I Wasn't Expecting to See This in My Winter Forest
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- I never expected to find this rare bird in my winter forest. When I least expected it, there it was-hidden among the trees!
Winter in the forest is a time of enchanting quiet. Golden sunlight filters through the snowy branches, while the hidden life of nature continues unseen. On a recent walk, I explored my winter forest and unexpectedly witnessed a rare bird sighting-a magical moment I’m excited to share with you.
I love exploring these woods and capturing their beauty for all of you. Every season brings something new, but winter has a special stillness that makes encounters like this feel even more magical.
Have you ever seen a rare bird in the wild? Let me know in the comments!
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Track 1: Verses - Ever So Blue
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Three toed Woodpecker documentation is so Important! I hope these forests will never be touched and left alone.💛💛💛💛💛💛💛
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Daniel,
I just want you to know that your videos are such a treasure! I find peace in them when the news around me in my country is too much to bear.
Much love.
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Aww, thank you for reaching out and saying that! That means a lot! ❤️
I love that you’re working on getting animals on film in your area! You might have already mentioned this but that could be a huge asset to conservation groups in your area for protecting ecosystems and biodiversity!
Yes, that's something I would love! ❤️ Like the three-toed woodpecker, if we're lucky, the fact that one of them is nearby, might protect this area! Let's hope for the best! 🙏🏻
I love your work.Thank you Daniel for everything.A hug.💚🌿
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We can see your heart in everything you do dear Daniel. You are as transparent and deep as those penetrating blue eyes you have.
All of us, each one in the way we can, are accompanying you on this journey that never ceases to surprise us, at every step.
Each of those amazing images you capture are like a prayer and a praise said in the purest of silences and in a state of grace.
You are the most and best example of "the power of an introvert in a world that can't stop talking".
Long live all the magic you are creating for us.
And thanks a lot.
A pleasure, as always it is, my dearest friend
Hi Liliana! Hope you're well! Oh, I love the saying "the power of an introvert in a world that can't stop talking", so being mentioned in the same sentence as it is an honor! Thank you so much! 💕 Wishing you a beautiful week, my friend! 🥰
Congratulations. Daniel you wanted to be a naturalist to protect. Here you are. Thanks for your creativity and hard work. Keep documenting, it helps get your forest into protection. I did get a request for telegram, quite bullying in fact. I didn't respond. Sorry for your troubles.
Thank you, Sandra! 💕 And sorry to hear this scammer wrote to you! But glad you didn't respond! 😊
Thank you for this beautiful video. And how nice that you help the animals with food. In the winter that is such a big help. And wow how fantastic that you were able to film such a Woodpecker. I enjoyed your video very much. I hope the power outage did not last too long.
Thank you for your kind words! The power came back after maybe 4 hours or so, so it wasn't all too bad! Rather, kinda nice actually! ☺️
I just love this video and the beautiful nature and animals you film. Thank you for sharing a piece of the beauty of Sweden with us. Big hug from me in the Netherlands ❤
Big hug back to you in Netherlands, from north of Sweden! 💕
Hello! I am so excited for your animal adventures! I have been dedicated to feeding the wildlife in my yard for about 25 yrs. It has brought so much joy to my life. Good luck and thank you.
Oh, I can imagine all the joy it must have brought, with all different kinds of animal encounters! 😍
I think this was your best video so far! Really enjoyed it so much and will definitely watch it again. The birds and nature around you are just stunning!!
Yet another beautiful video by you. It was nice to be a part of you trying something new & exciting. I loved watching the birds.
Sending you much love Daniel 💖
Thank you, and sending lots of love back! 🥰
4:36 The light is spectacular here. All your images are stunning, but this one especially caught my attention.
It's so beautiful with the light shining down through the trees, ont snow-covered branches further down. Thank you for appreciating it! 💕
I'm so happy, you reported the birds.
