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  • In the mountains of Mexico, a spy hummingbird ventures into the heart of a breathtaking monarch butterfly swarm.
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  • @noela.9843
    @noela.9843 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4262

    I love how the hummingbird drone's turbine is covered to make sure it does not hurt the butterflies' fragile wings. Wholesome and lovely stuff to watch during the quarantine to lighten up things a bit.

    • @ahmadtheIED
      @ahmadtheIED 4 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      Except it's not. Don't be fooled. The underside of the wings have exposed spinning fan blades. This is definitely a "Ohh, those lemmings definitely jumped themselves" moment in this documentary. Make no mistake, COUNTLESS butterflies were maimed in the filming of this footage when they flew from under the wings and into the fan blades.

    • @Elementroar
      @Elementroar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Ahmad Shahnawaz Proof please.

    • @ahmadtheIED
      @ahmadtheIED 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @Paddy O'Yakkin I'm a Chemical Engineer/Biochemist, so idk about this specifically but really, when you have a static motor generating upward lift to keep itself stable in the air...
      Imagine your old toy helicopter. When you used to make it sort of "hover" in place, if you ever felt the wind being sucked in from under it, that's because of this.
      According to my knowledge this hummingbird is nothing more than a machine designed to murder as many butterflies as humanly possible, while obtaining decent footage. The goal here is the butterfly Kill Count, the video is a small bonus designed to mock us and humiliate them.

    • @ahmadtheIED
      @ahmadtheIED 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @Paddy O'Yakkin My friend thats the whole joke...

    • @ahmadtheIED
      @ahmadtheIED 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @Paddy O'Yakkin Like read the last paragraph of that post lol

  • @popphotography1387
    @popphotography1387 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1325

    “Beauty lies in the detail”
    The detail TH-cam can’t handle

    • @fajaradi1223
      @fajaradi1223 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Damn! My ISP won't let me stream beyond 480p. Feel you bruh!

    • @alexacquaah4074
      @alexacquaah4074 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      1080p yeee bois

    • @AsukaDoinHerThang
      @AsukaDoinHerThang 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amen!

    • @jrmikulec
      @jrmikulec 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @The Shitstorm Starter Why do you assume that? You've said it more than once but I have a hard time believing you know much about the camera on a custom drone

    • @honeyfrombees9154
      @honeyfrombees9154 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      #youtubecompression

  • @1Tomrider
    @1Tomrider 2 ปีที่แล้ว +278

    My Dad saw a monarch butterfly swarm like this, said it was one of the most amazing things he'd seen in his life!

    • @mischr13
      @mischr13 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I grew up near a monarch grove as a child and I can concur it is one of the most amazing experiences ever. unfortunately there aren't as many anymore :(

    • @lotte5173
      @lotte5173 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Did this experience bring him to God?

    • @amarahk6759
      @amarahk6759 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'd probably be scared stiff as those fluttery butterflies make me so nervous when they're fluttering about. Shame that!

    • @mohmedraza6153
      @mohmedraza6153 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Where is this place?

    • @lotte5173
      @lotte5173 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@mohmedraza6153
      A place where God ( not allah) reigns!

  • @walteracevedo5105
    @walteracevedo5105 4 ปีที่แล้ว +736

    You wouldn't believe your eyes, if 10 million butterflies.

    • @noela.9843
      @noela.9843 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Butterfly City

    • @mpm5222
      @mpm5222 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yasss

    • @fajaradi1223
      @fajaradi1223 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Unfortunately, it appears as an 10 million scrambled pixels

    • @mrkali5883
      @mrkali5883 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nice

    • @missyb9438
      @missyb9438 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If 10 million butterflies....what?🤷🏼‍♀️

  • @snowstrobe
    @snowstrobe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5290

    So, ah, what camera is filming the 'hummingbird'?

    • @Falafelzebub
      @Falafelzebub 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1159

      The other hummingbird.

    • @maisieghosted3592
      @maisieghosted3592 4 ปีที่แล้ว +563

      Another hummingbird cam

    • @leanvlogs
      @leanvlogs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +359

      You can clearly see the camera filming some of the takes (like the one where you see the humming bird) is a far superior camera than the one built into the humming bird. Quality difference between takes is noticeable. That focus and depth of field is impossible to be made by the camera embedded on the humming bird. It's made by a far bigger and superior camera. Maybe a drone, or idk. But clearly not another humming bird. So, yeah. Let's be real.

    • @bitspacemusic
      @bitspacemusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +272

      It's a Go Pro attached to a butterfly.

    • @applecrumble8424
      @applecrumble8424 4 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      Moth cam

  • @milkteapapi6932
    @milkteapapi6932 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1472

    Imagine being swarmed by half a billion butterflies. I would feel like a Disney princess

    • @skootergirl22
      @skootergirl22 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      Thats a swarm that you can accept

    • @dexed8679
      @dexed8679 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      nope burn it

    • @KailieCromwell
      @KailieCromwell 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      I would feel like I'm being tickled, probably

    • @cheap.gasoline7823
      @cheap.gasoline7823 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      I’m TERRIFIED of butterflies.

