If this comment gets 200 likes, Emily will fully commit to nature commentary ASMR content for the duration of quarantine. (Note: Emily has not agreed to this.)
1,003% impressed that you went with scoring an original soundtrack of "American Robin" rather than being lazy and just using an unaltered "Rocking Robin"
House sparrows go by the nickname "Spuggies" here in Scotland, though usually bridwatchers (twitchers) refer to them and many other fairly non-descript birds as "LBJ's" or "little brown jobs", personally I love watching them, so much character. In the eves of my old house I had an almost totally albino female and her offspring over the years gradually got more and more brown as her genes got diluted. But she was special to me as she's often come down and feed beside me as I sat outside. Thanks for the little window into your garden, lovely to see. Hope you and yours are safe and more content like this would be lovely, thank you.
Goat Boy Sparrows, or ‚Spatzen‘, as we call them in Germany, are one of my favorite animals. I just love those greedy, boisterous little feather balls. In many places here, they will hop straight on the tables of cafes and try to steal people’s food. It’s hilarious, considering how tiny and fragile they are. But no one is ever annoyed about it, because they’re just so damn cute. And there’s nothing, like walking past a bush full of sparrows and listening to dozens of them chattering away at once. The noise they make 😄
I don't normally like birds, but this made me appreciate their uniqueness and beauty. Being home as a museum professional is hard, but you're doing great work! Thank you and keep it up!
It's autumn here in new zealand, and every time I go out to feed my chickens, there's a metric butt-load of house sparrows waiting in my neighbour's tree to peck at my chickens' leftovers. They're all so fat and fluffy at the moment, i love watching them hop around under my chickies' feets! More appreciation for clever little sparrows! they're doing their best!
The first time I saw a cardinal was a few months ago. I came out east for college and I was taking an organic chemistry exam when I looked out the window to see an absolutely stunning red bird standing out amongst the snow. I just watched him for a while until he flew away. One of my favorite moments.
Thanks for the appreciation of the underappreciated House Sparrow. They're the most reliable customers at my urban feeder, like lots of other bird lovers.
Such a great way to spend the quarantine!! You have SOOO many bird species, amazing!! Sooooo glad that you included the cat chase footage at the end!! Hilarious!!
This is by far the best thing I've watched during the quarantine. Beautiful birds, fun facts, parodies AND Emily, too good to be true. I hope you're doing well!
This was adorable! I love birds and love listening to you talk about anything, and tbh I'd love more chill cute educational and/or just fun calming content like this from you if you ever did it again! I love these cute bird watching vids (and I love your bird feeder set ups too!)
I’ll never forget my first time seeing a male cardinal, either! I grew up in California, but went to grad school on the east coast. I was walking on a canal path during the winter, lost in thought. when I looked up, there was a cardinal a few feet away from me in a bush, and it took my breath away.
My favorite book in elementary school was called Backyard Birds. I checked that book out of my school library every single week for two years. This video brings back very good memories from that time. Although we didn't get to see my favorite bird in that book: the American Goldfinch.
Please do more of these. I love this. We got a bird feeder on our porch for our Christmas present to ourselves (we were pretty strapped for cash) and it is the best thing ever. We had juncos, pileated woodpeckers, downy AND hairy woodpeckers, and woodthrushes coming to our porch. It was the best. We've moved and now we don't have a good spot for our bird feeder. It's something I miss because we had a spot we'd put food out for birds at my house growing up and I got very good at identifying birds.
Emily, this totally made my day. I hope you decide to continue making these because it was really nice to hear from you and to see some nature when I'm stuck inside. Thanks for doing what you do!
Not having anything more than the standard and passing appreciation for wild birds, I normally would not watch a "watching" video..........but this brought some joy and amusement, as well as knowledge, to my day. Thank you for your effort and your contribution to alleviating some of the darkness of these days..........