Thank you for this video! A nice morning treat for me. Love all the beautiful animals living in your forest! The bird shots are beautiful, I hope you will be filming more wildlife in the future :)
Thank you very much! I will definitely try to film more animals and birds in the future! 🥰
I've turned into a bird watcher. I've set up feeding areas. I've seen so many birds I never fully noticed throughout my life. Golden finch, beautiful woodpeckers. I never realized how pretty the colors of a woodpecker ...We have abundance of deer,fox,bobcat,bear...It's endless.
Sounds absolutely lovely!! 😍
Beautiful true art. Thankyou Daniel.
And thank you! 💕
This was so sweet and fun, Daniel! And, once again, so visually breathtaking and alive 😌. I pray that the forests around you be always protected. May they grow deeper and wider, and flourish with wildlife. And may all forests everywhere return 🙏🏼. Thank you for this deeply beautiful treat.
Thank you for your prayers! ❤️
I enjoy your videos, they are so soothing with all those nature sounds. What a lovely thought to give food to the animals, very kind of you 🙏. You know Daniel, I just realized how long your hair has gotten 😁. Take care until next time 🖐
That means so much to hear, Anita! And I always love seeing a comment from you! 🥰 Yes, the hair is getting long now, haha! I can't decide if I want to grow it longer or cut it. Somedays I think "this has to go next time I'm in town", then the next I feel like I should wait and see how it looks like when it's REALLY long! 😅
And thank you so, so much for your generosity! It means the world to me! 🙏🏻
Always enjoy your videos and your photography is magical!❄️
Thank you!! 💕💕
Daniel, this is my favorite video of yours! I hope there is a bird society in Sweden where you can report your siting of the woodpecker. You are the sweetest soul.❤
Aww, so glad you liked this one so much! Thanks! We do have that, and a quit easy way to report sightings like this to the authorities, or what to say! So I really hope this gives result! ❤️
wat is dit wederom een prachtige video Daniel Erik .Ikk zit bij elke opname van je intens te genieten zo mooi dit is Dankjewel❤👍👍👍👍
Ontzettend bedankt! 💕
Danke!
Vielen, vielen Dank! Ihre Großzügigkeit bedeutet mir die Welt, Nina! ❤️
@@DanielErik Your videos give me so much joy - being able to see this beautiful landscape through them - and the animals - I would be happy to support you a little for that ❤
@ oh, and it bring me so much joy in return, hearing how you describe what they mean to you. Thank you for giving me a purpose! 💕
You are such a talented videographer and getting better video by video! Keep up the good work Daniel!💙
I'm glad you still think I'm improving! 🙏🏻💕
it is a wonderful news that you can proof that there is a seldom woodpecker in"your" ❤forest!!
I also hope that the owl will be on your camera as well! we have three species of owls in our garden and quite often I can hear or see them...that is excited every time
What a luxury with not only one, not only two, put three different kinds of owls so close to you! 😍
@DanielErik Yes,indeed😅 it's the barn owl ,the ooh and the socalled little owl
So wonderful you got footage of the three toad woodpecker. ❤️Such a gift after patiently trying to film behind camouflage and then when you least expect it there it is. ❤️Very deserved. Beautiful video and videography. Thank you. Ps : The fox definitely seems to sense there is a camera about. The way he scurries away…
Yes, it just goes to show that the most exciting things can happen when you least expect it! 😄 And yes, he really do see the camera! I myself can see some vague red light from it, when it's on. So it probably notice the infrared light, even if not fully of course! If I can see some of it, maybe he can too!
Winter is beautiful 😍, but spring is just around the corner. It's time for the animals to come out of hibernation and look for food. Leaving food for the animals to find is so refreshing and rewarding to watch them. I love to watch your adventures daniel 💕. Be extra careful and cautious around the fox. And wild animals.
Yes, it's stunningly beautiful with winter! Especially when there's snow on the trees! 😍 At the same time, I'm really looking forward to spring as well! That's what's so wonderful with having all four seasons, you always have something to look forward to! ☺️ Thank you for being here, Joseph! 🙏🏻💕
Dearest Daniel, you make the most beautiful videos. Thank you for sharing the beauty of nature with us. Thank you for the kind and gentle soul that you are❤. Please get yourself a dog. They are a wonderful companion to have. ❤
Eventually I do hope I can get one! 😍
I love this video as I do all your videos.. it feels as though you have been placed in that part of Sweden as a caretaker of the animals..you have such a kindness about you,,.