    • @arunachouhan1037
      @arunachouhan1037 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I'm thinking so like Disney princess.

  • @terrywade3696
    @terrywade3696 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +92

    When I was a young girl, my parents took us to Red Rock Canyon in Oklahoma for a picnic. I guess we were in the flyway of the Monarch butterfly migration. Every tree and canyon wall was covered with them! I was beautiful especially when they started flying around. There were millions of them! It was magical.

    • @kasondaleigh
      @kasondaleigh 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      How lucky for you!! ❤️

  • @jewelernest4984
    @jewelernest4984 4 ปีที่แล้ว +263

    Wow, this looks like a scene from a dream. I can only imagine what it looks like in person. These wildlife filmmakers have one of the best jobs in the world as they go around experiencing, truly, some of the best places on planet Earth.

    • @thomastuorto9929
      @thomastuorto9929 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I would like to know what speed they recorded at to get that slow-mo footage!

    • @poppacapps5573
      @poppacapps5573 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You can become a tourist, but won't be able to get that close. I camped nearby in 1998. Most wonderful experience. But, at night, it was the coldest I ever remember. The butterflies don't hibernate there because its warm. Once the sun comes out it's shorts and sandals. I got very close to the spot where they were, but would probably be in prison to this day if I had gotten caught. Lifetime unforgettable experience, to be sure.,

  • @Thegirlnextdoor42
    @Thegirlnextdoor42 4 ปีที่แล้ว +450

    They look like falling Autumn leaves

    • @dakotagordon8756
      @dakotagordon8756 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Breathtaking.

    • @nsr5961
      @nsr5961 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      They are beautiful but also I would like to imagine or see trees covered in morpho butterflies. 😍

    • @weareprobablyinanarguement
      @weareprobablyinanarguement 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly

  • @jimmiepatrum
    @jimmiepatrum 4 ปีที่แล้ว +778

    Once several years ago, a most magical thing happened to me. My husband and I were walking beside a shallow stream where there was a warm mud puddle to the side of the stream. I didn't see the butterflies at first, but as I stepped in the puddle, oh my goodness! Hundreds ...I'm not exagerating...of butterlies suddenly rose up and flew round and round me in a circle. I was completely spellbound. Not a sound did they utter - not even the flapping of their wings made a noise. I've never had such a thing happen since and I thanked God that he let me experience a little vision of Heaven here on earth. I'll never forget this as long as I live. Diane in NC.

    • @khadijarh7742
      @khadijarh7742 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Omg I can imagine how stunning and wonderful was your experience

    • @planetlexicon
      @planetlexicon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      That’s a good omen. A similar event happened to a recent widow.

    • @MrWhiteav6
      @MrWhiteav6 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Kill All Reptiles 🤣🤣🤣

    • @jimmiepatrum
      @jimmiepatrum 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @Kill All Reptiles No, my reaction would not be the same. Butterflies don't have any weapons to hurt me, but wasps certainly do. Of course the wasps would be acting defensively, just like the butterflys, but I don't wish them harm...I'd just move away from them. Believe it or not, I love ALL insects, wasps included. I carry them outside when I find them in my house, trying not to get stung! Diane

    • @xXKuroXx100
      @xXKuroXx100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Marielle I look forward to seeing your hard work come to fruition. Good luck!

  • @rickhillier7626
    @rickhillier7626 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    What really blows my mind is that not one of those monarchs have ever been there before, so somehow, the "instructions" for how to get to this spot must be contained within the DNA of the butterfly and it was there from the time the first egg/sperm cells in the mother/father started to form into eggs. Just totally amazing.

    • @naturalworld8
      @naturalworld8 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow... Бабочка... Heimische Schmetterlinge.
      th-cam.com/video/6vuFFqq2q88/w-d-xo.html

  • @debbietheduck5389
    @debbietheduck5389 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1721

    Yes that's cool, but where can I buy the hummingbird drone.

    • @slamacatgt4296
      @slamacatgt4296 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@whisperingwhiskerss4877 that's not even funny that's offensive.

    • @icyphine8593
      @icyphine8593 4 ปีที่แล้ว +147

      @@slamacatgt4296 everyone has their own sense on humor chill the fuck out

    • @slamacatgt4296
      @slamacatgt4296 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @Zeus Boo coming from a guy who sounded like who used 1 pack of ecstasy.

    • @slamacatgt4296
      @slamacatgt4296 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Zeus Boo coming from a guy who's grammar is wrong as shit.

    • @aydenharper1085
      @aydenharper1085 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Slamacat GT y so mad?

  • @jasperofreeds
    @jasperofreeds 4 ปีที่แล้ว +594

    The moment your so awe struck the " i think to myself what a wonderful world" starts playing in your head

    • @Cindy99765
      @Cindy99765 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      A good song

    • @blupyxi5669
      @blupyxi5669 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I hate his voice so much

    • @quinnledar9317
      @quinnledar9317 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes

    • @ellielouray3721
      @ellielouray3721 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@blupyxi5669 nothing wrong with his voice!