Yep, I've been sitting in a Burger King and watched a little sparrow whatever hover near the sliding door soul detector until the doors open, flutter in and grab whatever hasn't been cleaned off tables yet, then do same manouvre to exit. Rinse repeat. Fascinating.
House sparrows are making a comeback to the cities! When I was a child there were a lot of them, since farmers also came with horses on occasion. But there were like several years when you barely could see any, probably due to pigeons and crows and most of all - jays. But for a few years you can hear them and see in hedges all around the city. It makes me so happy, they're really resilient little birds.
Hi Emily, I'm out doing research in remote northern Quebec now and it's been a tough time with the project and the language barrier. This episode gave me so much peace and happiness, it was strangely exactly what I needed. Thank you endlessly for all your inspiration in the work you do and bird feeder videos apparently.
One of the (very few) benefits of the present situation is that I get to see more of my favorite TH-camrs "unplugged" from their usual subjects. I also can't argue with your taste in music if this is any example.
This is charming and I would watch 15 hours of it! I love passively learning about birds and your commentary is exactly what my stressed brain wants to hear.
Your commentary sounds like a bit from the extremely talented standup comedian Maria Bamford. I mean that as the highest compliment, and a reflection of your own comedic delivery. This was great.
I did not expect to enjoy this video NEARLY as much as I did. Absolutely DELIGHTFUL. Would be happy to see way more of this content, even a side channel permanently of Emily’s Backyard adventures 😂💖🥰
I have a birdfeeder in my yard and I love watching all my cute little babies comes eat! I never thought to put a camera out there so I could see them up close, but I may have to do that. I live in NY, so we've got a lot of the same kinds of birds as you did. It was nice to know my guess that a lot of my visitors were sparrows was correct! I'm thinking my little yellow guys are finches; I didn't realize finches were a wild bird, I'd only ever seen them at pets.
What a GREAT birding video! Our Cardinals and Carolina Wrens are in full swing now. Thanks for this so much- the American Robin song is A+ (P.S. I highly vote a campus introduction pamphlet about the blackbirds - "Close Encounters of the Bird Kind") Just for laughs. Have a great day everyone!
Thanks for bringing this bit of nature to our homes! Usually this time of year I'd be out bird watching in the hills, but the trails and parks have been closed. I miss the migratory visitors, and counting goslings, and seeing the scraggly little sparrows and finches earning their wings. Though it appears a nesting pair of mourning doves have taken over the window box in the apartment next door, so that's kind of neat.
I love that the Red-winged Blackbird has that yellow bar goin' on! The first time I saw a cardinal was after I moved from Baltimore to East-River South Dakota, a male who thought his reflection in our front window was another bird and kept attacking it. House Sparrows have wonderful markings. They remind me of beagles. What would really be awesome is live web-cams on your bird feeders. LOL!
It makes me smile just to see you pop up on my notifications, and I appreciate it. Thank you! I wonder if a nearby-to-you public facility (Morton Arboretum, Forest Preserve, FermiLabs' prairie restoration, a park...) would allow you or someone to set up a remote camera on a few bird feeders? They could be placed in more remote areas where you might see some more unique specie of visitors moving through as things warm and we are all locked indoors. 🤔
If this comment gets 200 likes, Emily will fully commit to nature commentary ASMR content for the duration of quarantine.
(Note: Emily has not agreed to this.)
If I wasn't trying to finish our PBS series right now I would be ALL FOR THIS
@@thebrainscoop 200 is 200, Emilie.
We are halfway there! Come on people!!!! 90 more
Now this is an idea!
@@thebrainscoop Maybe not specifically ASMR but wildlife commentary on "everyday" things you film could be a great idea if you get time
This is the gold standard of commentary for birdwatching from now on!
1,003% impressed that you went with scoring an original soundtrack of "American Robin" rather than being lazy and just using an unaltered "Rocking Robin"
I've had bird feeders for many years in North Carolina. Endless enjoyment. Thanks for sharing and singing.
Emily, this is one of my favorite episodes in a long time. Maybe it’s just what I needed right now. I especially liked your song!