I am from NZ but my parents are from Latvia so a large part of me yearns for your part of the world
Well, it would be an honor if that was the universe intention! Thank you for such a heartwarming and nice comment! ❤️🙏🏻 NZ is so beautiful! I've never actually set foot there, but I had a layover there once, and what I saw while flying over was incredible!!
@@DanielErik It is beautiful here but we don't have the white Winters, usually just vert wet! I had meant to ask also, do you have bears in the woods?
@ yes, we do! Last fall, there was even bear poop down at my neighbors deck by the lake! A short little clip from that can be seen in “Grandma’s Strength, Winter Magic and a Bear Nearby”, two videos ago. You won’t see the bear, but you’ll see when I found the poop! 😅 Haha!
Love the wildlife photography. ❤
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Ein wunderschönes Video. Vielen Dank❤
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hola daniel! amo mucho tus videos, sencillamente espectaculares, todo es perfecto, la musica, los paisajes, tu voz, eres una persona tan bella por fuera y por dentro, transmites tanta paz, gracias por lo que nos compartes, me llevas a tu mundo magico, saludos de queretaro, mexico!!❤
¡Oh, qué hermosas palabras! ¡Te lo agradezco mucho! ¡Qué bueno escucharlo! 💕
Thank you Erik for another beautiful video and for advising about the scammers. I got a reply from your imposter not so long ago asking to chat on telegraph so thought it was not you. We cannot be too cautious with them as they are very clever. Good luck with your animal quest 😊
Glad you didn’t reply to the scammer! 🥰 And yes, they can be very smart sometimes, so we have to be careful!
Daniel you really do live in a winter wonderland loved the video thankyou for posting. In the UK we get a lot of that grey weather unfortunately. On a positive note the days are getting longer and I’ll start planting seeds in a week or so 🙌🏻
Wow, you start planting seeds in a week or so? I will start in about two months, I think! 😅 Good luck with the planting! 😍🌱
@ only indoors for now!
So wonderful! You will be surprised to discover who lives around you. Please keep searching.
Yes, I will for sure keep on trying to get more animals on camera! 😍
I love fresh snow simply to see what kind of animal tracks I can find 🙂. I get especially excited by fox tracks just because fox are my favourite woodland animal 🧡. Thanks for sharing your wildlife footage! xo from 🇨🇦
I can fully understand why they're your favorite animal! 🥰
I just love to watch you and everything you share🩵
Aww, thank you!! 😭💕🙏🏻
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Thanks. Happy Birthday Daniel. 🏳🌈🏴☠
Oh, you remember my birthday that's coming up? That's so sweet!! Thank you so, so much, Geoffrey! ❤️
Thanks for contiuing to bring a wonfderful to the world. It's been a while since I've watched anything on TH-cam. Happy to see you're still here. Wishing you a healthy year ahead.
Welcome back, Joseph! Wishing you a healthy and wonderful year as well! ☺️
So good you said something about the scammers! Someone pretending to be you did reply on my comment in an earlier video and it took me some time to realize it was a scammer, thank god I did not reply to them or anything.
Sending you much love; amazing video again...and I personally LOVE to watch birds, they are just the cutest little fluff balls out there 😍🥰
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So glad you didn't reply to the scammer! And I do agree about the birds! 😍 But would love to have some variety! ☺️
@@DanielErikyes very much agree about the variety and it’s also exciting to find out who’s living there with you in the forest. It is very exciting 🥰
great - in summer you were strolling along with a group of persons to find anything rare - plant or animal - to help to protect your forest! and now you and the other person found theses rare birds. simply great!
and thanks for the warning -
Yes, it's wonderful! Let's hope for the best now! 🙏🏻 Thank you for watching! 💕
Dear Daniel ,thank you ❤always is a lovely surprise to found a new video ,I will enjoy 🎉😊,Irène
And I always get a smile when I see a comment from you, Irène! Thanks for being here! 🥰
great new nature film, Daniel. Here I sit in Sunny Florida (2/9) 79 deg and my hometown in Massachusetts is having a big snowstorm. Enjoyed the bit about the endangered woodpecker.
