This has to be one of your best, Dara. I LOVED this video!! The combination of Ian's excellent drone footage, the beauty of the woods and water, and then your expertise with filming those birds -- wow, all good stuff. Thank you again. Oh, and of course, the foodie views ALWAYS make me hungry!! :-)
Thanks, Bobby! I really did think that the drone photography here was some of my favourite, as well as bits in The Vicar Vlog. I am so proud of Ian for getting that drone and learning how to use it in time for our trip!
Thanks so much for watching and commenting! I was well and truly chuffed when I realised I had caught him coming in for the crumb and showing his fabulous feathers like that!
Love the birds. I have been blessed with a wife who loves birds and little animals. She has helped me enjoy God’s wonderful creations as I never would have without her example. Thanks for showing these cute little creatures, Dara.
Thanks so much, Tom! I do think you have been very blessed! Although I’m a bit concerned that you are watching videos at 2:30 in the morning! I hope you can get some sleep 😴
Thanks, Liz! I agree that Ian did a great job! I'm a nervous Nelly, so I'm glad I wasn't aware at the time of all the flying in between branches he was doing! Every time he flew the drone out over the ocean I would get really nervous! haha
Yes, I am deeply in love with Devon!!! I didn't realise until this trip that there was such a different experience visiting the Southern part near Dartmoor and the South coast and the Northern coast and Exmoor. Both are amazing! And... a great place for OTTERS!!! Thanks for watching and commenting.
We thought Watersmeet was just a magical place! I honestly think that is some of the best drone photography Ian has captured. Did you also see the video of us walking the south west coast path from Lynton?
@@Incognito-turnip yes, they are our favourites as well! This one in particular because we loved yhat the drone photography turned out so beautifully! Unfortunately, the travel videos take an enormous amount of time to edit, so I can't do them every week. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for yet another interesting vlog, with thanks to Ian for some superb aerial filming, and great shots of those garden birds, Dara. The area around Watersmeet makes for a lovely walk. (It rained when we were there a few years ago!) The bonus is that it's all the more green, fresh and aromatic after the rain!
Yes, the "rain" while we were there was minimal, and I think worth it because the water was rushing and the leaves were lovely green with little droplets on them!
Precisely! And now that you mentioned her, I have to tell you a brag. I worked on a big promotion with finding Nemo back in the day. I saw the movie three times while it was in development before the final edit was done. And best of all, my whole family got to go to the Hollywood premiere! It was fun getting to see Ellen DeGeneres in person, before she was a household name and had her own chat show!
Why hello! On this trip we explored both North and South Devon. Devon is Heaven... and I came to appreciate how beautiful and fun both parts are! If you want to see any of our other vlogs from Devon, here is the playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLOedWVhYewAVtRKkHCNx-nAgbrZKqNCFd.html Some of my favourite places and some of my favourite videos on my channel! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! Cheers! XX Dara
Oh, my goodness I love the beginning with the running water upon the rocks. It is so beautiful. Hubby is doing an amazing job with the drone. You took beautiful images 🥰 and I enjoy your narrative 😊🌷.
Thank you so very much! These videos are so much harder to edit than I realised they would be! But we are always pleased when the edit is done and we have a memory captured of our adventures!❤
Thanks so very much! I appreciate you taking the time to comment! I think it is Ian's best drone work ever. I also enjoyed the video of us "Hiking with Goats" on the South West Coast Path. Cheers! XX Dara
I saw the magenta otter on the hiking trail 😂🤣 And @Ian S you should definitely apply for Hollywood, this drone footage is amazing, I absolutely love it!!
Hiya. The main bird on the table was, I believe, a Coal Tit. Not sure about his pal, and I think the last visitor we had a quick glimpse of was a Robin. Stay safe. All the best to you.
I love seeing all the bird identification comments! Whatever they were, I loved them because they were sweet and beautiful... and didn't ATTACK us!!! LOL
It was a very tranquil place. I just had to put some soothing music over the drone footage through the treetops... I think it is a most relaxing bit in the video!
I never thought I would miss moss, but when you said you were going to miss moss I suddenly realised I did too! It's been a long time since I've seen ferns and moss. That freeze frame of the birds was incredible! What a shot!