"Anyway, they let me in to grad-school, so i guess it all worked out" :D Thanks for sharing your lovely BIRBS.
House sparrows go by the nickname "Spuggies" here in Scotland, though usually bridwatchers (twitchers) refer to them and many other fairly non-descript birds as "LBJ's" or "little brown jobs", personally I love watching them, so much character. In the eves of my old house I had an almost totally albino female and her offspring over the years gradually got more and more brown as her genes got diluted. But she was special to me as she's often come down and feed beside me as I sat outside.
Thanks for the little window into your garden, lovely to see.
Hope you and yours are safe and more content like this would be lovely, thank you.
Goat Boy
Sparrows, or ‚Spatzen‘, as we call them in Germany, are one of my favorite animals. I just love those greedy, boisterous little feather balls. In many places here, they will hop straight on the tables of cafes and try to steal people’s food. It’s hilarious, considering how tiny and fragile they are. But no one is ever annoyed about it, because they’re just so damn cute. And there’s nothing, like walking past a bush full of sparrows and listening to dozens of them chattering away at once. The noise they make 😄
I don't normally like birds, but this made me appreciate their uniqueness and beauty. Being home as a museum professional is hard, but you're doing great work! Thank you and keep it up!
Birds are good, they eat a lot of pests and keep our crops growing, without them people would actualy starving in many parts of our world. :)
It's autumn here in new zealand, and every time I go out to feed my chickens, there's a metric butt-load of house sparrows waiting in my neighbour's tree to peck at my chickens' leftovers. They're all so fat and fluffy at the moment, i love watching them hop around under my chickies' feets! More appreciation for clever little sparrows! they're doing their best!
I'll be singing American Robin in the shower now
Jesse Cohen We get American Robins migrating here in SW Florida during the winter.
That singing was unexpected, but a pleasant surprise. Also, I'm getting some vibes of "journey to the microcosmos", I love that 👍
There's one house sparrow that breaks into the store and opens the bird seeds. That bird does it daily and I have learned to love it dearly
soulangel57 sneaky sneaky!!!
If this video were twelve hours long, I could still watch it. Emily is the best.
5:30 "you might have a close encounter with a red-winged blackbird"
it's a close encounter of the bird kind!
🙂🖖
The first time I saw a cardinal was a few months ago. I came out east for college and I was taking an organic chemistry exam when I looked out the window to see an absolutely stunning red bird standing out amongst the snow. I just watched him for a while until he flew away. One of my favorite moments.
Thanks for the appreciation of the underappreciated House Sparrow. They're the most reliable customers at my urban feeder, like lots of other bird lovers.
Such a great way to spend the quarantine!! You have SOOO many bird species, amazing!! Sooooo glad that you included the cat chase footage at the end!! Hilarious!!
'American Robin' is really turning my quarantine around.
You actually did it!! I would love more bird videos! I would totally have a bird feeder if I had a place to hang it.
Thank you Emily this is the good bird commentary we need in the world.
This is by far the best thing I've watched during the quarantine. Beautiful birds, fun facts, parodies AND Emily, too good to be true. I hope you're doing well!
This was adorable! I love birds and love listening to you talk about anything, and tbh I'd love more chill cute educational and/or just fun calming content like this from you if you ever did it again! I love these cute bird watching vids (and I love your bird feeder set ups too!)
I will never tire of " It still has brains on it"
bird borb bird borb. This is exactly what I needed. Thank you, Ehmee!
I’ll never forget my first time seeing a male cardinal, either! I grew up in California, but went to grad school on the east coast. I was walking on a canal path during the winter, lost in thought. when I looked up, there was a cardinal a few feet away from me in a bush, and it took my breath away.
The bird poop anecdote was my favorite ❤️
I've never seen a cardinal before, how beautiful.
Amazing to see all these feathered avian therapod dinosaurs so active feeding on the offered foods you provide.
Love the editing on this, great job! This is really nice content, would love to see more of this backyard science.