Wow, 79°F does sound lively as well! Can't believe it's 5 years since last I was in Florida! Time fly!!
This video is great, wildlife is always interesting, because our whole life is not enough to know at least a small part of what we see now.
Hey Sweet Daniel!
Good to see another awesome magical video from u!
Daniel, you have such a good story telling voice, you should check into doing Fiver, as a story teller.
Not sure if you have that where u are, or not.
Oh, what you're capturing, the animals with your camera, is awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
What an excellent idea about filming from the treehouse!!!!!
I just can't get over how magical it is, where you live and the witch~ forest is so so beautiful!
What an awesome treehouse!
Can't wait to see the footage of what you catch, of them!
Facts!
I too, would feed the animals regardless!
Oh no, u need a generator for sure, when the power goes off!!!!
It's great that u have that wooden stove so u can at least you have heat!!!
Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, that snow storm is a heavy one!!!!!
What an excellent idea, camouflaging yourself like that.
Once the animals get used to seeing the camo, they should start coming in the vicinity of your camera.
Everywhere u turn in that forest of the witches~, is spectacula!!!
Three toed woodpecker, how awesome!!!
So sad when animals become extinct!!!
Most of us know not to give out any personal info, but thanks for letting us know,
Scammers should get what they deserve!!!
Thank u, Daniel, for another stunning video!!!!
Have fun and b safe out there!!!
Thank you for saying that about my voice! I've mentioned it for others before, maybe one of them was you, but I've been self-conscious about my voice when I was younger, so that means a lot to hear! ❤️
So enjoyed watching you do the wildlife photography, creating some beautiful images, and seeing the happiness light up your face. I'm sure that the birds and animals appreciate all of the food too that you leave for them. How special it must have been to have spotted the Three-Toed Woodpecker plus that a White-backed Woodpecker was also spotted in a neighboring forest and that you reported it so that your forest can be preserved.🦊🐦🐿🐀🐾🦉❄⛄ p.s. Thanks for the heads up about the scammers posing as you. Thanks for clarifying what to be on the lookout for! I've seen the Telegram one on other blogs. Sometimes they pretend to be the blogger and request a private conversation with me--Let's talk!--so I ignore these.
What a lucky guy you are to saw and filmed a three-toed woodpecker! Thanks for show us this. Do you know Dani Connor Wild's TH-cam-channel and her adorable squirrel-videos?
God fortsättning, Daniel❤
Yes, it's so wonderful to see them in her videos! 😍
You could invite Dani Conner Wild over to find wildlife or talk about it. I think she is partly vegan too.
It would be lovely to meet her, indeed! 🥰
Hallo lieber Daniel ❤So wunderschön bei Dir. Liebe Grüße Rachel. ❤❤❤
Hallo Rachel! Ich hoffe, du hast einen schönen Tag! 🥰
Danke dir auch ❤️❤️❤️
Hi, Daniel! Nice videos! Please, tell me, did the red sky at about 15:15 really look to your naked eye as it looks in the video?
It was on the other side of the lake, so for me it obviously was a lake in-between. I used a tele lens to get closer, but that's it! Otherwise it looked like that right before the sun rose! 😍
Daniel, I am so happy to see your new interest in photographing wild animals. I'm along for that journey with you. Have you ever heard of David Bird? He is an artist of sorts in the United States. He captures whimsical and endearing photographs of neighborhood birds and chipmunks befriending his little nature creatures the Becorns. Check him out. Not at all what you're doing, but maybe he has some good ideas on his website how to take photos without disturbing the animals.
I haven't heard of hi, no! Thank you for the recommendation! ☺️
Thank you 🙏.
