setting of the mind into peace, to just be as, the birds.
I did not expect this to be hilarious
People just live to be characters
neither am i llol, bit late to the show though
I am getting major The Office vibes from this video
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thats what she said
as a birder, i in some ways respect what he is doing because i do think that he genuinely just loves birds and wants to show people. with that said, what he is doing is pretty clearly unethical and against the birding code of conduct. it’s not at all that we have to treat nature as a holy sanctuary and be completely silent, but playing these calls constantly is definitely going to have an effect on bird behavior. as observers we have a duty to interfere with their lives as little as possible.
Or you can just cheep when they cheep.
Humanity has already interfered with their lives. It's more harm than good and what bob is doing might be beneficial for bird evolution and is nothing compare to humanity destruction at nature
I understand why he’s calling the birds, yet he’s stressing them out. He sometimes has an advantage and wants to prove other birdspotters that what he does benefits his “spotting” over others. He gained a following which makes him blindsighted and continues him to act out of boundaries so to say.
He’s a jerk.
yeah but he probably only startles and stresses out a group of birds only once, because after that he most likely will not see them again, so to the birds it may as well have been an actual threat
@@JB-uv4hm can you explain why im curious........ cause i liked the video
This Bob guy is incredibly selfish. This isn't birding, this is disturbing birds for one's own enjoyment.
YOU KIDDIN
I HAVE TEN MINUTE LOOP
OF ALL BIRDS
I PLAY FOR THEM
NOW BLACK BIRDS HATE ME & FOLLOW ME HOME CONSTANTLY
The irony is many people on here care more about birds than they do about people...they are birds. They get "disturbed" all the time. Maybe you ought to spend as much time in the field like Bob does instead of complaining about birds being disturbed
i didn't think i would want to watch bird watching drama, but here we are
You can have a PhD and still be a complete nuisance. Somebody tell that dude to pipe down and listen to the birds.
He's alright. If only New Yorkers would put the same energy into things that directly impact their lives the world would be a better place. Get off him and let him do his thing. He is not harming anyone or anything. This is ridiculous!
@@bobjoe8131 he’s harming birds.
That's what I thought half the joy of bird watching was lmao this guy just wrecks it
Dr. Jeffreys is giving serious Sheldon vibes at around the 7 minute mark that made me laugh so hard! Throwing shade at botanists the way Sheldon throws shade at geologists 🤣🤣🤣
As a Birder, it is very unethical to do that. (and a nuisance too)
I wonder if Big Bird returns the favor, playing human sounds outside Bob's house late at night
😅😅lol
Use of alarms calls to attract birds is wrong. You are stressing the birds. I can’t believe people stand there and accept his egregious behavior. Like everything else, our digital cancer is ruining things. Bob’s a DB ‘birder’ walking around with his phone and a speaker! Stop Bob now!
Imagine the scenes when Bob gets a drone and glues some feathers on it🤣
lolll
Shush, you'll give him ideas !!
I live with and study birds. This man's behavior makes him not only a nuisance but also a detriment to the movement on the whole.
It seems to me as though he cares less about ornithology/birding/twitching, and more about being at the center of attention as he flits around the park like the deranged weirdo that he is.
What regarding birds are you studying? :) I'd love to hear more. Also, agree with you regarding this guy.
I don't think playing bird noises makes you a derranged weirdo.
@@IsThatEtchas Overall analysis of behavior with a minor focus on diet and a more intense focus on aggression in captive-bred cockatoos.
@@charliethecockatoo2159 A year later lol Still glad to hear.
Is the aggression in cockatoos more focused on partners or kids of the primary owner or more generalised? From what I've seen in cockatoos (I work in rescue, rarely birds though), they seem to become aggressive when a new person enters their environment. Also, do you think that the aggression is due to irresponsible breeders (I know this can strongly be the case in dogs) or simply a risk when keeping large parrots in general?
He doesn’t actually care at all for birds
david seems like an interesting guy. i really like the way he speaks.
He seems to love the fact that he is the #1 troll of Central Park
Number KNOWLEDGE u dont have is not troll
U under 30 limp w
I think I'd avoid birding in central park purely to avoid this guy!
yall had the MOST fun making this headline huh
I bet, you all have fun
With the making of title
Masthead give good hea
Bob is like a demagogue. I'm sure he originally meant well. But now he's become a one man circus. If many people criticize me, it's not necessarily a "shitstorm" - maybe I just deserve some critique ...
