Thanks very much indeed for watching. Glad to hear about others who've got the same ideas, it's not always the case as you well know! My pleasure and thanks for leaving a comment. All the best Rich 👍
Richard, big fan of the channel, I like watching you do what I do. I call myself a wandering photographer. Getting up early, get to the woods alone and just “see what there is to see”. I too go home and research a species after photographing, especially if I observe something that I don’t understand. I also try to never stress the animal for the sake of a photo. I love your comments on field craft, tracks, and animal behavior. This is something I’m always trying to get better at. I wish I knew more about nest identification, as I see so many now in these winter months! Thanks for taking us along!
Hi Kelly, thanks very much indeed for supporting the channel and enjoying my content it's always very much appreciated. I think sometimes being a wanderer has lots of benefits and can work really well, I love just to be out in nature and see what crosses my path. Ethics are at the heart of what I do and the subjects welfare must always come first. I love doing nature tracking and you always learn something new which makes it so much fun. My pleasure, all the best Rich 👍
Hi Rich, another top video 📸 the screech owl, wow what a spot 😎 well done Mate 👍🏽was really sad to see the habitat being cut down 😞 hopefully the wildlife has moved on to another location in the same area, thanks for bringing me along Mate 📸
Glad you enjoyed it Lee, such a great bird and the Camo was awesome wasn't it! Yeah, it did really sadden me to be honest, lets hope they have found somewhere else to live! Cheers Rich 👍
Some great finds there, Richard, with the owl and the hawk. Another 4 hours well spent in the woods with some beautiful images to show for it. I was lucky to photograph a couple of Screech Owls this year, one in February and one in September. They are so cute!
Glad you enjoyed it Phil, time spent in Nature is always worth it for me regardless of success. Nice one they are very cute indeed, theres quite a variation in colouration apparently with a morph colour too which would be nice to see! Cheers Rich
Hi Richard that was fantastic really enjoyed it the Owl 🦉 outstanding considering you are in Canada not and uk find new places for your wildlife videos it’s amazing, truly outstanding work Richard thank you for sharing it with. Martyn
Thanks mate, really loved seeing this lovely Owl and so well camouflaged which was certainly a lucky spot! It's not that easy here to find new places but when you do the wildlife is sometimes more obliging than at home in the UK! Cheers Rich 👍
Thanks very much, I tried my best to not show anything but it's hard when there are condo's and high rise building dotted around, lol... I'm hoping the Owl remains safe. Cheers Rich 👍
Wow that screatch owl 🦉 was fantastic find !!! Literally a master of camouflage!!!! But some great looking species over there great to follow you & learn of new species, first class as always my friend 👍👍
Cheers Craig, that was some Camo for sure, lol... Not an easy find but I was buzzing to have seen it. Thanks mate, always good to have you following along on my Canadian Journey. Cheers Rich 👍
That's what I love about your vlogs Richard your number one priority is the wildlife and the landscape your in. Fantastic view of the owl, all the best for future vlogs.
Thanks Darren, it always will be. Although the results and images don't always WOW people I will continue to strive to do it this way over the other. From time to time you will get a shot that is worth all the time and effort. Cheers Rich 👍
My Sunday just got a lot more interesting! Some awesome footage of these beautiful birds. How an earth you spotted that owl is beyond me. His camouflage was amazing! All the best!
Thank you very much Frank that's good of you to say. Yeah, it was a very lucky find indeed, they are certainly very well adapted to Camo. Cheers Rich 👍
Not a Problem at all! My new Lens came today so I'm very excited to be able to get out and do what you're doing. I'm aiming to get some photos of owls but who knows!. Keep up the great work. 😃
A quick tip about those wood ducks if you find yourself in a remote forested wetland next summer! They nest in tree cavities just like owls! Usually in a forest... always near water.... You can get some fascinating photos of them up in the shaded green canopy (while mosquitoes try to murder you😅) They're very shy, even when they're up high🔭🦆
Thanks very much, great to know about them. I did finally get some nice encounters with the in another video! Superb colours and what a beautiful duck. Don't fancy the Mosquitoes!! Cheers Rich 👍
Thanks Richard for the thoughtful video. It helped brighten my day as I’m into my fourth day of isolation with Covid. All I can do is look out the window at my backyard birds. It’s a sad situation regarding the destruction of urban habitat and very difficult to stop. Often all you can do is bring it to the attention of the general public.