And thank you too! 🙏🏻
Living in such a place….I envy you and your way of living ❤. 🇳🇱
Oh, Daniel... you are such an animal lover and sometimes it's a really good thing! Especially if it helps to save the forests around you and in your area of the world! I really hope it does!!! I watch several TH-camrs in your area, but also some in Ukraine and I almost always hear chainsaws in the background of those videos and it really makes me sad! So, I hope that your filming of the three-toed woodpecker helps save the forests! Also, I did get a "suspicious" comment on my last post, but I knew it wasn't you so I just deleted and reported it. I hope you have a lovely day! Sending lots of love and hugs from South, MS, USA!!! 🥰🤗
Yes, it's always so sad when you hear those chainsaws and machines! I can definitely hear them here as well sometimes. Up until now though, it doesn't seem to be any nearby forests, so I guess it's the sound traveling far, since it's otherwise so quiet here. Sorry to hear you got one of those suspicious comments! Glad you reported it though! Thank you! 🙏🏻💕
Maybe you should set up a little house for the owl!??
I actually tried starting to build one, but when I realized how big it needed to be, I kinda stoped because I need more wood/lumber for it, I think! But I don't really want to give up on it either, so I'll see how expensive it is next time I'm in town! ☺️
I once saw something similar about scammers and it should be reported and someone who has had the account for a long time and has many followers (jenna?) can confirm that your account is original and the other one is fake and they should remove these scammers.
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1:06 Whoa, what a beautiful capture 😍 But I am confused, is the moon really this big up there or am I missing something? 😂
Some times it's really huge, but a big part of it is that I'm using a tele lens, so I can zoom into it! ☺️ Lenses are kinda weird. If I use a regular lens (like when I film myself), the moon would barely be visible at all. 🙃
Hi Daniel, every time you said 'caymera' i replied 'camera' and my dog was looking at me as if I had lost my mind 😂
BTW: someone pretended to be you this week. 2 Months ago I asked for advice on how to treat leather boots and a few days ago someone answered pretending to be you.
He said he'd rather discuss that on Telegram which was quite weird. He asked if he could ask me a few questions to see whether I would be good to enter a giveaway.
Congrats on capturing the woodpecker! ❤
EDIT: I just now hear you talk about the scammer at the end 😮😅
Haha! 🤭 I'm glad we can all laugh to my accent! What dog do you have? 😍
Oh no! I'm sorry that person contacted you! I hope he wasn't lucky in his scam? 🙏🏻
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I'm the guardian of a German Shepherd mix 😊
I called the guy a schmuck and then I deleted the conversation for the both of us and blocked him (I should have reported him actually).
Enjoy your winter wonderland ❤
I also live in a place where winters are mainly grey and wet so I marvel when I see you and Jonna's videos. It's really like a dreamland. Something otherwordly beautiful. It must be very quiet too ❤
As for capturing animals on camera/video: one really needs to contain his own energy. We all broadcast like radios and some of us are really "loud" (without saying a word).
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Such beautiful footage Eric. Stunning scenery and I loved the opening shot of the bird. Calming to my nervous system. Here in the USA, I feel heartbroken over the fact that our current, crazy President will be doing things that will hurt the wildlife here 😢😢😢 It's infuriating. The damage done will probably take decades to recover from. So needless to say, I've been feeling pretty downcast but your videos sure help me. Thank you
My heart goes out to you and the wildlife there! ❤️😢
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That high pitch "music" was very annoying close to 10:00.
Even with a camouflage net, if you wear a blue jacket while "hiding" underneath it, the animals will definitely see you.
And you keep saying caymera instead of camera.
Yes, I do have an accent! 😉🇸🇪 Sorry you felt that way about the music, personally I think it has a winter-like feeling! 😊
Have been approached by this telegram fake guy twice and reported him each time. Good to know your community is't stupid. 🤣
Thank you for reporting it! 💕🙏🏻
What an amazing video 🎉🎉🎉🎉dear Daniel. I love the swedish countryside, and your way of showing it to us.
Your videos are magical 🎉🎉🎉. 🌹 88
Thank you! ❤️❤️
Ich habe versucht, die Sache mit einem Rollenspiel aufzupeppen. Mein Partner kam als Handwerker verkleidet herein. Ich erwartete eine schnelle Lösung, aber am Ende hat er das ganze Schlafzimmer neu dekoriert🌺