It's super relaxing to hear you talk about the birds. Thank you!
I'm almost crying, I loved this so much.
no, I am not doing ok, but seeing your smile lifts my spirit alittle bit 🖐😉
My favorite book in elementary school was called Backyard Birds. I checked that book out of my school library every single week for two years. This video brings back very good memories from that time. Although we didn't get to see my favorite bird in that book: the American Goldfinch.
Please do more of these. I love this. We got a bird feeder on our porch for our Christmas present to ourselves (we were pretty strapped for cash) and it is the best thing ever. We had juncos, pileated woodpeckers, downy AND hairy woodpeckers, and woodthrushes coming to our porch. It was the best. We've moved and now we don't have a good spot for our bird feeder. It's something I miss because we had a spot we'd put food out for birds at my house growing up and I got very good at identifying birds.
Love this! I never understood why my mother-in-law had birdfeeders. With your narration, it is great. More please!
Emily, this totally made my day. I hope you decide to continue making these because it was really nice to hear from you and to see some nature when I'm stuck inside. Thanks for doing what you do!
Not having anything more than the standard and passing appreciation for wild birds, I normally would not watch a "watching" video..........but this brought some joy and amusement, as well as knowledge, to my day. Thank you for your effort and your contribution to alleviating some of the darkness of these days..........
I am LOVING this.
I mean this 100% as a compliment, this video is exactly what I imagine my Grandmother being TH-camr would be like😆
Hope we get you to the museum soon, because you’re a national treasure. Thank you for this wholesome content!
Sooo... I’ll admit. I smiled.. fine! I giggled.... relaxing. Thank you!
Ah this is great. It's exactly what I needed to unwind from a long day at work.
Yep, I've been sitting in a Burger King and watched a little sparrow whatever hover near the sliding door soul detector until the doors open, flutter in and grab whatever hasn't been cleaned off tables yet, then do same manouvre to exit. Rinse repeat. Fascinating.
House sparrows are making a comeback to the cities! When I was a child there were a lot of them, since farmers also came with horses on occasion. But there were like several years when you barely could see any, probably due to pigeons and crows and most of all - jays. But for a few years you can hear them and see in hedges all around the city. It makes me so happy, they're really resilient little birds.
Emily, you always bring a smile to my face.
Emily's bird-watch voiceover is giving me hope. More please!
My name is Robin, the song made me smile, as did the footage and commentary. Glad you're keeping well
This was such a good way to spend part of a Friday! Thanks for the wonderful bird break. 🙂🐦
Hi Emily, I'm out doing research in remote northern Quebec now and it's been a tough time with the project and the language barrier. This episode gave me so much peace and happiness, it was strangely exactly what I needed. Thank you endlessly for all your inspiration in the work you do and bird feeder videos apparently.
I'm impressed that you knew the Guess Who! The song was cute. This made me want some bird feeders to see who might show up. Thanks! 🙂🖖
One of the (very few) benefits of the present situation is that I get to see more of my favorite TH-camrs "unplugged" from their usual subjects. I also can't argue with your taste in music if this is any example.
This was lovely and my cats were equally entertained by all the lovely birds.
Completely charming. Thank You.
You're such a goof ball! I love it. Never change, Emily.
This is totally adorable- and somehow reminded me of "Marcel the Shell". Cute!
Not gonna lie, this is the most entertaining video I've seen this week. And not JUST because I'm a biologist.
This is charming and I would watch 15 hours of it! I love passively learning about birds and your commentary is exactly what my stressed brain wants to hear.
the brain scoop: it still has birds on it!
Emily, you're a treasure. I thoroughly enjoyed this, thank you for spreading some joy to myself and others
Your commentary sounds like a bit from the extremely talented standup comedian Maria Bamford. I mean that as the highest compliment, and a reflection of your own comedic delivery. This was great.
That singing was cute as heck!
oh Emily! please do this again! This was so amazing! Thank you for the bird knowledge. As soon as I saw that Blue Jay, I knew this was gonna be good!