Glad it was helpful Keith and I am really sorry to hear you've not been well, here's wishing you a speedy recovery my friend. It's always nice when your feeling unwell or low to just enjoy nature from wherever you are as it certainly is a massive pick me up! Sad with the destruction and like you say all we can do is highlight these things. Cheers and get well soon. R🙏
We see the same thing down here in Tasmania one of the most beautiful little islands on the planet and as you said the tree destruction could make you cry.
Thanks very much for watching, that's sad to hear and it really did affect me seeing such destruction of that habitat! All those species that will suffer! Very sad indeed! Cheers Richard 👍
Cool video Richard! Tough this time of year for seeing birds! But many many owls up here around Montreal! A couple of Northern Hawk owls, a pair of screech, long eared, several short eared, if you wanna visit, keep me posted! 👌
Thanks Wayne, it really is a tough one for the birds especially here in Canada. I've just arrived in Mont Tremblant for 5 days, beautiful here in Quebec and harsh for the wildlife! I'd love to pop up one day and thanks for the invite, much appreciated. Cheers Rich 😀
Great video Richard. I am east of Toronto, a little more than an hour, and have just stumbled on your videos. I too am in love with owls and birding, and southern Ontario is a great place for it. It's amazing the amount of wildlife in the GTA given the amount of people, but there are some nice parks and nature areas for them. The greenbelt itself is a corridor that is essential for birds and other wildlife and it is amazing to have that across the province. One owl that I've come accross by complete accident is a Northern-Saw-Whet owl, smaller than an eastern-screech owl and much harder to spot, and maybe you'll see one as well (if you haven't already!). I am curious how much you have ventured out of the GTA as well to explore some of the amazing nature we have to offer, especially just in Ontario.
Hey there, great to hear from a local and thanks for taking the time to leave a comment it's always very much appreciated. Yep I am always amazed to see such a variety of wildlife here in the GTA, the corridor that allows the wildlife to flow through the busy parts of the City is essential for the mammal species to roam freely without too much danger from us Humans! I've not seen one of them yet but I'll look forward to when I do, mu gosh they are harder to spot! That's going to be difficult, lol.. I've been North to Kearney, as far east as Rouge PP so far, I aim on venturing further when time allows! Heading to Quebec soon for 5 days, so hopefully I'll get to see some wildlife there. Just trying to get used to my local patch first. Thanks again for checking out my channel, and if you Subbed that's very kind. Hope to speak again Rich 🙏👍
Brilliant buddy! Looking well 😎x Just had a revelation lol, due to the newish canadian ruling I'm a Canadian Citizen! My dad's was born in Montreal in 1946 which makes me canadian and ive just applied for my paperwork then passport so i hope you have a spare room!!! 😂😂😂 ...brill vid bud x JP
Nice video and another successful birding Richard. I hope you stay like this and don’t be like others that they claim they’re bird/wildlife photographers but in their RUclips channel their content or videos are full of about camera gear’s review. I like it that you go outside and still shoots wildlife while talking about gears unlike others they talked nothing else but the gears to sell and they’re seating in a made studio 😅
Hi Peter, thanks very much for watching and for leaving a comment. I don't think I'm likely just to focus solely gear and try and push sales, I do sometimes talk about kit and do say how much I enjoy, or not enjoy a particular piece of equipment but it's certainly not my main focus. Yeah, these made up studios make me chuckle, mood lighting and lava lamps, placed cameras etc is not my thing, lol.. I like to be out in nature not sitting at home talking about photography. Cheers Rich 👍
Great video Richard, it's sad to see that piece of wildlife rich land destroyed for a few dollars, on what you said was land donated. Hopefully your own piece of woodland will give you many years of pleasure.
Thanks very much for watching James, it really was a shock to see it! And when it was suppose to be protected for future generations! It will, and one of the many reasons why we purchased it so we could keep it protected for nature to thrive and survive. I miss our woods, but it's not forever and I'll look forward to all my future plans when we return. Cheers Rich 👍
Well said on the destruction. A local wood here got felled recently. This was not for houses, but because the woodland trust wanted to replace the 100+ year old trees with native trees. When I asked why they chopped down 6 old oak trees I was basically told to shut up. Seems a big of money is all it takes to get away with destroying whatever developers want.
Thanks for watching and for sharing your experience with us. That's very sad to hear, it's seems to be quite the "Norm" these days for wildlife organisations to do that type of thing and hide behind the trees have out lived their useful life, which is a shocking statement! Sad times my friend, sad times! Cheers Rich 👍
Wood Ducks are beautiful, and skittish is an understatement. lol
Thanks Andrew, they really were quite skittish and so beautiful to see, next time I'll hopefully get a better shot. Cheers Rich 👍
Amazing spot to see the Owl Rich. Great video.
Cheers mate, not an easy bird to spot at the best of times, lol..Hope you had a great Christmas and heres to a good 2024. Thanks for watching. Rich 👍
@@RichardBirchett Good one thanks mate hope yours was too. All the best for 2024 here's to some amazing photography.
Lets hope so mate😄@@KGsPhotography
Great find with the owl. You work just like me. Get in, get out, avoid onlookers. They usually are not as ethical as I am. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks very much indeed for watching. Glad to hear about others who've got the same ideas, it's not always the case as you well know! My pleasure and thanks for leaving a comment. All the best Rich 👍
I love how your first concern is the bird. Good for you. And good for the birds.
Thanks June, always my first concern where wildlife concerned. Welfare first, image well and truly second. Thanks again for watching . Rich 👍
Richard, big fan of the channel, I like watching you do what I do. I call myself a wandering photographer. Getting up early, get to the woods alone and just “see what there is to see”. I too go home and research a species after photographing, especially if I observe something that I don’t understand. I also try to never stress the animal for the sake of a photo. I love your comments on field craft, tracks, and animal behavior. This is something I’m always trying to get better at. I wish I knew more about nest identification, as I see so many now in these winter months! Thanks for taking us along!
Hi Kelly, thanks very much indeed for supporting the channel and enjoying my content it's always very much appreciated. I think sometimes being a wanderer has lots of benefits and can work really well, I love just to be out in nature and see what crosses my path. Ethics are at the heart of what I do and the subjects welfare must always come first. I love doing nature tracking and you always learn something new which makes it so much fun. My pleasure, all the best Rich 👍
Loved following you on your adventure! The Northern Cardinal's red color was stunning .
Thanks so much John, really glad you are enjoying my adventures here in Canada. Cheers Rich 👍
great video Rich, love seeing owls. ethics comes fist refreshing to see..
You and me both Joe, it's the only way my friend. Cheers Rich 👍
Awesome video Richard! Amazing find as well
Awesome thank you very much Ivan 👍
What a visual treat - wood duck, cardinal, screech owl ... one of your best!
Thanks very much Peter, such a great Owl to see! Won't forget that in a hurry! Cheers Matt👍
Fantastic. What a spot 👀. Cheers Rich. All the best. 👍📷😎
Glad you enjoyed it Rob, such a little cracker 👍
Great video again Richard,and lovely footage of the owl.
Many thanks Mark, I know it didn't do much but just to see it do a slight wink at me was enough, lol.. Thanks for watching. All the best Rich 👍
Hi Rich, another top video 📸 the screech owl, wow what a spot 😎 well done Mate 👍🏽was really sad to see the habitat being cut down 😞 hopefully the wildlife has moved on to another location in the same area, thanks for bringing me along Mate 📸
Glad you enjoyed it Lee, such a great bird and the Camo was awesome wasn't it! Yeah, it did really sadden me to be honest, lets hope they have found somewhere else to live! Cheers Rich 👍
Excellent video 👏👏
Thank you very much Simeon, another species down! Cheers Rich 👍
Great work to find the owl!!! What amazing camo it has 👌
Thanks Phil, such a great way to blend in with your surroundings, lol. Cheers R👍
Some great finds there, Richard, with the owl and the hawk. Another 4 hours well spent in the woods with some beautiful images to show for it. I was lucky to photograph a couple of Screech Owls this year, one in February and one in September. They are so cute!
