I Explored my Wildlife Ponds - here's what i found
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 พ.ค. 2023
- What's living in my wildlife ponds? This is my first spring at this new property, and I explore my ponds to see which species are living there.
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Spring is finally here! The forests are filled with birds, the first flowers are out, and the insects are buzzing. It's the best time of the year 😀
Hi
Glad to hear that!
That's nice👍
Yep!!
Let’s goooo loving it!
Love how the birds already see you as a friendly guy who takes care of them
There's a pair that visits me every morning on my walk, love seeing them!
@@StefanoIaniro They must love seeing you too. They flew up to you WITHOUT food. Man, that's so sweet :>
I'm not going to lie, my first thought when the bird flew up was "what in the Disney Princess heck is this?" 😂
@@okami197 😂
yea I have this blue jay that likes coming and eating by me and he is getting closer to me every time
The fact the chickadee just flew into your hands is amazing! It wasn’t scared or anything!
Very confident, those chickadees 😀
It's not a chickadee...it's a cheekydee ;)
Do you have any tricks for having them fly into your hand like that? It must be amazing!
@@G4lacta If you have feeders and they visit, it’ll be much easier. If you wait until the feeder is empty and stand beside it with seed in your hand, that is one of the better techniques. It could take some time, but try not to move too much and they’ll feel more comfortable coming down to inspect. If they’re really skittish, you may need to play the long game and put a pile of seeds out, and over time move it closer and closer to you until they feel safe enough to land.
Thanks! I’ll try that!
You are becoming a literal Disney princess with birds flying on your hands.
Haha, the birds have me trained very well
As a a fan of biology and nature, I really like your videos. You know so much about nature and explain it in clear and interesting way. And on top of that you also film everything extremly beautiful.
That's very kind of you, thank you!
I randomly stumbled upon your channel yesterday and all I can say is THANK GOD for the TH-cam algorithm because I have SO enjoyed watching your videos. Not only are the videography and editing on point, but the content itself is just wonderful. My dream is to own land such as yours and perhaps do some rewilding, it's inspiring to see people doing the type of things you are. Keep it up 😌
That's so amazing to hear! Very happy you're enjoying the videos! Good luck on your future projects
Same here dude saw his pond video recommendation and been here since then he has one of the best quality videos
Same! I stumbled across these and love them so much, omg.
Oh that bird landing on your fingers... So beautiful ❤
Thanks!!
Our ponds are not nearly as big as yours but we’ve learned to attract more bird diversity by adding vegetation along the edges. Willows especially. This year, we have nesting Green Herons in a pond slightly larger than a two car garage. It’s a species that is not especially common here at 2000’ in the NC mountains. Shoreline is 80% trees and shrubs. Wouldn’t make photography any easier though!
That sounds amazing! Congrats on the GRHE! Over time I'd like to add vegetation around the forest pond, I think it would work really well there.
Those winter tadpoles are ginormous! I'm so glad you made this video because ever since i saw those ponds frozen over ive been wondering what was in them.
I'm excited to see them emerge! Glad you enjoyed the video
did you mean ginamosaurus?
@@muirfanma exactly
I thought the same thing, the overwinter tadpole in his hand was a great shot for showing how big they are
@@lulucanpy3513 I couldn’t believe how big they were at first
Thanks for making us realise how beautiful and fragile the nature is ❤
Glad you enjoyed!
Thank you again Steffano. I’m a professional, trapper, a birder and wildlife educator and I wait for every one of your updates. As a professional trapper who experiences both of the good and the bad side of habitat, on a daily basis, I have to say, I am amazed and commend you on how well and how thoughtfully you’re approaching the management of that patch in Quebec that you share with all the critters. Your thoughtful approach is so important and I wish more people did that I have seen far too many failures and habitat and wildlife conflicts so please keep up the good work. Keep sharing your photos and video since I’m a hobby photographer and I’m amazed at some of the footage you get! And greetings from just south of you a short skip!
That’s very kind of you to say, thank you!
Every one of your videos is like a beautiful, bite-sized nature documentary. I'm so excited whenever I see that you've uploaded
Thanks so much!!
Absolutely amazing to have all this wildlife on your patch - so many beautiful birds, and that little one landing on your hand, too! Wonderful! Love your videos and look forward to your next, whenever it may be!