This was such a nice thing to watch and enjoy and learn a little about the birds too! A perfect pick me up at the end of a long week
Loved this! Birds are so cute, little cute dinosaurs!
This was delightfully wholesome! Thanks, Emily
this makes me so happy and relaxed
This was beautiful and relaxing, and I loved your commentary. Thank you for this!
Love the impromptu singing!
I did not expect to enjoy this video NEARLY as much as I did. Absolutely DELIGHTFUL. Would be happy to see way more of this content, even a side channel permanently of Emily’s Backyard adventures 😂💖🥰
You are CRAZY COOL! I LOVE IT! Thank you for the song and entertainment! 😁
i'm so glad that this video has no dislikes, it is exactly the wholesome content we all need these days
Brought a smile to my face. Thanks.
“American Robin” I can see it on the Billboard charts!
Thank you for this. It was very peaceful.
"Emily has lots of time to make adorable songs about birds" is a show i would watch, and just did.
Lol I have a new appreciation for birdies! Also you had me laughing when talking about the house sparrow bird.
I have a birdfeeder in my yard and I love watching all my cute little babies comes eat! I never thought to put a camera out there so I could see them up close, but I may have to do that. I live in NY, so we've got a lot of the same kinds of birds as you did. It was nice to know my guess that a lot of my visitors were sparrows was correct! I'm thinking my little yellow guys are finches; I didn't realize finches were a wild bird, I'd only ever seen them at pets.
Thank you for sharing your birds with us!
What a GREAT birding video! Our Cardinals and Carolina Wrens are in full swing now. Thanks for this so much- the American Robin song is A+ (P.S. I highly vote a campus introduction pamphlet about the blackbirds - "Close Encounters of the Bird Kind") Just for laughs. Have a great day everyone!
so glad you are still uploading videos!
hopefully you can upload more
IT STILL HAS BRAINS ON IT!
My 12yo's favourite line... 😂
More videos please! 😁
You get some good diversity in your backyard!
I need this content more often. Brilliant!
Thanks for bringing this bit of nature to our homes! Usually this time of year I'd be out bird watching in the hills, but the trails and parks have been closed. I miss the migratory visitors, and counting goslings, and seeing the scraggly little sparrows and finches earning their wings.
Though it appears a nesting pair of mourning doves have taken over the window box in the apartment next door, so that's kind of neat.
You have a remarkable singing voice,I'm not just saying that,you do,wishing you and all the birds the best luck,be strong.
I love that the Red-winged Blackbird has that yellow bar goin' on! The first time I saw a cardinal was after I moved from Baltimore to East-River South Dakota, a male who thought his reflection in our front window was another bird and kept attacking it. House Sparrows have wonderful markings. They remind me of beagles. What would really be awesome is live web-cams on your bird feeders. LOL!
Really brightens my day x
Thank you for all the fantastic videos!
It makes me smile just to see you pop up on my notifications, and I appreciate it. Thank you!
I wonder if a nearby-to-you public facility (Morton Arboretum, Forest Preserve, FermiLabs' prairie restoration, a park...) would allow you or someone to set up a remote camera on a few bird feeders? They could be placed in more remote areas where you might see some more unique specie of visitors moving through as things warm and we are all locked indoors. 🤔
Thank you so much for making this video, Emily! One of the most cheerful things to hit my subscription box ever.
You are awesome! Hope you and the birds are well!
Yay! I've been backyard birding too. It was cool to see Chicago birds, especially the ones that aren't in the Puget Sound.
This commentary is everything
Uh dorable! Thank you Emily
I absolute loved this! Thank you for sharing
You have such pretty local birds!
Who tf disliked this video- it’s a masterpiece
Hey Em, Your cabin fever is showing a little bit 😁 but you are still cute and entertaining AF while keeping our cabin fever at bay. Thank you 🤗
You were blessed by that Cardinal!
I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS