Great story. As Mr. Houck says "endless pressure, endlessly applied". But also collaboration, coalition, creativity and compromise (when needed) and just plain keeping going. Thanks Mike (and OPB) for keeping going.
Wonderful story! Thank you, Mike, for your decades of conservation work to restore and protect urban wild places like Oaks Bottom as habitat for wild creatures like Great Blue Herons --- Bald Eagles and more!
Thanks so much Mr. Houck for all your years of advocating for birds like Great Blues and to OPB for making this film. Hope it influences more folks, no matter what their favorite "nature" is, to be active in advocating for spaces where wildlife can survive and thrive. ❤❤❤
I got into it last year. Curious how it saved your life? I added the Cedar Waxwing and the Cooper's Hawk to my list yesterday. I was surprised to see the Cooper's Hawk(1:41) in this video after just hearing one and seeing it with binoculars a few hours before I watched this.
I’ve never been to an OPB video so early! 🤣🖤 I love this channel 🥹🖤😭. I’m hoping to make the move back to Oregon in the next few years and this channel helps me learn all of the awesome things Oregon has to offer😊🖤
And that is exactly why we are here. We appreciate the appreciation! We generally put out something every few days, with "Oregon Field Guide" stories about once a week, so keep coming back. -Ed Jahn, Executive Producer
@@OPBI’ve definitely been binge watching all of the videos 😬👀🤣🖤 I’m in a state that doesn’t offer anything like the OPB does, and I’m so incredibly thankful to you and the donors who support OPB!🖤 Yall are an absolute gem! I hope you’re able to produce content for years to come!🖤😊🖤
I saw a heron colony myself years ago but didn’t really question why there was 100 herons all up in a couple trees clustered together. They really are just modern tiny dinosaurs 😂😂 it really geeks me out lol
My apartment in Beaverton is nestled in the wetlands. It is full of beavers, deer, ducks, coyotes and Herons. And some bald eagles. What I particularly enjoy are all-white egrets. They are larger than herons and majestic in flight. I always keep my camera handy when I am driving or walking. We also have smaller green herons and cormorants, which are amazing underwater fishermen..
Your place sounds just like mine, near Recuerdo Park - we don’t have cormorants, but there’s several King Fishers who noisily hold their own among the Blue & Green Herons, Great White Egrets, Mergansers, Mallards, and seasonal Geese. Not so much the predators, RedTails, Sharp shinned, Barn Owl, and even the occasional Bald Eagle. All of which is thanks to a family of beavers and the ponds they’ve created in just the a short years, and are also now the home of fish, frogs, and a gaggle of muskrats (a family of which moved into the beavers lodge when the heatdome dried out their own pond, and they’ve all been living together and raising their families together ever since!) I have a young son who name them all and every day during the lockdown wanted to go for a walk to see what trees they’d chewed or dams they’d fixed. Amazing. Having lived in many other cities and countries we’re very lucky here to have such natural wonders so close among us, and this story is a reminder that its no accident, and it wasn’t easy. We’re fortunate to have a long history of champions like Mr Houck
Why turn this into an anti-California, anti-liberal and anti-change thing? We all come from somewhere. Let's celebrate success and use that joy to fuel real conversation about what we value, and practice smart planning so that the Portland Metro region retains nature at its heart even as we continue to move into the future.
@jonathansoll7073 Because they absolutely destroyed my beautiful city. They cramp every campsite within a hundred miles. They clog up all the roads. They pushed all the people of color out. Our city changed. Now look at it. A hollowed out shell. People need to know this.
Oregon had plenty of pollution before the 1990s and plenty of habitat loss. Although Californians are a big share of the people moving here over the last few decades, it isn't even close to a majority. Much as it is painful at times, change is the only constant. What we can do is talk about the changes we want to see, shape that change - honest, open, difficult conversation, ideally without acrimony. And yes, I agree knowing history is important, especially to avoid repeating mistakes humans seem to make over and over like over-harvesting forests, over-controlling rivers, developing cities without a plan for sustaining the natural systems that in turn sustain us.
Thank you for featuring this critically important information and how this wonderful man worked to help wildlife. We need more people like him.
Great story. As Mr. Houck says "endless pressure, endlessly applied". But also collaboration, coalition, creativity and compromise (when needed) and just plain keeping going. Thanks Mike (and OPB) for keeping going.
Wonderful story! Thank you, Mike, for your decades of conservation work to restore and protect urban wild places like Oaks Bottom as habitat for wild creatures like Great Blue Herons --- Bald Eagles and more!
When I was a young boy scout I saw my first blue heron on the Wilson River. He fascinated me so much and they have been my favorite bird ever since.