Glad you enjoyed it Phil, time spent in Nature is always worth it for me regardless of success. Nice one they are very cute indeed, theres quite a variation in colouration apparently with a morph colour too which would be nice to see! Cheers Rich
great video as always Richard as always.
Thanks for watching Fletch, Cheers R👍
Hi Richard that was fantastic really enjoyed it the Owl 🦉 outstanding considering you are in Canada not and uk find new places for your wildlife videos it’s amazing, truly outstanding work Richard thank you for sharing it with. Martyn
Thanks mate, really loved seeing this lovely Owl and so well camouflaged which was certainly a lucky spot! It's not that easy here to find new places but when you do the wildlife is sometimes more obliging than at home in the UK! Cheers Rich 👍
Brilliant as always mate. What a find mate. Awesome shot on the Owl mate. 🦉
Thanks mate, not the easiest birds to find but I was well pleased I did! Nearly as nice as your little lady, lol... Cheers Rich 👍
Great video !! Concealed the location beautifully. Nothing like seeing a new species for the first time, pure joy!!
Thanks very much, I tried my best to not show anything but it's hard when there are condo's and high rise building dotted around, lol... I'm hoping the Owl remains safe. Cheers Rich 👍
Superb video Rich, great to see the focus on the subjects welfare👍
Much appreciated my friend, couldn't think of any other way. Cheers Rich 👍
Wow that screatch owl 🦉 was fantastic find !!! Literally a master of camouflage!!!! But some great looking species over there great to follow you & learn of new species, first class as always my friend 👍👍
Cheers Craig, that was some Camo for sure, lol... Not an easy find but I was buzzing to have seen it. Thanks mate, always good to have you following along on my Canadian Journey. Cheers Rich 👍
That's what I love about your vlogs Richard your number one priority is the wildlife and the landscape your in. Fantastic view of the owl, all the best for future vlogs.
Thanks Darren, it always will be. Although the results and images don't always WOW people I will continue to strive to do it this way over the other. From time to time you will get a shot that is worth all the time and effort. Cheers Rich 👍
Top Drawer ...
Thanks mate 👍
My Sunday just got a lot more interesting! Some awesome footage of these beautiful birds. How an earth you spotted that owl is beyond me. His camouflage was amazing! All the best!
Thank you very much Frank that's good of you to say. Yeah, it was a very lucky find indeed, they are certainly very well adapted to Camo. Cheers Rich 👍
Not a Problem at all! My new Lens came today so I'm very excited to be able to get out and do what you're doing. I'm aiming to get some photos of owls but who knows!. Keep up the great work. 😃
@@franktherabbit42 Great to hear you’ve got a new lens, can’t beat having new kit, enjoy and best of luck 👍
@@RichardBirchett No, It's a great feeling! Thanks alot. All the best 👍
A quick tip about those wood ducks if you find yourself in a remote forested wetland next summer!
They nest in tree cavities just like owls! Usually in a forest... always near water.... You can get some fascinating photos of them up in the shaded green canopy (while mosquitoes try to murder you😅)
They're very shy, even when they're up high🔭🦆
Thanks very much, great to know about them. I did finally get some nice encounters with the in another video! Superb colours and what a beautiful duck. Don't fancy the Mosquitoes!! Cheers Rich 👍
Thanks Richard for the thoughtful video. It helped brighten my day as I’m into my fourth day of isolation with Covid. All I can do is look out the window at my backyard birds. It’s a sad situation regarding the destruction of urban habitat and very difficult to stop. Often all you can do is bring it to the attention of the general public.
Glad it was helpful Keith and I am really sorry to hear you've not been well, here's wishing you a speedy recovery my friend. It's always nice when your feeling unwell or low to just enjoy nature from wherever you are as it certainly is a massive pick me up! Sad with the destruction and like you say all we can do is highlight these things. Cheers and get well soon. R🙏
We see the same thing down here in Tasmania one of the most beautiful little islands on the planet and as you said the tree destruction could make you cry.