    • @irenedavo3768
      @irenedavo3768 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jasmine Reed please watch videos of Jim Nduruchi

  • @captainrage_2312
    @captainrage_2312 4 ปีที่แล้ว +857

    butterflies: why tf is that hummingbird T-posing on us

    • @someone862
      @someone862 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Aggressively T-posing

    • @mpm5222
      @mpm5222 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hah so true

    • @ramenixsan
      @ramenixsan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lmao haha-

    • @naomin4543
      @naomin4543 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      HAHAHAHA

    • @galileoaragona9418
      @galileoaragona9418 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Probably made by bethesda

  • @5mariposa5
    @5mariposa5 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I've been there and have seen this in person. It doesn't look real and looks like the tree is blooming until u are up close and realize they are butterflies. There are other types of butterflies that also migrate around the same area. Truly magnificent!

    • @CraftyCosmopolitan
      @CraftyCosmopolitan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It must’ve been amazing . I’d be thrilled to visit this mesmerizing place as I’m obsessed with butterflies 🦋🧚🏾‍♀️

    • @inner-healingwbrendabhopkins
      @inner-healingwbrendabhopkins 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Would you please say the name of this place? Thank you. If you've been there then you must know it.

  • @ninetozero920
    @ninetozero920 4 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    I have been raising monarchs the last year or so, I've released about 200 so far in my small backyard with limited milkweed. Seeing this video brings me so much joy, I hope even just 1 or 2 that I raised made it to this special place. If they did, all the struggle was worth it!

    • @mikegranese1125
      @mikegranese1125 ปีที่แล้ว

      How did you go about acquiring a caterpillar or larva or eggs?

    • @magneticsnake9849
      @magneticsnake9849 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mikegranese1125 online pretty sure

    • @magneticsnake9849
      @magneticsnake9849 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Are you still raising them they are down 80%😢

    • @MissionaryForMexico
      @MissionaryForMexico 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Your awesome for doing this! Totally cool!

    • @Xianne027
      @Xianne027 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      God bless you!!! ❤
      You should start a movement! Seriously!

  • @MrNR96
    @MrNR96 4 ปีที่แล้ว +735

    That one of the most beautiful things ive ever seen, wow

    • @sandyg.8318
      @sandyg.8318 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nick Reichwein i almost cried

    • @mariemarin5347
      @mariemarin5347 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nick Reichwein C IS EQUIVALENT TO 3 IN STRONGS GREEK 3 MEANS ABBADON (revelation 9:11)
      ABBADON IS THE KING OF THE
      BOTTOMLESS PIT OF LOCUSTS.
      OVID IN LATIN MEANS SHEEP
      19 IN STRONGS GREEK MEAN SLAUGHTER

    • @salazarsly7145
      @salazarsly7145 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It actually looks a bit scary

    • @SpandauJerry
      @SpandauJerry 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thought just the same

    • @lorenavelvet
      @lorenavelvet 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mariemarin5347 ??? lay off the drugs lady.

  • @perdido1144
    @perdido1144 4 ปีที่แล้ว +258

    Video of the drone was taken using a telephoto. The purpose of the drone itself wasn't to take closeups of the monarchs - a telephoto can do that much more simply. The drone was used to film the half billion butterfly swarm from the INSIDE, rather than the outside!

    • @Desimere
      @Desimere 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      with these drone videos, i always have the impression that the drone is just to put a new spin on thigs and attract people, but i don't mind :D

    • @styxferryman1714
      @styxferryman1714 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you I was curious about that

    • @TheSunriseAnimation
      @TheSunriseAnimation 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Desimere i think the drones are mostly used for scientific research and they accompany the researchers and take just a few closeup shots from them.

    • @KP3droflxp
      @KP3droflxp 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      For this video the drone was useless. The telephoto took far better shots and the drone camera was horrible.

  • @lexilarrosa3694
    @lexilarrosa3694 4 ปีที่แล้ว +371

    I was like ”Why does that hummingbird look so weird?” and then I realized that it's fake 💀

    • @healthyshop77
      @healthyshop77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Lol same

    • @jonalkr3487
      @jonalkr3487 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Same here 😆🤦‍♂️...I was like how can it fly without moving it's wings 😂

    • @treesarae
      @treesarae 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Ha ha.. I was thinking oh what a pretty interesting hummingbird and then I thought well they must have this in slow motion he's not moving his wings.. maybe I need reading glasses

    • @andreavendlenepereira7200
      @andreavendlenepereira7200 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes 😂 😂

    • @moon-oj3gf
      @moon-oj3gf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I didn't even realise it was fake until you pointed it out 😭😭🤡

  • @MrOmarabdulhadi
    @MrOmarabdulhadi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    I clicked on this to get blown away by the butterflies but instead I was just completely captivated by how well that hummingbird was engineered

  • @lorijones3891
    @lorijones3891 4 ปีที่แล้ว +623

    If that hummingbird drone was for sale, it would fly off the shelves.

