Photographing Pygmy Owls in BC - Wildlife Photography Behind the Scenes
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- Join me and my friend Kevin Lippe (@crispimagephotography) as we go looking for Northern Pygmy Owls in the mountains of BC.
Pygmy Owls are super cute and very small - only about 7 inches! But make no mistake, they are very effective predators that can easily take prey as big as or even bigger than themselves. They are one of the few truly diurnal owls species - meaning they are active during the day and rest at night.
Finding a tiny little owl like this in the mountains is of course challenging - very much like looking for a needle in a haystack. To be successful, you need quite a bit of patience and a good understanding of their preferred habitats and what their calls sound like.
In the video you’ll see how Kevin and I locate Northern Pygmy owls and I’ll give you some actionable advice for where to look for them.
Wildlife photography gear I use in this video:
Nikon D500 Camera
Nikon 500mm Prime f/4G Lens
Feisol Elite Tripod
Manfrotto 510 MVH AW
DJI Osmo Pocket
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Music:
Music by Michael Aagaard. I make all the music for my videos myself.
Who I am:
I am a passionate amateur wildlife photographer living in beautiful BC, Canada. I’m originally from Denmark, but I moved to BC in 2015. I photograph a wide variety of wildlife, but Belted Kingfishers have a very special place in my heart. Lately I’ve been spending more time in “stealth mode” using camouflage to conceal myself to the animals don’t change their behaviour do to my presence. It's waaaaaaay more difficult, and time consuming than simply walking around with your camera, but ultimately much more satisfying.
Awesome. I was out looking for Pygmies today and got skunked, so this is cool.
Fantastic video. Great commentary, beautifully presented, atmospheric music. This shows the skills needed and the difficulty of finding these birds and then you present top quality video and stills. You clearly have impressive wildlife and photography skills. Fab little birds too, I’ve only ever seen one at a nest site on a visit to Poland but these shots are great, so exciting.
Why is this not one of the top bird photography channels? So many rubbish, semi articulate vlogs on line with 1000s of subs. This is one of the best.
Hi Roger - thank you so much for the kind words! Means a ton! Pygmy owls are so incredibly awesome : ) I wish I did have more of a following on RUclips, but man it takes a lot of effort to get noticed. I'll keep working on it! Thanks again.
Thank You for your patience and tenacity for your desire to photograph owl species, they are my favorite birds of prey
Thank you very much Ken! I'm glad you liked to the video. I agree 100%, owls are awesome :)
These photos are incredible guys! What an experience!
Great work Michael, I’ve only photographed Pygmy owls in Cuba but spend about 3 months a year photographing & filming a Little Owl 🦉 family in the UK 🇬🇧....wonderful birds with so much attitude & character - keep up the great work I’m sure subscribers will follow! 👍
Thank you so much Andy. and so sorry for the late reply! I've been traveling. Thank you so much I appreciate it! Wow sounds amazing with the Little Owl family in the UK. I photographed some in Richmond Park in London a few years ago - awesome little birds! Is there somewhere I can see the videos of the owl family?
They are cute! I enjoyed your enthusiasm.
Thank you very much - I appreciate it!
Thank you so much! Ha ha - yeah I can't help but get truly excited about these awesome little birds :)
Make my day. Patience tends to pay off in the end. Wonderful shots! A pleasure.Thanks for sharing.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Best regards, Knut.
Thank yo use much Knut! That means a lot to me. Have a great weekend to! Michael
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Great video - thanks for sharing. Looks like an amazing time!
Thank you so much Lisa! Yeah it was a blast : )
Such a great episode..I really like these videos
Thank you very much Brad! That truly means so much to me. I'll be posting a new video early next week about Long-Eared Owls :)
Great video, enjoyed watching your adventure. The places we go as photographers to find nature & wildlife are pretty awesome. 😊
Thank you so much! Yes going on adventure is one of my favourite aspects of wildlife photography :)
Wonderful video and spectacular shots! I would love to get my first owl shots some day soon!
Thank you so much Govinda! Hope the video could give you some inspiration :)
Love these owls. They are for sure a fierce killing machine. I watched one kill a dove in my backyard. What a battle that was. Made for some nice images also. You have some great images here. Thanks for sharing them. Look forward to more of your videos.🙂
Thank you very much Terry! Wow that sounds like it must been a very cool and intense scene to witness! Have you shared those images anywhere? I'd love to see them!
Michael Aagaard Wildlife Photography -Hello Michael. If you are familiar with the forum, Photography-on-The-Net, I do have a photo there in my gallery on page two of it. My user name their is Kt29. If not, I could send you a couple of photos via e-mail. I’m really not into Social Media very much. There seems to be a real shortage of North American wildlife vloggers, especially good ones like yours.
Really incredible shots with a nice background. I could capture my first Pygmy ever two weeks ago and I can confirm... they are really cute. Especially when they do this "Devilish Look" if you know what I mean. :D
To my surprise they are not that shy, but very hard to spot. Without the call it's kinda impossible to locate them.
Looks like Vancouver island. Theres so many of them on North Vancouver Island.
Very enjoyable video. Greetings
Really enjoyed the video , I love photographing birds , also loved your shots 👍🏻 Gem
Hi Gem - thank you so much!
Great video showing how difficult it often is getting a good picture of your subject. The landscape is much like the one I have back home and finding a good spot can sometimes be a pain :-)
Thank you very much Mik! It can be so frustrating and difficult at times, but I guess that's part of what makes it so thrilling and awesome when it finally happens! :)
@@michaelaagaardphoto You are so right, the buzz when you get it to work really fills you up with energy :-)
Nice video and great shots! We don’t get pygmy owls in the UK, the little owl is our smallest at about 8 inches long, so these guys must really look tiny.
What time of year of this and what time of the year would be the best thanks for sharing such a cool video!!
I see one in my yard ")
Awesome video ! Where in BC is this ?
chilliwack area