As a kid/teenager I lived next to a woodland area and spent many a year there, from building dens, river jumping and walking, climbing trees to riding bikes and motor bikes but never saw the nature as you have. Fun how you notice things as you grow up 👍
Hi this has to my Fav Vlog of yours ever, The Forest walk and Waterfalls are Stunning, Loved all the Bird Footage with the freeze frame of the birds wings, Ian's Drone footage through the trees was Amazing, Loved the plant with the round Leaves could Imagine the Fairies living there Lol ,Plus what I Love about your Channel Dara is I get to see places I've never been to in the uk, Devon has to been the next place I visit its Gorgeous, Can't wait for your next Vlog, Best Wishes Dara to you and Ian.
Oh thank you so very much! I did love Ian’s drone footage, and was glad to have this video record of that beautiful place! I hope you get to visit Devon one day!❤️🏴
Oh, that is so sweet of you! Ian did the same thing as soon as the video was published.... watched it on our big screen 📺. Thanks for watching. It was such a beautiful place for forest bathing💚
Hi, i'm pretty sure the little bird is a chaffinch. The chaffinch is one of the most widespread and abundant birds in Britian and Ireland. Its patterned plumage helps it to blend in when feeding.
Thanks so much! I don't usually do "relaxing" videos... but when the drone was gliding through the treetops I determined I had to find some relaxing music to go with it!!
Seriously?!?! You always want my videos to me 2 minutes long, and now you want one longer? Haha, yes I need to make an insomnia relief video with the view of the drone flying through the trees and along the river with that super relaxing music... Heck, I need that video, because I barely slept last night! Stupid daylight savings time! 😳😜
The round-leaved plants were aquatic pennywort, and the birds were - Blue tit (the colorful one) female Chaffinch, and Robin, they are always at those tables in summer or winter.
Oh, that is SO kind of you! Thanks so much for the binge watching! Honestly, the Watersmeet video is probably my favourite as well. Ian did such an amazing job with the drone photography, and I also like the music I chose. I hate re-watching videos that have much of my face in them (cringe!) but I do love watching this one again because of the lovely plants and waterfalls! I've heard Watersmeet was closed this year due to the pandemic. Hopefully it will open soon... it is such a treasure!
Just stunning! Ian bravo on those drone shots! This reminds me so much of the River in front of our home in the Mts of Georgia! So peaceful! Great video and those birds 🤣🤣! ~Cara 😊
Thanks so much! You are lucky to live near a river. We live in an area that is GREAT in many ways... but just doesn't have this type of natural beauty. So we love to get out in beautiful nature when we travel ❤
@@MagentaOtterTravels it’s our part time place. And it’s so peaceful, leaving tomorrow for 2 weeks. Take a Look at our Ellijay video (Heading to the Mountains) you’ll get a good feel for our home away from home. ❤️ We just love it there! 😍
Hi Dara & Ian. Love your Watersmeet video. If you come to Wales on your next trip try the waterfalls in the south of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Try searching for Waterfalls in the What To Do section of the parks web site. One waterfall is called Sgwd-Yr-Eira, this one (if wearing a coat and wellies) can be walked behind.
Thanks Peter! We are firmly committed to going to Wales on our next trip... and I would LOVE to see some of the waterfalls! I shall have to remember my magenta rain coat and Wellies! ;-)
Thank you for that suggestion. I need to revisit that area since I haven't been back since my childhood days when I spent my summers on a farm in LLandybie. It really is a beautiful area.
What a beautiful spot for a hike, and so verdant. Do they operate a one way system at all? Some of those paths looked really narrow. I imagine it could be tricky passing a group coming the other way. The photography was fantastic. I'm always amazed at the quality of the drone footage, just brilliant. And what a lovely spot for a spot of tea. Lovely looking garden, perfect for a rest, and to refuel :)
Thanks, John! I give all the credit to Ian for the awesome drone photography. 👍 It was a lovely place for a hike, and an idyllic garden for a tea break! They did not have a one-way system, although we did see that at other places we went, such as Canonteign Falls. I didn’t think the pathway here was too narrow in most places, although many parks are using the one-way system to be extra cautious during the pandemic.
3:52 this plant is called the navelwort, penny-pies or wall pennywort. In French and German they are called "Venus' umbilical" and this plant is edible.
How about the two sets of waterfalls used in the film Robin Hood Prince of Thieves ? One is at Aysgarth in North Yorkshire & the other is at nearby Hardraw Force England's highest single-drop waterfall. It's where Kevin Costner bathed naked in the film but not when I was there
The 'little cutie' is a BLUE TIT (look at his little hat), and his friend is a CHAFFINCH (I think) ! The last one - at 6:21 - of course, was our good friend ROBIN Redbreast. Pretty, aren't they..............................? Aside from that, Devon is VERY Tolkien-esque !