    • @MrSlanderer
      @MrSlanderer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Lori Jones That’s literally a tagline for drone ads.

    • @smilesfordays
      @smilesfordays 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Oof. I’m so excited to buy one my heart is racing like a... oh

    • @tinaa2677
      @tinaa2677 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Hahaha!! You clever little bird. 😉

    • @brendagirard3263
      @brendagirard3263 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂😂😂😂

    • @alch3mIx
      @alch3mIx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'll see you through the door

  • @philippefutureboy7348
    @philippefutureboy7348 4 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    Alternate title: TH-cam’s compression algorithm fights with Monarchs

    • @MiguelAngel-dm9hx
      @MiguelAngel-dm9hx 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Philippe Futureboy I saw that video too!!

  • @oldman2477
    @oldman2477 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Spy Bird: T-Pose
    Butterflies: I'ma head out.

  • @candiigurl7893
    @candiigurl7893 4 ปีที่แล้ว +355

    And who says fairytales don't exist? Breathtaking.

    • @tonuahmed4227
      @tonuahmed4227 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      INHALES.....You'r breathe taking

    • @horserose17
      @horserose17 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      FAIRY TAILS R FROM SATAN WAKE UP

    • @SK-ch7ik
      @SK-ch7ik 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@horserose17 get out, let us admire the butterflies

    • @larcovilia8792
      @larcovilia8792 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@horserose17 you sound like you're the one who got hypnotized by satan instead, i like that idea.

    • @SK-ch7ik
      @SK-ch7ik 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Kelly SHOWELL we all know that. The comment wasnt serious, everybody knows that dont exist

  • @H1kari_1
    @H1kari_1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +759

    TH-cam: "Wanna see a beautiful breathtaking swarm of butterflies?
    Me: "Yes"
    TH-cam: "Let me compress this brutally first so you can't actually recognize anything."
    Me: "Hol up".

    • @CrypticRite
      @CrypticRite 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      The more tiny detail per frame, the more a video has to be compressed on TH-cam. Unfortunately that's just how TH-cam works, and the small camera wouldn't be able to do anything above 4k to help ensure higher fidelity.

    • @TheDsRequiem
      @TheDsRequiem 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I could see it just fine. Something wrong with your eyes?

    • @CrypticRite
      @CrypticRite 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheDsRequiem you on a monitor or mobile?

    • @runningwithSaul
      @runningwithSaul 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@CrypticRite I'm on mobile and it's definitely compressed pixelated at 720p

    • @CorporateShill
      @CorporateShill 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      s1b
      There’s mobile phones with way better screens than 720 p

  • @elizabethrodriguez9544
    @elizabethrodriguez9544 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    As someone who raises monarchs from egg to chrysalide, it's awesome to see what we're contributing to!

  • @lisajade8920
    @lisajade8920 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Butterflys: ay yo what's popping?
    Hummingbird spy: don't mind me just watching

  • @jvc1jvc124
    @jvc1jvc124 4 ปีที่แล้ว +214

    This event happens in Michuacan Mexico every year it's a beautiful spectacular event, from Mexico to the world we love....

    • @Toomuchbullshitt
      @Toomuchbullshitt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ikr. Many other birds winter there too.

    • @arabia11mea
      @arabia11mea 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      when? I would love to witness this

    • @robertocoria5575
      @robertocoria5575 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Angangueo Michoacan Mexico to be exact!

    • @poulomi__hari
      @poulomi__hari 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That certainly goes up to my bucket list....

  • @noomwa
    @noomwa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    Don't die until you've witnessed the monarchs annual journey to and from. I've had the privilege of seeing this flight twice in my lifetime.... simply magical.

    • @noomwa
      @noomwa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @MarinePreacher American, first time I saw it up in the Idyllwild Mountains, CA and the second time was near Redding CA, in the hills.
      They migrate between Canada and Mexico so we are blessed in USA, but it's like a dream.
      Seriously...lik...all of a sudden they're everywhere and then no where.

    • @claudiasiefer8495
      @claudiasiefer8495 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @MarinePreacher American The Monarch butterflies end their 2,800 mile migration in Michoacan (Land of the Fisherman) MX. My friend has a wonderful hotel there in Morelia. Casona Rosa
      Monarch Butterfly Tour, Morelia
      Contact. 1-800-593-6259.

    • @Falafelzebub
      @Falafelzebub 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      A much smaller swarm winters in Pacific Grove, California.

    • @free2bwild913
      @free2bwild913 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Claudia Siefer is there a website for more information? The monarch history is fascinating, I would be blessed to witness this.

    • @mrbear1302
      @mrbear1302 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I haven't seen monarch butterflies in 30 years. I used to see them in Oregon but not anymore. I only saw 3 yellow butterflies last year.....pretty sad!

  • @EM-mw2qr
    @EM-mw2qr 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    There is nothing that man can create that can even come close to the beauty of nature.

