Bald Eagle Dinner

I spent the the entire afternoon watching a flock of ducks and several bald eagles with no action. Suddenly about 15 minutes before sunset an eagle swooped down and grabbed a mallard. I missed the grab but hit the record button a second later to get this footage. This might be amazing to me but the background sound reminds me that is a normal day in the lives of ducks and eagles.

Technical: slight cropping of birds on ice

Yellowstone Moose

Daily life in Yellowstone and for wildlife in general is far different than what TV, even the venerable PBS Nature, shows. Most of the time the struggle for survival is based on energy acquisition and conservation, eating and resting to put it simply. I find complete joy watching for subtle nuances of behavior as animals go about their mundane tasks.

Red-bellied Woodpecker in the Snow

I recorded this bouncing red dot during the snowfall last weekend while snow blowers were hard at work.  One of the common problems recording video is the sound at the time the action is recorded.  A recent example is the PBS Nature show this week documenting wolves and bison in Canada.  Most of the footage was shot from a helicopter, however the sounds on screen were as if you were on the ground with the animals.  This is an interesting piece on the how natural sounds are made in the studio.  Holey Foley.