Thanks so much!
Was so excited to see this pop up! I'm in Quebec too and your videos give me hope that I can turn my small suburban backyard into a haven for native species here.
That's awesome! Good luck on your projects and attracting more species!
That Bird flew to your hands without hesitation. Beautiful! thank you for your work for the ecosystem!
Wow! Your videos are by far the most beautiful ones on my list of channels. The care you take with every detail and the amount of patience with your approaches are astounding. Kudos, man!
That's very kind of you, thank you!
I’m so happy this is going so well! The birds (I love owls, I’m so glad there are some there :D), and the frogs! This is going so great!
Thanks so much!
The bird landed right on your hand like no problem. Not afraid at all. That’s a great bird right there.
I absolutely love your videos! The birds are extremely cool and well as the entire thing to be honest. I love it all, thank you for sharing your life!
Wow, that’s very kind of you! I really appreciate the support and thrilled to hear you enjoy the videos!
Glad to see you including the reptiles and amphibians as they’re such a wonderful sign of spring and as a herpetologist there’s no better start to the year. Stefano if you ever want to do more with the local herptofauna let me know and I can recommend a variety of easy ways to survey and help them out, you probably have so much on your property just waiting to be found! Did you know the weight/ biomass from Eastern Red-backed salamanders on the forest floor is more than all other vertebrate life in the forest combined, they’re everywhere
I’ve heard that before, it’s crazy to think about! I would love to do more herp videos in the future. Glad you enjoyed!
@@StefanoIaniro look forward to seeing it! If you ever want any management or survey recommendations, just let me know!
What a great video! A little bit of amphibian education, warbler migration (jealous), and even some fishing! Looks like you have an amazing property, Stefano. I'm really happy for you!
Thanks buddy, really glad you enjoyed the video!
that wild chickadee landing on your finger at random! lol your kindness and patience with nature has given you a disney princess power, and I am here for it!!
The bird on your finger, it is beautiful. That so rare moment.
I believe they would say "thank you to take care them nature".
It's nice to see these type of nature up close. Since i am from Bangladesh it's really a new and nice experience to see nature with snow and without them.
Glad you can enjoy the Canadian wildlife!
It's going so well! What a beautiful place, you're living the dream. This video was packed with awesome shots. It almost seems effortless, but it's not, the quality speaks for itself, weeks and weeks of footage perfectly put together.
The scene with the bird landing on your hand was totally unexpected and cute.
Thank you for the kind words!
Amazing that the bird flew right onto your finger like that!
What a blessing it is to be able to dedicate yourself to such a wonderful pursuit! ❤
I'm a really big fan of this project and you! It's so amazing to see how many animals can live somewhere just because there is a human built pond. It's a completly different habitat.
Thanks so much!
Very exciting, great to see the place now that the snow has melted. Are you going to make a list of species for your new place?
Yup! I have a bird and mammal list going. But I'll start a list for plants, insects, amphibians, etc.
Your vlogs always take Mt stress away. If I lived where you live, I would spend my entire day sitting in a chair and just watching the wildlife. You're so lucky to be living your passion.
Very kind of you, thank you!
That bird coming up and just landing on your finger casually was so cute!
All I can say is WOW Stefano! Judging by the kindred spirits on the comments I am so impressed so many of us are conservationists!
That little chickadee was thanking you for buying the property! 😊
Agreed! Love seeing it!
Great update. Keep them coming. I could (and will) watch one every other day or so....but I know it takes a lot of effort and time to make these videos, so anything you do is very welcomed and appreciated. You are very lucky to have such an abundant birding and wildlife habitat to live in. Hope you bought extra memory cards, as I think they're going to fill up quickly. 😉🙂
Haha yes I definitely bought extra, and batteries! Thanks for watching
I love seeing these videos. I raised my son in the country, and we had a huge pond. I would take him out in the canoe all Summer and teach him about the amazing life in and around it. He still loves exploring the ponds and water where he now lives as an adult.
So cute when your trying to show us something and little birdie lands on your finger 😆
I love these videos so much! They always calm me down, love the shots❤
Very kind of you, thank you!
It’s so beautiful, such an amazing landscape, and I’m from Australia!
Thanks so much!!
You live in paradise, my friend! Thanks for sharing it with us!