  • @adotintheshark4848
    @adotintheshark4848 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    One butterfly to another, "You know Charles, I could swear that's an electric hummingbird"

  • @ZeeJBC
    @ZeeJBC 4 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    Who else wishes we could get a 10 hour version of this?

  • @suebooa4783
    @suebooa4783 4 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    I have been fascinated with Monarch butterflies since I was a little girl and read the book Flight of the Monarch, Now I am in my 60’s and still remember the book . I watch the migration every year (which is starting earlier and earlier). And now this video has completed the circle of Monarch life for me. Thank you.

  • @dave1986R
    @dave1986R 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This is one act of nature that blows me away how those butterflies gather in that one little place in Mexico year after year. It’s amazing to see them all sleeping in those trees.
    But I will admit that hummingbird camera drone was pretty hilarious.

  • @Salahuddin-xi4jv
    @Salahuddin-xi4jv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    It's all fun and games until the butterflies gives "are you a bird" recaptcha test

  • @kylierico7022
    @kylierico7022 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    This is beautiful but I couldn't stop laughing at the hummingbird drone

    • @irenahadziomerovic3689
      @irenahadziomerovic3689 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly!!! I came here to seek confirmation that I'm not crazy because I just laughed so hard that I teared up. 'Nothing to see here, I'm just a regular humming bird OBVIOUSLY bzzzzzzzz...'

  • @seattlegrrlie
    @seattlegrrlie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    I was driving through West Texas when I found myself in the middle of a monarch butterfly swarm. I pulled over and it was huge and beautiful. Also left this iridescent film on my windshield. So cool

  • @RoyalistKev
    @RoyalistKev 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Nature reveals its intentions, joys, and pains, through its creatures.

  • @ravioli2389
    @ravioli2389 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Whoever thought about the humming bird drone......needs a raise right now.......that was so amazing !!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @alelola
    @alelola ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This is set in Michoacán, Mexico… it’s a BEYOND wonder of Mother Nature that gifts us mammals. It’s increíble!

  • @koolkids56
    @koolkids56 4 ปีที่แล้ว +462

    These trees are being cut down by farmers to make more room for avocados and it's tragic. People have been shot defending these butterflies.

    • @irenedavo3768
      @irenedavo3768 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Elias Bernal hello

    • @goforgold7082
      @goforgold7082 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      Man again. Destroying whatever he touches. Greedy species. Time to start living out the " kind" in "mankind"

    • @NIHIL_EGO
      @NIHIL_EGO 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@goforgold7082 All species are greedy. Our hunger is 100% natural.

    • @SimoneVPoise
      @SimoneVPoise 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Apparently they have never heard about the butterfly effect..

    • @Pfromm007
      @Pfromm007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@NIHIL_EGO Not quite correct. All species have an innate desire for survival, if that's what you call greed (not scientifically correct however.)

  • @josephhagood2339
    @josephhagood2339 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    And no one worries about hummingbird size drones with surveillance cameras

    • @PHILLRUSS71
      @PHILLRUSS71 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They make much smaller ones than that
      Think honeybee size

    • @andythomas4998
      @andythomas4998 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nano technology...

    • @user-bruv
      @user-bruv 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shhhh, we must not let them know...

    • @marc_frank
      @marc_frank 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      small drones are a horrible option for surveillance

    • @josephhagood2339
      @josephhagood2339 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@marc_frank did it work...

  • @flightydancer
    @flightydancer ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Spy hummingbird really look cute. Wow, the butterflies look like leaves until they start moving and flying.

  • @nakulsri242
    @nakulsri242 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The humming Bird propeller has a mesh, how thoughtful.

  • @lauriebennett6257
    @lauriebennett6257 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Beautiful! Unfortunately, I haven't even seen a Monarch butterfly since I was in my 20's and I'm 56 now. We just mistreat and kill everything around us, don't we? How terribly sad.

    • @christinemott2878
      @christinemott2878 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      i cried too

    • @hello-up1fo
      @hello-up1fo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We have a ton of milkweed planted in our yard (monarch’s may their eggs on there) so we see probably around 10 each year. We used to even hand raise them but we stopped.

    • @lauriebennett6257
      @lauriebennett6257 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Bambi Palmer No, no pesticides or chemicals of any kind.

  • @fredsmith7885
    @fredsmith7885 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I have been to this forest on the Michoacan and Estado de Mexico border.
    I couldn't get too close because the butterflies are so fiercely protected.
    But I saw enough to be awe struck and humbled.
    That area can have freak harsh winters from time to time. The Mexican government generously hauled heaters to the monarch area and essentially heated the forest to insure that they wouldn't die in the many millions.
    Sadly, breathing acts of kindness and thoughtful stewardship of the natural world doesn't have what it takes to get on mainstream media.
    Viva Mexico!

    • @beckyburtis9977
      @beckyburtis9977 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Thank you so much for sharing your fascinating post. How inspiring to think of any government hauling in heaters for the butterflies.
      Viva Mexico indeed!

  • @AmyKnits
    @AmyKnits 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    They are so beautiful! At some points, they look almost like fall leaves falling. Breathtaking!