Thanks very much for watching, that's sad to hear and it really did affect me seeing such destruction of that habitat! All those species that will suffer! Very sad indeed! Cheers Richard 👍
Cool video Richard! Tough this time of year for seeing birds! But many many owls up here around Montreal! A couple of Northern Hawk owls, a pair of screech, long eared, several short eared, if you wanna visit, keep me posted! 👌
Thanks Wayne, it really is a tough one for the birds especially here in Canada. I've just arrived in Mont Tremblant for 5 days, beautiful here in Quebec and harsh for the wildlife! I'd love to pop up one day and thanks for the invite, much appreciated. Cheers Rich 😀
Great video Richard. I am east of Toronto, a little more than an hour, and have just stumbled on your videos. I too am in love with owls and birding, and southern Ontario is a great place for it. It's amazing the amount of wildlife in the GTA given the amount of people, but there are some nice parks and nature areas for them. The greenbelt itself is a corridor that is essential for birds and other wildlife and it is amazing to have that across the province. One owl that I've come accross by complete accident is a Northern-Saw-Whet owl, smaller than an eastern-screech owl and much harder to spot, and maybe you'll see one as well (if you haven't already!). I am curious how much you have ventured out of the GTA as well to explore some of the amazing nature we have to offer, especially just in Ontario.
Hey there, great to hear from a local and thanks for taking the time to leave a comment it's always very much appreciated. Yep I am always amazed to see such a variety of wildlife here in the GTA, the corridor that allows the wildlife to flow through the busy parts of the City is essential for the mammal species to roam freely without too much danger from us Humans! I've not seen one of them yet but I'll look forward to when I do, mu gosh they are harder to spot! That's going to be difficult, lol.. I've been North to Kearney, as far east as Rouge PP so far, I aim on venturing further when time allows! Heading to Quebec soon for 5 days, so hopefully I'll get to see some wildlife there. Just trying to get used to my local patch first. Thanks again for checking out my channel, and if you Subbed that's very kind. Hope to speak again Rich 🙏👍
Brilliant buddy! Looking well 😎x Just had a revelation lol, due to the newish canadian ruling I'm a Canadian Citizen! My dad's was born in Montreal in 1946 which makes me canadian and ive just applied for my paperwork then passport so i hope you have a spare room!!! 😂😂😂 ...brill vid bud x JP
Cheers JP, no way that's great mate, Dual Nationality is always a handy thing to have! Always room mate, Cheers Rich 👍
Nice video and another successful birding Richard. I hope you stay like this and don’t be like others that they claim they’re bird/wildlife photographers but in their RUclips channel their content or videos are full of about camera gear’s review. I like it that you go outside and still shoots wildlife while talking about gears unlike others they talked nothing else but the gears to sell and they’re seating in a made studio 😅
Hi Peter, thanks very much for watching and for leaving a comment. I don't think I'm likely just to focus solely gear and try and push sales, I do sometimes talk about kit and do say how much I enjoy, or not enjoy a particular piece of equipment but it's certainly not my main focus. Yeah, these made up studios make me chuckle, mood lighting and lava lamps, placed cameras etc is not my thing, lol.. I like to be out in nature not sitting at home talking about photography. Cheers Rich 👍
@@RichardBirchett Awesome I love your videos I’ve been a follower and welcome to North America
@@peterb.7437 thanks Peter 🙏👍
Great video Richard, it's sad to see that piece of wildlife rich land destroyed for a few dollars, on what you said was land donated. Hopefully your own piece of woodland will give you many years of pleasure.
Thanks very much for watching James, it really was a shock to see it! And when it was suppose to be protected for future generations! It will, and one of the many reasons why we purchased it so we could keep it protected for nature to thrive and survive. I miss our woods, but it's not forever and I'll look forward to all my future plans when we return. Cheers Rich 👍
Well said on the destruction. A local wood here got felled recently. This was not for houses, but because the woodland trust wanted to replace the 100+ year old trees with native trees. When I asked why they chopped down 6 old oak trees I was basically told to shut up. Seems a big of money is all it takes to get away with destroying whatever developers want.
Thanks for watching and for sharing your experience with us. That's very sad to hear, it's seems to be quite the "Norm" these days for wildlife organisations to do that type of thing and hide behind the trees have out lived their useful life, which is a shocking statement! Sad times my friend, sad times! Cheers Rich 👍