Yes, a walk in the forest is very healing, Andie... it IS a happy place! I'm so proud of Ian's drone skillz.... I'm sure this makes you want a drone even more. You have those great falls to visit in NC!
In the US flapjacks ARE pancakes! But in the UK, they are these yummy things that are a cross between a granola bar and a bar cookie. They even have ones with chocolate... so tasty!
the small British birds like Tits, Starlings, Sparrows and Robins are very timid. so you can chuck them a few crumbs without fear of them getting too close or stealing your food. our larger birds like Doves and Pigeons can be hand fed without any danger either.
I’ve seen a tame thrush...he’d come into the workshop for sandwiches... I’ve seen tame robins too....but you have to spend a lot of time talking to them and feeding them ,if you spend a lot of time in the garden you may get these little guys eating out of your hand..
Fantastic drone footage and such a lovely place to visit. As David says below, the pretty birdie on the table was a blue tit. I am not certain but I think the bird that was on the table at the same time was a Grey Wagtail. I'm not a twitcher so someone else with better knowledge may correct me.
@@MagentaOtterTravels Twitchers are ardent bird watchers who go all out to see as many birds as possible,. They get all twitchy at the thought of spotting a rare bird that seldom visits the UK. There are counterparts all over the world.
@@ians3586 Be careful. it can be used disparagingly as some twichers just want to put a tick in a box instead of having a more detailed interest in the birds. Consequently some genuine bird watchers have a poor opinion of twitchers.
@@gerrymccartney3561 okay will do. My friend is pretty unflappable so I don't think he would take offense. We actually took them (he and his wife) with us to Britain a couple of years ago and he was having a great time IDing birds we don't get in North America.
PS: And of course, the atmosphere around Watersmeet must be (as it were) positively DRENCHED in Negative Ions - which can only add to the psychological 'cooling' effect of all that greenery !
I guess to us Brits its quite amusing hearing folk from hotter/drier climates commenting on what to us - is just a normal river and valley. There is a river/valley similar to this one about 1miles from my house. I'm not a great bird spotter, not sure what the 1st bird was. The 2nd bird with a yellow-ish chest was a Blue Tit. I think the 3rd type was a Robin (their chest is much less red in summer) - much redder when on Xmas cards.
You're definitely better at spotting birds than we are. I was guessing that that might be a blue tit but only because that seems to be the most common British bird with colour. I'm really bad at identifying flora and fauna.
I hear you. I had another subscriber comment once about why Americans are always going on and on about how GREEN it is on the British Isles. They asked "don't they have green grass in the US?" But the truth is that around where I am it is VERY brown right now, and is most of the year. And that is true for much of the US. When I watch the footage of this trip, it really does look like heaven. So hopefully this makes you even more grateful to live in Britain! Don't get me wrong, Texas has lots of great things about it. Just not greenery! Thanks for the bird guesses. I think that one was a Robin as well. We have had LOTS of robins near our house lately. And on American Christmas cards you would probably find a red Cardinal instead of a Robin. Isn't that funny?
@@MagentaOtterTravels I guess if you/we live on a relatively small island in the North Atlantic - then the wet stuff from the sky is to be expected to make it all green.
That poop coloured creature probably was a slug, but most I've seen are black (or at least darker in colour). I'm happy the bird attack in this video was friendlier than the last, although Gulls are notorious for attacking for food. I'm also not good at bird identification (apart from a few obvious ones Puffins, Robins, pain in the butt Gulls etc) :-)
Yes, my friend in Leeds sent me photos of black slugs this week, so I know what you are talking about! After Ian picked up the thing (eeeeew!) we were able to confirm it was a slug. LOL!
Like you I can only identify obvious birds. It was fun bringing over friends of ours to Britain a couple of years ago who hadn't been before. He's a birder and was having a good time adding birds to his life list that we don't get in North America.
Lovely shots with the drone too Ian, looks like Dara and yourself had a lovely day out... but it did look like it was cooler temperature wise though. But with all that tree cover in late September, that's hardly surprising i guess. Cheers guys. 😉
The smaller bird looked like a blue tit or a great tit, the bigger one looked like a common chaffinch, a Robin and at the end some old bird with magenta plumage 😉 👍
I love seeing all the bird identification comments. I won't tell you that you are right or wrong... but I'm pretty certain the 3rd one was a robin as you say.