  • @justagirl1091
    @justagirl1091 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    *all the butterflies going to fly,feels like you're in the disney movie*

  • @theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589
    @theorgelmeisterakathesoapm8589 4 ปีที่แล้ว +307

    How could somebody give something so beautiful a thumbs down, especially in such a sad time?!?! This video is SO uplifting!

    • @xyzzyx573
      @xyzzyx573 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      RedShadow sermalo

    • @sumedh17
      @sumedh17 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Perhaps they expected a dragon to hatch out from one of eggs?

    • @ViniciusVetor
      @ViniciusVetor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Because the drone seems fake.

    • @thoughtlesskills
      @thoughtlesskills 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@ViniciusVetor have to agree. In most if not all of the shots the drone has got to be on a stick, the motion is so unnatural. Still an amazing video, not sure if its worthy of a dislike though.

    • @ViniciusVetor
      @ViniciusVetor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@thoughtlesskills There's no reason to fake that drone. As a lie begins is difficult to distinguish what else is scientifically true in such documentary.
      Even a dislike is better than no reaction. It signals engaging and also this discussion is counting points for them, promoting the video. At least, for me, this lie ruined everything as fooled the audience.

  • @SheCriesRed
    @SheCriesRed 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    It's so beautiful it made me tear up a little... Tears of joy, one day hopefully I'll see the monarch butterfly migration in person.

    • @nostalgiclad19
      @nostalgiclad19 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same

    • @Mexicano1768
      @Mexicano1768 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      me to, go to Michoacán, México. Theres billions over there in November! ❤️🇲🇽

    • @mckenna1ful
      @mckenna1ful 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Mine hatch next week… from coastal Texas. hopefully they will make their migration to Mexico by November

  • @extinct8208
    @extinct8208 4 ปีที่แล้ว +296

    This is what social distancing looks like in america.
    Edit: Oh the irony guys the irony haha!

    • @FlightData101
      @FlightData101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      And no one was wearing a mask, not even that hummingbird!

    • @erikhaack4123
      @erikhaack4123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jajajajajaja

    • @uglyhorseE
      @uglyhorseE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@erikhaack4123 Kekekekeke

    • @leginnigel3506
      @leginnigel3506 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      hahhahhaha made my day

    • @leginnigel3506
      @leginnigel3506 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Americans are social butterflies

  • @adrianamorales1702
    @adrianamorales1702 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Beautiful Monarch butterfly migration. Interesting spy humming bird. This done is doing a great job. Congratulations!!!

  • @AnnaHans88
    @AnnaHans88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +328

    No matter how many times they reiterate, "THE DRONE IS HARMLESS" someone somewhere probably still thinks this is animal abuse.

    • @Kookie-zv4bu
      @Kookie-zv4bu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      just saw someone in the replies complaining about it

    • @fajaradi1223
      @fajaradi1223 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      A righteousness at it's best

    • @daisoelderdragon9264
      @daisoelderdragon9264 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      yeah. they should take a medical examination to each and every butterflies if they created any psychological damage out of fear..

    • @nawangwulan1714
      @nawangwulan1714 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Who are they? Or where? Could you mention their names?

    • @kianbautista1016
      @kianbautista1016 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nah someone somewhere probably said, “You used a taxidermy humming bird as a drone, you monster!”

  • @capicuaaa
    @capicuaaa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I just love Nature on PBS. This clip, in particular, is ethereally beautiful... Just magnificent and very touching. We must protect monarch butterflies at all costs. This planet is still marvellous. Let's make sure these remaining miracles of Nature don't die out.

  • @bropoke6799
    @bropoke6799 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I absolutely love butterflies and caterpillars. I have one tattoo of a butterfly so far but I'm planning on getting caterpillars tattooed on my collarbones soon. I've always wanted a full back tattoo that's one piece of art and I think the Monarch Migration would be such a lovely spectacle. I really hope I get to see them in person someday. They truly inspire me and I'm constantly in awe of how beautiful and fascinating they are

  • @edevangelista5850
    @edevangelista5850 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That slow mo effect captured is mesmerising 🥰

  • @marischwab3597
    @marischwab3597 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    When I was a kid in the 70’s, u would see many, now your lucky to see 1

    • @SimoneVPoise
      @SimoneVPoise 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Bambi Palmer In our garden we have a patch of land we let all kinds of weeds grow, our vegetable / fruit garden has a woodwall ( shrubs and trees ) surrounding it, the garden itself is english cottage style, so a few clusters of plants and nature can fill in the rest of the space. It works pretty well since we have alot of fruit every year

  • @ethanwaber7197
    @ethanwaber7197 4 ปีที่แล้ว +227

    2:04 I'm sure this looked great on the original video but compression just killed this scene on YT.

    • @ViniciusVetor
      @ViniciusVetor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or the CGI will be more evident.

    • @atlas8827
      @atlas8827 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@ViniciusVetor
      what cgi?