I picked up fishing as a hobby while recovering from a cycling accident a couple of years ago. Now I picked up wildlife photography while recovering from a more severe motorcycle accident. Looks like those two will go along together quite well.
Wow, hope you're doing well! You definitely picked two wonderful hobbies!
The birds are so docile and don't seem to mind you, even landing on your hand.
I am always envy about those birder at South America, because their warblers are so beautiful, oppose to what we have here in Asia, always in olive....light yellow....greenish colour....very dull
Haha yeah, I can't sugarcoat it, the old world really drew the short end of the stick when it comes to warblers!
Hope your doing okay with all the wildfires happening in Quebec right now
Thanks for checking in! Yes, all good here, we've luckily stayed out of range of most of the fires
Nature has no fear of man unless man gives nature reason to fear. The bond of trust you are building with your surroundings is very cool.
Chickadee are such brave lil birds. I have a couple that will stay on the bird feeder while im filling it.
Not the first, not the last.
😀😀
I remember when I visited my grandmother, and she dropped some serious wisdom on me. She said “Grandson, one day some people will waste their time reading your comment.”
Today is that day.
Very inspirational! I think we've all gained a new perspective on life 😅
😂
ITS A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUTSIDE BIRDS ARE SINGING FLOWERS ARE BLOOMING
Please continue taking us on the journey with you. I absolutely love your videos!
I remember an artist, way back when, took small rubys and diamonds and put them in a fish tank , then added caddies flyarve. The homes they made from the jewels were incredible.
That's so interesting! When I did a few stream surveys for work we'd find them covered in tiny pebbles and snail shell bits, but diamonds are next level
that bird had officially declared you a Disney Princess 😂
Oh wow , really nice . And it looks like it
Is a good ecosystem. Even with the trout . They are not eating everything up .
You know don't use that fish food . Not good and maybe that's why the ponds doing good no commercial fish food .
Beautiful . Love the bug with his house .
Thankyou .
You’re like a Disney princess with all them birds landing on ya.
05:32 Bro, he's trying to learn 🐦✔️💯
"there's a cape may warbler right over there- okay no, that's a chickadee. buddy-" 🤣🤣🤣
They just spawn out of thin air haha
i have quite literally worked through all of your content on your home in the last 2 days. Amazing visuals with good science backing it all up keep it up!
the awakening, when it's still not peak season, is very nice. you have already done your fair share of digging. your property is already fairly wild. I would just leave the area as it is for now. Looks beautiful and lots of stuff to see already. looking forward to the next videos, cheers
Congrats on Warbler-Christmas! Fun to see that you have birds and fish that are so willing to be fed by you already.
Thank you!
Glad you are posting more, your videos are everything to me!!
Thanks for watching!
5:32 That was so unexpected but so wholesome.
Thank you for sharing these wonderful worlds with us! Your videography is amazing.
This video made me weirdly nostalgic of when I used to live in Trondheim, Norway. Many many years ago
I’d love to see what you can do with bird houses and bat boxes! Lots of native bats need help these days.
On top of that, it might be cool to inspect some of your smallest bodies of vernal water. That’s a great place to find native fairy shrimp - many species of which are vulnerable or endangered.
Hi there!
I checked to see if you were on Twitter, but you don't seem to use it anymore
I live in Dunrobin, Ontario, a similar environment to you! A mixture of forest and wetland.
My wildlife tips are this:
-mimic wild whenever possible!!
-rip out all the lawn
-let the trees grow to the water for 50-70% of the way around. It makes a huge difference...green herons, kingfishers etc
-wild tall grass+native plants, milkweed everywhere you can
(Wild grass means voles, which means owls and foxes, on and on
-don't worry about thinning forests for now... maybe a smaller part, speeds up hardwood - sugar maple, red/Burr oak etc...which will take years to start seeding🤷♂️
Mess is good
Giant brush piles
Cheers
Lovely! So many animals came out, those birds are so fluffy and cute. I'm surprised there's fish still in the pond! Fallen logs for perch sounds good.
Thanks so much!
Thank you
Thank you again for your newest video. Always looking forward to your video❤!
omg those eggs where mesmerizing especially the cloudy white clumps they look otherwordly🤩
Forbidden marshmallows 😄
This is great! Love seeing the pond activity
Thank you!
Wonderful! I love that you are going to observe for a year and that you are leaving one pond for frogs and salamanders to breed in. Looks like you are going to have some good meals with those fish. You are definitely in the right area for warbler migration and I saw your video with the sparrow nesting on the ground. I look forward to seeing more of your work there.
That chickadee was a good laugh, "Don't... eat it."
Thank you for sharing your videos and your world with the rest of us. I’ve watched all your videos since your backyard pond ones. You have such a wonderful cadence and editing style. Please keep up the great work! Looking forward to more!
So happy to hear you enjoy them! Thanks for watching
Your videos are amazing I can’t wait for ur future projects I can already tell there going to be phenomenal and when the bird flew on ur finger it was so wholesome your land is beautiful I wish you all the best and that’s a great idea for the two ponds 😊 can’t wait for your next upload 🤩
Thanks so much for the kind words!!
That pine stand is an amazing opportunity. I don't know if you've looked into forest gardens at all, but it might be something that interests you!
Your videos are always a treat to watch. Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Itd be really cool to see you create a healthy ecosystem for those trout that are now your pets. Might require some smaller fish, some fish food dispensers, pojd nutrients, other stuff like that, but i wonder how big you could get those trout if you tag them and start tracking them
as usual your videos are full of love and hope. thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Really excited to see many more species over the migration season! I really love how you are making arrangements for all different kinds of animals to thrive in this biodiverse region. Also, it's amazing to see how comfortable the birds have become with you!
Really happy to hear you enjoyed everything!
Another lovely video. TYVM for registering your experiences and sharing with us!
Glad you enjoyed it!
U are amazing. I've lived in Quebec my whole life and it's so awesome to see people like u care about the wildlife and showing everything ur doing. Really cool
Thank you sir
I've loved all of your videos for quite a while and really enjoyed you mini wildlife pond updates before you moved but these last few have been on another level, it's so awesome that you've worked hard enough to now have all of this to work with! Each episode is almost a cliffhanger and leaves me eager for the next, thanks as always Stefano!
So happy to hear, thank you for the words of encouragement!
Another excellent video! It's great to see the beginnings of spring!
Thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing. I love how you capture nature and you edit the videos. Great work!
Thank you!
Your videos are my absolute favorites. Great photography and great wildlife knowledge. Thanks!
So happy to hear, thank you!
Such a wonderful glimpse into nature. Thank you.
Thanks!
Those videos calm me down a lot. Thank you!
So glad you enjoy them!
Thank you for sharing the insides again. I really love your property! I can't wait for the next video :)
Thanks so much for watching!
Wonderful video footage - above & below water! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
8:56 : That fish was like: "Oooh camera! Nope" . Amazing video!
Hahaha, thanks so much!
Awesome Stefano. What a paradise that you live in. Thanks for sharing 😊
Thanks for watching!
I started to do some birding 2 months ago because of you, and I’ve seen 20-30 species of birds since then, a couple I can’t identify yet. BUT! Today I seen a Scarlet Tanager, and it was my first time seeing it EVER! Never seen it online or anything. They’re beautiful looking red birds with black wings & tail. New favorite bird for sure. Thank you for helping me pay attention more to nature so I can spot these beautiful things! 🎉
That’s amazing! They’re one of the most stunning birds for sure. We should have some around here, but don’t think our forest is mature enough for them yet. Congrats on the sightings!
I like your idea for the front wildlife pond. Adding various species such as Rock Bass, Bluegill/Pumpkin Seed/Etc. Here is one recommendation, It would be good to add a few Sandy/Gravel spots so that certain species can have better areas to lay their eggs. Bass for example.
Yeah good idea! There's a nice spot beside one of the inflows for a gravel bed
And turtles too!
Looks like a lot of fun😊
Another awesome vid! So glad you're back!
Thank you!
Another great episode. Watching these always gets me excited for the next
Thanks so much!
Many Thanks...Can't beat nature.
I love these videos, always look forward to watching!
Thanks so much!
Your videos are always beautiful, amazing and fun. Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
I'm addicted to your videos. Thank You for your videos and most importantly, thank you for helping the Eco System. I love how the birds land in your hand for their seeds. That's so awesome.
So happy to hear, thanks for watching!
I just love following you and what you do with your property! You are teaching me a lot. Thanks
So happy to hear, thank you!
Fabulous video. What a great property and surrounding land you have