This has to be one of your best, Dara. I LOVED this video!! The combination of Ian's excellent drone footage, the beauty of the woods and water, and then your expertise with filming those birds -- wow, all good stuff. Thank you again. Oh, and of course, the foodie views ALWAYS make me hungry!! :-)
Thanks, Bobby! I really did think that the drone photography here was some of my favourite, as well as bits in The Vicar Vlog. I am so proud of Ian for getting that drone and learning how to use it in time for our trip!
Thank you Bobby! I'm looking forward to trying out new things this summer.
Amazing footage, I just loved the freeze frame of the birds coming in for crumb collection.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting! I was well and truly chuffed when I realised I had caught him coming in for the crumb and showing his fabulous feathers like that!
Love the birds. I have been blessed with a wife who loves birds and little animals. She has helped me enjoy God’s wonderful creations as I never would have without her example. Thanks for showing these cute little creatures, Dara.
Thanks so much, Tom! I do think you have been very blessed! Although I’m a bit concerned that you are watching videos at 2:30 in the morning! I hope you can get some sleep 😴
Gloriously peaceful. Great drone footage, lan, especially the precision flying between the branches.
Thank you Liz!
Thanks, Liz! I agree that Ian did a great job! I'm a nervous Nelly, so I'm glad I wasn't aware at the time of all the flying in between branches he was doing! Every time he flew the drone out over the ocean I would get really nervous! haha
@@ians3586 Superb photography.
Thanks so much.
@@jillhobson6128 thank you Jill.
I love Devon my favorite part of the country.
Agree. Every time we go there we discover something new. Love the fact that it has two coasts and a good sized interior with two National Parks.
Yes, I am deeply in love with Devon!!! I didn't realise until this trip that there was such a different experience visiting the Southern part near Dartmoor and the South coast and the Northern coast and Exmoor. Both are amazing! And... a great place for OTTERS!!! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Lucky you to visit my home county, the most beautiful place God ever made.
We thought Watersmeet was just a magical place! I honestly think that is some of the best drone photography Ian has captured. Did you also see the video of us walking the south west coast path from Lynton?
These videos of you talking about places to visit are my favourite
@@Incognito-turnip yes, they are our favourites as well! This one in particular because we loved yhat the drone photography turned out so beautifully! Unfortunately, the travel videos take an enormous amount of time to edit, so I can't do them every week. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for putting that together Dara. That was a really fun day. Looking forward to more hiking this summer.
Awww, thanks Luv! Looking forward to hiking with you too! And THANKS to you for the awesome drone footage! It made the video so much better!
Ian is such a hero! I bet that slug was grateful!
But how do we know if the slug was going in that direction 🤔
The slug should be grateful to Ian for not getting SQUASHED!!
Thank you for yet another interesting vlog, with thanks to Ian for some superb aerial filming, and great shots of those garden birds, Dara. The area around Watersmeet makes for a lovely walk. (It rained when we were there a few years ago!) The bonus is that it's all the more green, fresh and aromatic after the rain!
Yes, the "rain" while we were there was minimal, and I think worth it because the water was rushing and the leaves were lovely green with little droplets on them!
God....you make me proud to be British, we have a beautiful country...but you really set it off at its best.
You should be very grateful to live in such a beautiful country! My dear hubby gets all the credit for the best bits of filming in this video ;-)
Poor slug, spent hours crossing the path only to end up back where it started 😉🤣👍
What a tender heart, to have sympathy for the slug!
You definitely should be given an honoury Blue Badge to UK Tourism, you've been everywhere and such lovely videos beautifully narrated 👍💕xx
Very sweet of you to say, but the problem with me is that I have the memory span of a goldfish, and I am rubbish with historical facts. LOL
@@MagentaOtterTravels tell me about it!!..
I'm Dory from Finding Nemo 🤣🤣
Precisely! And now that you mentioned her, I have to tell you a brag. I worked on a big promotion with finding Nemo back in the day. I saw the movie three times while it was in development before the final edit was done. And best of all, my whole family got to go to the Hollywood premiere! It was fun getting to see Ellen DeGeneres in person, before she was a household name and had her own chat show!
@@MagentaOtterTravels ....wow a Hollywood Premiere, closest I ever got to seeing a Hollywood star was buying a drink back in 1987 for Kate Bush 🤣🤣💕
Mother Nature without the nasty bits in benign old England! Thanks for this enjoyable walk with you. (from a
South Devon guy!)