    • @ViniciusVetor
      @ViniciusVetor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@atlas8827 the scene after in slo-mo represents much better the real density of Butterflys. Why they didn't captured the most dense swarm in slow motion to preserve fidelity even with video compression? Answer: Because compression together with fast moving helps to hide a bad CGI.

    • @atlas8827
      @atlas8827 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@ViniciusVetor
      that's your evidence? lol ok

    • @ViniciusVetor
      @ViniciusVetor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@atlas8827 after the drone-on-a-stick, anything could be fake.
      Otherwise, why do you think that it's real?

  • @vickikgibson9470
    @vickikgibson9470 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I soooo miss seeing these butterflies...they have not been here for years now. When I was growing up, I would see dozens every summer in Alberta, now, i have not seen any. We are trying to grow the mildweed again, and hopefully, some will return to feed and encourage others to come the next year...hopefully. It's a long hard journey to just get here for them. 4 generations worth!

  • @ryon1987
    @ryon1987 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i couldn't stop myself smiling while watching this.. it's so amazing...

  • @annemarie8483
    @annemarie8483 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This should win photography awards. Beautiful is an understatement.

  • @blazbohinc4964
    @blazbohinc4964 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    2:03
    TH-cam compression algorithm: aight lemme make sum cubes now mkay?

  • @dailybread7687
    @dailybread7687 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When I was growing up my Dad and I would watch shows like this. Till this day I still do. Nature is mind blowing

  • @chananahar992
    @chananahar992 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    we were there in Mexico. video does not give it justice! they were absolutely wonderful! 1 landed on my shoulder. it was so enchanting! 😍 but the bus ride up there was scary! a tiny winding road, no guardrails.... 😲

  • @H0SANNA
    @H0SANNA 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Butterfly: (sees a hummingbird)
    Also butterfly: I’ll land on it’s wings

    • @smilingface2006
      @smilingface2006 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Butterfly: (sees *drone)
      Also butterfly: I'll land on it's *fake wings. You ain't got me hoomans.

  • @DensiBensi
    @DensiBensi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Spy hummingbird: *Spying*
    Camera man: Interesting.

  • @terridrohan4085
    @terridrohan4085 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I took one milkweed pod from the edge of a cornfield 10 years ago. I planted the whole pod in a sunny spot in my backyard. By June I had three plants growing. I saw no Monarchs that first summer. Summer #2 I had 20 plants come up! I saw many Monarchs all summer. There were four cocoons attached to the decking rail next to the milkweed plants. And every year since we have added to the Monarch population in Summit County, Ohio! This year, that corner of my yard also included a robin’s nest that was home to THREE batches of baby robins! I LOVE my backyard sanctuary and hope to expand it next year. I’m researching how to better attract hummingbirds.

  • @suzannechalpin6516
    @suzannechalpin6516 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Back in the 1970's, while attending UT/Austin, my boyfriend and I were canoeing on one of the rivers in central Texas when we came across thousands upon thousands of butterflies nesting in the trees along their southern migration route. It was an ethereal experience, magical in every way. To witness such a natural phenomenon, was simply out of this world. I shall never forget the awe we experienced. Such a natural wonder. Our mother earth and her living things are indeed exquisite.

  • @pearlisn
    @pearlisn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The humming bird drone is adorable.

  • @charlescharter6450
    @charlescharter6450 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I have witnessed the monarch butterfly migration once while camping at Pismo Beach, California. It was an amazing experience. We had to watch our steps because they were all over the ground too.

  • @whatshisface1390
    @whatshisface1390 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is in Michoacán, Mexico!! I grew up about an hour from this place. It’s just as magical as you’d imagine, honestly.

  • @Indomitable_Alykat
    @Indomitable_Alykat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Absolutely stunning! Thank you for ensuring your little spy friend's moving parts are covered so the butterflies don't get hurt!

  • @Skele_bopa
    @Skele_bopa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I honestly would want to have these butterflies as a living wallpaper 🦋
    It's sort of satisfying to watch

  • @nobleroman5601
    @nobleroman5601 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I never seen anything like this in my life , absolutely beautiful . Thank you so very much for sharing this video with us all.

  • @Enrico_Fusai_Counselor
    @Enrico_Fusai_Counselor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    And I clicked the thumbnail to watch the “hummingbird“ 🤣🤣🤣 🙏🏼❤️

  • @PurrloinQueen
    @PurrloinQueen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    “Kyyyyyle! The fuckin’ hummingbird’s tposing on us!”
    “Leave him be, babe, he’s just waiting his turn.”

  • @TheTerrainWizard
    @TheTerrainWizard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Who else wants hummingbird drone with a camera in it now?

  • @elifnurnergiz3184
    @elifnurnergiz3184 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is one of the most beautiful, stunning things I've ever seen.

  • @ladyeme8375
    @ladyeme8375 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think that the Monarch Butterfly's are the most beautiful! The reason I say that, is because one landed on me when I was a little girl! It walked up my nose! They will always be my favorite!