Thanks so much Mr. Houck for all your years of advocating for birds like Great Blues and to OPB for making this film. Hope it influences more folks, no matter what their favorite "nature" is, to be active in advocating for spaces where wildlife can survive and thrive. ❤❤❤
Love this video!! Thank you, Mike, for your wonderful conservation efforts!!
Birding saved my life and everyone should get into it!!!
I got into it last year. Curious how it saved your life? I added the Cedar Waxwing and the Cooper's Hawk to my list yesterday. I was surprised to see the Cooper's Hawk(1:41) in this video after just hearing one and seeing it with binoculars a few hours before I watched this.
I’ve never been to an OPB video so early! 🤣🖤
I love this channel 🥹🖤😭. I’m hoping to make the move back to Oregon in the next few years and this channel helps me learn all of the awesome things Oregon has to offer😊🖤
And that is exactly why we are here. We appreciate the appreciation! We generally put out something every few days, with "Oregon Field Guide" stories about once a week, so keep coming back. -Ed Jahn, Executive Producer
@@OPBI’ve definitely been binge watching all of the videos 😬👀🤣🖤
I’m in a state that doesn’t offer anything like the OPB does, and I’m so incredibly thankful to you and the donors who support OPB!🖤
Yall are an absolute gem! I hope you’re able to produce content for years to come!🖤😊🖤
Saw one of em fly over my head about four years ago as I was sitting in backyard.. Beautiful bird.
Great job, Mike. I enjoyed the video very much.
Oaks Bottoms is very beautiful. Went there last June and saw many herons!!
I saw a heron colony myself years ago but didn’t really question why there was 100 herons all up in a couple trees clustered together. They really are just modern tiny dinosaurs 😂😂 it really geeks me out lol
Great video
My apartment in Beaverton is nestled in the wetlands. It is full of beavers, deer, ducks, coyotes and Herons. And some bald eagles. What I particularly enjoy are all-white egrets. They are larger than herons and majestic in flight. I always keep my camera handy when I am driving or walking. We also have smaller green herons and cormorants, which are amazing underwater fishermen..
Your place sounds just like mine, near Recuerdo Park - we don’t have cormorants, but there’s several King Fishers who noisily hold their own among the Blue & Green Herons, Great White Egrets, Mergansers, Mallards, and seasonal Geese. Not so much the predators, RedTails, Sharp shinned, Barn Owl, and even the occasional Bald Eagle. All of which is thanks to a family of beavers and the ponds they’ve created in just the a short years, and are also now the home of fish, frogs, and a gaggle of muskrats (a family of which moved into the beavers lodge when the heatdome dried out their own pond, and they’ve all been living together and raising their families together ever since!) I have a young son who name them all and every day during the lockdown wanted to go for a walk to see what trees they’d chewed or dams they’d fixed. Amazing. Having lived in many other cities and countries we’re very lucky here to have such natural wonders so close among us, and this story is a reminder that its no accident, and it wasn’t easy. We’re fortunate to have a long history of champions like Mr Houck
The hawk didn't call back, but my parrot did, immediately, lol
Whoa, was he driving a narrowboat near the end of the video? Kinda reminded me of one.
Whup whup 🐦
What is the plural of river otter, beaver, mink....?
I have two apple and five car.
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My ex ((5:21)) also did the same
Portland had way less pollution and more wildlife before the hundreds of thousands of liberal Californians moved here in the 90s and 00s.
Why turn this into an anti-California, anti-liberal and anti-change thing? We all come from somewhere. Let's celebrate success and use that joy to fuel real conversation about what we value, and practice smart planning so that the Portland Metro region retains nature at its heart even as we continue to move into the future.
@jonathansoll7073 Because they absolutely destroyed my beautiful city.
They cramp every campsite within a hundred miles. They clog up all the roads. They pushed all the people of color out. Our city changed. Now look at it. A hollowed out shell. People need to know this.
@jonathansoll7073 History is everything.
Oregon had plenty of pollution before the 1990s and plenty of habitat loss. Although Californians are a big share of the people moving here over the last few decades, it isn't even close to a majority. Much as it is painful at times, change is the only constant. What we can do is talk about the changes we want to see, shape that change - honest, open, difficult conversation, ideally without acrimony. And yes, I agree knowing history is important, especially to avoid repeating mistakes humans seem to make over and over like over-harvesting forests, over-controlling rivers, developing cities without a plan for sustaining the natural systems that in turn sustain us.
@jonathansoll7073 Let's have an honest and open conversation about how you Californians pushed black people out of their homes.