Why hello! On this trip we explored both North and South Devon. Devon is Heaven... and I came to appreciate how beautiful and fun both parts are! If you want to see any of our other vlogs from Devon, here is the playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLOedWVhYewAVtRKkHCNx-nAgbrZKqNCFd.html
Some of my favourite places and some of my favourite videos on my channel! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! Cheers! XX Dara
Once you seen nature like this you never forget it. Beautiful
Couldn't agree more! Absolutely magical. Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! Cheers XX Dara
Oh, my goodness I love the beginning with the running water upon the rocks. It is so beautiful. Hubby is doing an amazing job with the drone. You took beautiful images 🥰 and I enjoy your narrative 😊🌷.
Thank you so very much! These videos are so much harder to edit than I realised they would be! But we are always pleased when the edit is done and we have a memory captured of our adventures!❤
What a peaceful walk in the woods along that steam! 🥰 A great place to be on a hot day. Yup, that’s a very big slug! Eeuuww!!
Leave it to me to interrupt a peaceful lovely walk with video and discussion about a gross slug! LOL 😂
Lovely video, great footage and very skillfully put together. Thank you!
Thanks so very much! I appreciate you taking the time to comment! I think it is Ian's best drone work ever. I also enjoyed the video of us "Hiking with Goats" on the South West Coast Path. Cheers! XX Dara
This looks very peaceful! Again, reminds me of the Bavarian Forest. Love the little birds. Have seen all of these in my garden before. :-)
Of course you have... because you have the most LOVELY garden!!
Loving Ian's 'Socrates pose' while wait to eat 🤔 what's was he thinking 🍪😋👍
He was thinking that he wanted his wife to stop filming and let him EAT! And drink hot cocoa.
We really enjoyed ‘steady handed’ Ian’s videography. Job well done!!
Thank you! Didn't he do well? Thank YOU for being our inspiration!! ;-)
Dartmeet on the southside is also a beautiful place to visit - East and West Dart coming together.....
Well, we need to plan a visit there next time... I'm sure we would love it! Thanks for the reco!
Thanks for letting us know. I thought I knew Dartmoor fairly well but I didn't know there was a Dartmeet. Will have to make it there on our next trip.
Without a doubt Ian's drone footage is a great addition to your video, a unique veiw for everyone 👍
I am loving the drone footage. It adds an even more special touch to already great footage. They both are great at creating content.
Thank you so much, kind Sir!
I saw the magenta otter on the hiking trail 😂🤣 And @Ian S you should definitely apply for Hollywood, this drone footage is amazing, I absolutely love it!!
Thanks so much, Patz! Glad you spotted me on the trail, haha!
I'm very proud of Ian's drone piloting!!
Very beautiful, and the fisherman’s lodge area looked charming.
It was a really wonderful place... very healing for the soul 💚
Hiya. The main bird on the table was, I believe, a Coal Tit. Not sure about his pal, and I think the last visitor we had a quick glimpse of was a Robin. Stay safe. All the best to you.
I love seeing all the bird identification comments! Whatever they were, I loved them because they were sweet and beautiful... and didn't ATTACK us!!! LOL
informative & entertaining, keep up the good work
Thanks, John!
Only 1:30 in and already loving this place...so beautiful and calming. 🧘♀️
It was a very tranquil place. I just had to put some soothing music over the drone footage through the treetops... I think it is a most relaxing bit in the video!
@@MagentaOtterTravels yes, the music-footage combination was perfect!
@@MadameMinima thanks 😊
The water falls are so beautiful and calming! I think I can just sit there all day! I love also all the greenery!
Thanks for watching! It was a lovely place 💚
The fishing is good to, Brown trout, sea trout and salmon. I've also swam in the deep pools on the East lyn.
Wow, that sounds like fun!
The drone really helps to capture the beauty of this place!!! Great job Ian!
Thanks for watching and commenting! I agree, Ian is a rockstar! 😍
Super pretty! Thanks for sharing this nature spot!
Thank you! It was a truly lovely spot!!
I never thought I would miss moss, but when you said you were going to miss moss I suddenly realised I did too! It's been a long time since I've seen ferns and moss. That freeze frame of the birds was incredible! What a shot!
Yes, Arizona is also a place not known for moss!!! MOSS IS BOSS! haha
As a kid/teenager I lived next to a woodland area and spent many a year there, from building dens, river jumping and walking, climbing trees to riding bikes and motor bikes but never saw the nature as you have. Fun how you notice things as you grow up 👍
I feel like I really take the opportunity to appreciate it. I have lived in suburbian sprawl or concrete jungles most of my life ;-)
Lovely drone footage! I bet not many people have seen the water from that angle. It was a treat to watch!
Thanks so much ❤
wonderful forest EL see u around watching from taiwan thank u 😀
Thanks
Hi this has to my Fav Vlog of yours ever, The Forest walk and Waterfalls are Stunning, Loved all the Bird Footage with the freeze frame of the birds wings, Ian's Drone footage through the trees was Amazing, Loved the plant with the round Leaves could Imagine the Fairies living there Lol ,Plus what I Love about your Channel Dara is I get to see places I've never been to in the uk, Devon has to been the next place I visit its Gorgeous, Can't wait for your next Vlog, Best Wishes Dara to you and Ian.
Oh thank you so very much! I did love Ian’s drone footage, and was glad to have this video record of that beautiful place! I hope you get to visit Devon one day!❤️🏴
I waited to watch on the TV because this has BEAUTIFUL! I would LOVE to spend the day there!
Oh, that is so sweet of you! Ian did the same thing as soon as the video was published.... watched it on our big screen 📺. Thanks for watching. It was such a beautiful place for forest bathing💚
Those round leaves things are interesting - with the stalks right in the centre. They look as though they’re presenting to be toadstools.
That’s what I thought too! Pretty cool!
Ian is the hero !!!! Love the footage so much !!!
Thanks, friend! He is a pretty great travel partner 😍
Hi, i'm pretty sure the little bird is a chaffinch. The chaffinch is one of the most widespread and abundant birds in Britian and Ireland. Its patterned plumage helps it to blend in when feeding.
Thanks, so pretty!
I had the same thought about the slug.
It was a pretty 💩 slug! 😂
I love ❤️ the Devon country side a very relaxing video 👍
Thanks so much! I don't usually do "relaxing" videos... but when the drone was gliding through the treetops I determined I had to find some relaxing music to go with it!!
This video is so calming and relaxing! You should’ve made it longer! Cause I love hearing the water flowing. So pretty! Amazing drone footage!
Seriously?!?! You always want my videos to me 2 minutes long, and now you want one longer? Haha, yes I need to make an insomnia relief video with the view of the drone flying through the trees and along the river with that super relaxing music... Heck, I need that video, because I barely slept last night! Stupid daylight savings time! 😳😜
The round-leaved plants were aquatic pennywort, and the birds were - Blue tit (the colorful one) female Chaffinch, and Robin, they are always at those tables in summer or winter.
Are you a frequent visitor to Watersmeet? It is such a lovely place!!
I had the best Carrot Cake at the lodge. The whole place has a great vibe.
I agree! And carrot cake?! Even better!!
have watched nearly all of your vids now and this one is my favorite fantastic drone footage and what a great place
Oh, that is SO kind of you! Thanks so much for the binge watching! Honestly, the Watersmeet video is probably my favourite as well. Ian did such an amazing job with the drone photography, and I also like the music I chose. I hate re-watching videos that have much of my face in them (cringe!) but I do love watching this one again because of the lovely plants and waterfalls! I've heard Watersmeet was closed this year due to the pandemic. Hopefully it will open soon... it is such a treasure!
Just stunning! Ian bravo on those drone shots! This reminds me so much of the River in front of our home in the Mts of Georgia! So peaceful! Great video and those birds 🤣🤣! ~Cara 😊
Thanks so much! You are lucky to live near a river. We live in an area that is GREAT in many ways... but just doesn't have this type of natural beauty. So we love to get out in beautiful nature when we travel ❤
@@MagentaOtterTravels it’s our part time place. And it’s so peaceful, leaving tomorrow for 2 weeks. Take a Look at our Ellijay video (Heading to the Mountains) you’ll get a good feel for our home away from home. ❤️ We just love it there! 😍
@@JohnandCaraRetiredTravellers have fun! I’ll check it out! And you can check out my flat tour if you haven’t seen it yet 😉
@@MagentaOtterTravels I watched it yesterday!!!! It’s amazing, stunning home! The bonus Brian Jones once lived in your neighborhood! 😊
@@JohnandCaraRetiredTravellers oh yes! I have an awful memory! 🙄
Hi Dara & Ian. Love your Watersmeet video. If you come to Wales on your next trip try the waterfalls in the south of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Try searching for Waterfalls in the What To Do section of the parks web site. One waterfall is called Sgwd-Yr-Eira, this one (if wearing a coat and wellies) can be walked behind.
Thanks Peter! We are firmly committed to going to Wales on our next trip... and I would LOVE to see some of the waterfalls! I shall have to remember my magenta rain coat and Wellies! ;-)
Thank you for that suggestion. I need to revisit that area since I haven't been back since my childhood days when I spent my summers on a farm in LLandybie. It really is a beautiful area.
If I took some badedas could I have a refreshing shower and smoke a consulate there?
@@david-lt9wj that would make a good video!
@@MagentaOtterTravels excuse me ! it’s a private moment I’ve never done skin flicks..
What a beautiful spot for a hike, and so verdant. Do they operate a one way system at all? Some of those paths looked really narrow. I imagine it could be tricky passing a group coming the other way. The photography was fantastic. I'm always amazed at the quality of the drone footage, just brilliant. And what a lovely spot for a spot of tea. Lovely looking garden, perfect for a rest, and to refuel :)
Thanks, John! I give all the credit to Ian for the awesome drone photography. 👍 It was a lovely place for a hike, and an idyllic garden for a tea break! They did not have a one-way system, although we did see that at other places we went, such as Canonteign Falls. I didn’t think the pathway here was too narrow in most places, although many parks are using the one-way system to be extra cautious during the pandemic.
3:52 this plant is called the navelwort, penny-pies or wall pennywort. In French and German they are called "Venus' umbilical" and this plant is edible.
I'm so proud of you for knowing the name of that plant! THANK YOU for sharing all the names!
How about the two sets of waterfalls used in the film Robin Hood Prince of Thieves ? One is at Aysgarth in North Yorkshire & the other is at nearby Hardraw Force England's highest single-drop waterfall. It's where Kevin Costner bathed naked in the film but not when I was there
Just sitting down for this, excited to see it!
I love the sound of running water, the streams are beautiful 😍
Oh waters meet - now I get it! 🤣
What beautiful birdies! And very polite compared to the seagulls! 🤣
Is that a slug or a poop?! 🤣🤣🤣
@@googlpanda I am embarrassed how long it took me to figure out why it was called Watersmeet!
Beautiful!
Thanks so much for watching and leaving a comment! ❤
The 'little cutie' is a BLUE TIT (look at his little hat), and his friend is a CHAFFINCH (I think) ! The last one - at 6:21 - of course, was our good friend ROBIN Redbreast. Pretty, aren't they..............................?
Aside from that, Devon is VERY Tolkien-esque !
They are all gorgeous birds! And yes, I’m deeply in love with Devon ❤️🏴
forest are my (Andie’s) happy place. 🤗 gorgeous footage, Ian!
I always thought flapjacks were pancakes! 🤯 thank goodness you finally had a friendly bird experience. I was nervous for you when you teased lunch. 🤣
lol - that slug-turd. 😝
Thanks guys. Mine too. Just bummed I have plantar fasciitis. It's really limiting.
Yes, a walk in the forest is very healing, Andie... it IS a happy place! I'm so proud of Ian's drone skillz.... I'm sure this makes you want a drone even more. You have those great falls to visit in NC!
In the US flapjacks ARE pancakes! But in the UK, they are these yummy things that are a cross between a granola bar and a bar cookie. They even have ones with chocolate... so tasty!
the small British birds like Tits, Starlings, Sparrows and Robins are very timid. so you can chuck them a few crumbs without fear of them getting too close or stealing your food. our larger birds like Doves and Pigeons can be hand fed without any danger either.
So nice to be able to feed some birdies without aviary attack!
I’ve seen a tame thrush...he’d come into the workshop for sandwiches...
I’ve seen tame robins too....but you have to spend a lot of time talking to them and feeding them ,if you spend a lot of time in the garden you may get these little guys eating out of your hand..
Fantastic drone footage and such a lovely place to visit. As David says below, the pretty birdie on the table was a blue tit. I am not certain but I think the bird that was on the table at the same time was a Grey Wagtail. I'm not a twitcher so someone else with better knowledge may correct me.
Thanks so much for the comment, and your bird guesses. Never heard the word "twitcher"! Truly, my subscribers teach me something new every day!
@@MagentaOtterTravels Twitchers are ardent bird watchers who go all out to see as many birds as possible,. They get all twitchy at the thought of spotting a rare bird that seldom visits the UK. There are counterparts all over the world.
I have a friend who is a "twitcher" though I didn't know that term. I will have to call him that and see if it elicits a reaction.
@@ians3586 Be careful. it can be used disparagingly as some twichers just want to put a tick in a box instead of having a more detailed interest in the birds. Consequently some genuine bird watchers have a poor opinion of twitchers.
@@gerrymccartney3561 okay will do. My friend is pretty unflappable so I don't think he would take offense. We actually took them (he and his wife) with us to Britain a couple of years ago and he was having a great time IDing birds we don't get in North America.
Totally off topic, does anyone rushing home on s Friday to watch Dallas as a kid ?
I lived near Chicago and watched every.single.episode!!
My uncle alan s ashes were scattered in the river lyn at watersmeet.
A lovely place to eternally rest ❤
Scone gate 🤣🤣
PS:
And of course, the atmosphere around Watersmeet must be (as it were) positively DRENCHED in Negative Ions - which can only add to the psychological 'cooling' effect of all that greenery !
I smiled when you said positively negative 😂...
But seriously, it is such a relaxing gorgeous place!
Love your cinematography in this video. Great shots.
Thanks so much, MP! I am pretty proud of that one, and VERY proud of Ian's drone skills!
I guess to us Brits its quite amusing hearing folk from hotter/drier climates commenting on what to us - is just a normal river and valley. There is a river/valley similar to this one about 1miles from my house. I'm not a great bird spotter, not sure what the 1st bird was. The 2nd bird with a yellow-ish chest was a Blue Tit. I think the 3rd type was a Robin (their chest is much less red in summer) - much redder when on Xmas cards.
You're definitely better at spotting birds than we are. I was guessing that that might be a blue tit but only because that seems to be the most common British bird with colour. I'm really bad at identifying flora and fauna.
I hear you. I had another subscriber comment once about why Americans are always going on and on about how GREEN it is on the British Isles. They asked "don't they have green grass in the US?" But the truth is that around where I am it is VERY brown right now, and is most of the year. And that is true for much of the US. When I watch the footage of this trip, it really does look like heaven. So hopefully this makes you even more grateful to live in Britain! Don't get me wrong, Texas has lots of great things about it. Just not greenery!
Thanks for the bird guesses. I think that one was a Robin as well. We have had LOTS of robins near our house lately. And on American Christmas cards you would probably find a red Cardinal instead of a Robin. Isn't that funny?
@@ians3586 Yes, they are very common, hence why I know what it was. Don't ask me about flowers etc - very little idea.
@@MagentaOtterTravels I guess if you/we live on a relatively small island in the North Atlantic - then the wet stuff from the sky is to be expected to make it all green.
@@jjsmallpiece9234 yes it’s the price we pay!! 😉
5:42 to answer your question about the bird: it's a "great tit" 🪶
That poop coloured creature probably was a slug, but most I've seen are black (or at least darker in colour). I'm happy the bird attack in this video was friendlier than the last, although Gulls are notorious for attacking for food. I'm also not good at bird identification (apart from a few obvious ones Puffins, Robins, pain in the butt Gulls etc) :-)
Yes, my friend in Leeds sent me photos of black slugs this week, so I know what you are talking about! After Ian picked up the thing (eeeeew!) we were able to confirm it was a slug. LOL!
@@MagentaOtterTravels Lucky for Ian it wasn't poop, although if it was moving that would be a good clue it's alive :P
Like you I can only identify obvious birds. It was fun bringing over friends of ours to Britain a couple of years ago who hadn't been before. He's a birder and was having a good time adding birds to his life list that we don't get in North America.
@@ians3586 It's a Blue Tit Ian...
Lovely shots with the drone too Ian, looks like Dara and yourself had a lovely day out... but it did look like it was cooler temperature wise though. But with all that tree cover in late September, that's hardly surprising i guess. Cheers guys. 😉
The smaller bird looked like a blue tit or a great tit, the bigger one looked like a common chaffinch, a Robin and at the end some old bird with magenta plumage 😉 👍
Gotta love a bird with magenta plumage! haha
The bird a blue tit and a robin not sure what the other one is ❤️
I love seeing all the bird identification comments. I won't tell you that you are right or wrong... but I'm pretty certain the 3rd one was a robin as you say.
Hope you got paid for advertising Fritolay🔎👍
No of course not! And my plethora of old FL friends never watch my videos either... boo!
Uh oh... more bird trouble ahead?!
No attacks this time 😊