  • @randy-mw5dq
    @randy-mw5dq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    While deer hunting in a canopy ravine in the Los padres national forest one year these butterfly were in there by the thousands, they were all over the trees and I was covered in them it was amazing to watch.

  • @bentcn8511
    @bentcn8511 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    We must plant flowers and milkweed.

    • @gergc4871
      @gergc4871 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The milkweed I planted last Summer is growing like...a weed. I hope to see monarchs around it this fall.

  • @jackieayala9860
    @jackieayala9860 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It’s a beautiful place that I’ll keep in my mind for the rest of my life! Michoacán México 😍♥️🥰😘 te extraño!

  • @emmiification
    @emmiification 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    That butterfly landing on the drone is like - ‘ told ya it’s a fake like most news channels ‘.

    • @Fuzzybeanerizer
      @Fuzzybeanerizer 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Speaking of fake, notice the butterfly's delicate broad wings do not get sucked against the screen by airflow.

  • @christinebethencourt6197
    @christinebethencourt6197 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Awwwwwwww………… !!!👀i have seen several documentaries about Monarques but this short episode is just stunning , more than this……purely magical ✨ actually Butterflies and Hummingbirds are my two favorite creatures on Earth 🌏💎

  • @shivi248
    @shivi248 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Breathtaking... can't describe in words how beautiful this is

  • @HOLLAHfoDOLLAH
    @HOLLAHfoDOLLAH 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Last summer here in Los Angeles there was a great butterfly migration that lasted a week. To just be in a big city and see a migration like that was very special. It was also very sad when you're driving and butterflies are just risking it all.

  • @waitasecond...
    @waitasecond... 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I know this is about the half a billion amazing butterflies but the fake hummingbird is just so cute! Way to go, spy!

  • @sheshek00
    @sheshek00 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a majestic kingdom of butterflies!

  • @101m4n
    @101m4n 4 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    So youtube, how much are you going to compress this?
    TH-cam: yes

    • @GewelReal
      @GewelReal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @The Shitstorm Starter still TH-cam's compression plays a huge role here

    • @GewelReal
      @GewelReal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @The Shitstorm Starter we are talking about the butterflies flying part

    • @chilib4325
      @chilib4325 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Shitstorm Starter it’s definitely TH-cam. The music video for a song I like has several “crowded” scenes. The dancers are edited to look like there are dozens of duplicates. Those parts look really pixelated and shoddy, whereas other scenes look perfectly fine despite heavy editing effects.
      In general, the camera from the drone is fine. It’s just scenes where all the butterflies are _moving_ that see a drop in quality.
      The music video I was talking about is _IDOL_ by bts. Check it if you don’t believe me.

    • @GewelReal
      @GewelReal 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ok, time to ignore this idiot

    • @101m4n
      @101m4n 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me: posts meme
      Everyone: goes insane

  • @Mochi-pk2vc
    @Mochi-pk2vc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Nobody:
    Robot Hummingbird: 🐦
    --🧄--
    🌪
    ⚡️ ⚡️
    T - P O S E

  • @dreamingofnaomi
    @dreamingofnaomi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This brought tears to my eyes. Thank you. 🦋

  • @wishingonthemoon1
    @wishingonthemoon1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A butterfly migration has been on my bucket list since I was a small child. I’m now 27 and have since moved to Europe for school and work. I hope to get back to the states to see them someday

  • @SEOULOVA
    @SEOULOVA 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It looks like animation.. like a fantasy..can't believe such place exists 💕

  • @digitalmagick
    @digitalmagick 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love how the mood is decided entirely by the audio. Swap out the narration and "beauty" music, for those x-files plucked muted strings (that always signify insect attacks) and watch the very same footage (with the very same color grading) suddenly give you chills and creepy crawly feelings.

  • @Xianne027
    @Xianne027 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    In my childhood the monarch butterflies used to fly through north Texas every summer in swarms for weeks on end. I always looked forward to it. Then they slowly died out year after year until hardly a single one could be seen anymore. 😢

  • @fireanimations3579
    @fireanimations3579 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is absolutely beautiful I would love to just stand in the middle of it and watch from the ground it would feel absolutely magical✨🦋

  • @elithegreat6463
    @elithegreat6463 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Every time I see a Monarch, in my yard I say it’s probably one of our loved ones we lost visiting, or one of our lost Pets.
    Cause frankly, they can do what they want, and if they want to visit as a Monarch Butterfly, they can. ❤️👍😇

  • @theadventuresofchopperandp283
    @theadventuresofchopperandp283 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Seeing all of them flying in person is just mesmerizing! They come to Pismo beach every year, and return to the same butterfly grove their parents were the year before. It is amazing to me how these maps are passed on to the next generation.

  • @orphanedsignal
    @orphanedsignal 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    that was AMAZING!!! thanks for all the fragile, visceral beauty!!

  • @hjordistorfa
    @hjordistorfa ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Stunnig beauty.. Amazing video and so impressive to cover as Hummingbird 👍
    Thank you kindly PBS Natur for sharing Love watching this beautiful video 💖