Of course his preferred form of social media is the bird app
Huh. I wonder how many humans will stop and investigate if you start playing sounds of people getting murdered from a speaker.
I’m gonna try it
I’m gonna try it
Bird Watchers are savages. Everyone is just back stabbing each other. Great Doc.
The puns is just.. 😂😂
Glad this video was recommended to me. Heard about Bob and wouldve attended one of his walks. Not 2 mins into the video and I'm already annoyed at how this guy does birding. I started getting into birding with the Brooklyn Bird Club during the spring migration. Dennis who guide the walks in Prospect Park just watch and listens. Once in awhile he'll play a short recording of a bird he might have heard and ask us if we can hear but its very rare. This guy is like a bat. And the best part is it's free. Just gotta show up at 7:30am with your binocular and/or camera. Looking forward to the fall migration!
wow, if Logan Paul was a birder...
“Don’t play bird calls at birds” ya sound nuts
The famous Master Baiter of Central Park!
i´m cracking up so much to this
Hope they don't encounter the elusive Karen with a cellphone.
Based on the comments section here the Karens have already arrived.
Annoying is annoying. It'd be different were he alone, the sole human among nature doing his thing.
The guy with the beard, David Krauss Comon, don't pretend ethical if you're not. Saw you a couple of times using calls on bird and you can't deny it!
Now this is real drama, I’d watch a story or show like this any day! I felt more engaged through the opinions on both sides birdwatching techniques and morals than the garbage of reality tv of celebrities/influencers
Bob you are doing nothing but destroying the birds and their calls that is all you are doing and when you do this you're disturbing the birds more than anybody could possibly imagine this is worse than using a flash when photographing migrant songbirds shame on you .
cool it nerd
i need them sounds
Wait why is this is so funny 😭🤣 and how do these birders have so much drama. It’s like best in show but make it birdwatching.
You won't find more drama anywhere. Political discussions have nothing on birding arguments. It's brutal.
might be the funniest documentary ive ever seen
Wonder if he ever gets some mad white woman calling the police to arrest him?
LOL!!
It takes a lot of pluck to do what Bob is doing.
Pluck? Did you watch it? Bob is a jerk.
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Building collapse
Must they stand around with LOX & BAGEL
EH MEISHA MEISHA
go eat some gefilte
@@ostapbendervan7874 ?????
Bob is not a birdwatcher, he is a bird disturber and a bell end.
Hey, look at that 2000$ Svarowski's bino!
whenever you get a group of people together and they are allowed to offer their opinions regarding something/anything there are always haters and followers. personally I like Bob and would enjoy his tour and seeing birds and having a conversation with him. he has a wealth of knowledge that should be explored and not condemned.
A really good video. It deserves a lot more attention, even awards in my honest opinion. Very well made. Thank you.
Haha all old group in bird watching.
Some people are born to be annoying and rob joy.
Gostei disto
if you love what you do Passion PHD
Somebody needs to stop this guy
Wonderful
not good, respect nature..stop that alarm calls, you disturb everything!! I hate this.
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Cities where you can find large groups of weirdos
Eh I use my recording of song birds
Black bird and woodpecker for good cause
10 min loop
I crank it & black bird
Chase me down lane
Good to be playful..who the predator
Those are all actors, right?
Total clown.
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Have a great night friends!!! Remember to Always rejoice the in Lord
Every single person in this “documentary” is obnoxious
weirdos
Fake
C-SPAN Washington Journal democrat-controlled from top to bottom
Who control your bottom?GOATSE KID
U the junior manhole
they are simply jealous Bob is getting results
and
they aren't.
Why not say, "staying quiet is Unethical" ?
You can simply make One statement, then the other statement is just as valid.
The problem isn't so much that he's a loud, obnoxious a-hole, it's that if everyone played recordings like he did it really would significantly interfere with migration. He's an entitled jerk who is freeloading off other people's respect for the rules.
Because when you’re bird watching, you should remain quiet and respect all aspects of non-human living spaces. Disrupting bird communication is extremely unethical for the sake of looking at birds.
Stating quiet is ethical. Being loud is unethical.
why are birders so weird? what comes first, the interest in birds or the weirdness? is there a link ? the world needs to know
You are the best M a s k o f f w e b