Right now we get a brand new perspective on birds as they examine tree cavities, a necessary forest useful resource the place they sleep and nest.
We’re wildlife filmmakers Tim and Russ Laman, and we often journey the world filming. However on this collection, we’re utilizing our cameras to discover the lives of the birds that stay proper in our yard in Massachusetts. Welcome to Yard Birds Revealed.
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Proper right here within the woods behind our home, there are tons of woodpecker holes in these useless bushes. These holes are worthwhile actual property.
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Woodpeckers will begin drilling a number of holes per 12 months, leaving many unfinished as they seek for an ideal place to nest. Even after they do end a nest gap, they usually use it for just one season. All these leftover holes turn into a vital useful resource for nuthatches, titmice, bluebirds, and even flying squirrels, which want holes for nesting however can’t excavate their very own.
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Over the previous few weeks, we’ve gotten some fortunate pictures of birds wanting into holes, however we wish to attempt to get some actually distinctive angles. So, we’re going to attempt to make a few of our personal holes and drill out the again so we will movie birds coming in from the within. I believe it’ll give us a very new, attention-grabbing perspective.
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This useless tree that fell over proper on the fringe of our yard right here truly has some holes in it, together with what appears like an outdated woodpecker gap right here. The plan now’s we’re going to drill a gap behind this tree so we will stick this probe lens inside this gap and attempt to get a shot of a hen wanting in.
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[TIM ONSCREEN] That’s what we wish the birds to do. Look in right here.
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[RUSSELL VOICEOVER] It is a fairly cool view.
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Effectively, we bought the probe lens arrange contained in the tree. Now, I’m truly controlling it via an app on my cellphone so I can set off it remotely and never scare the birds away. We’re additionally attempting to movie on the identical time with the massive lens so we will get two angles of the hen wanting inside the opening.
[TIM] May very well be a ready sport.
[RUSSELL] It might be some time or it may not occur in any respect. We simply had a nuthatch and we missed it. However that’s encouraging! First go to.
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Oh. Oh. Oh. Nuthatch. Nuthatch.
[RUSSELL]Oh, he’s about to look into the opening. Proper.
[TIM] There he’s. There he’s. He’s wanting in. He’s wanting in. He’s regarded in. I bought it.
[RUSSELL] I bought it, too. All proper. Good.
He’s wanting in the wrong way up.
[TIM] Yeah, he’s wanting in from the highest.
[RUSSELL] That was so cool.
[TIM] Get it? All proper. Good.
That was a woodpecker proper over the opening.
Did it twice.
[RUSSELL] That was good.
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[RUSSELL VOICEOVER] Nuthatches can take these shallow, unfinished woodpecker holes and develop them utilizing their sharp payments. They simply want the woodpecker to get via the laborious outer wooden, then they will do the remainder.
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[RUSSELL ONSCREEN] Effectively, we had a number of species of birds take a look at our tree cavities. So, I believe the experiment was an actual success. They had been undoubtedly interested by them. And I believe it goes to point out how vital these tree cavities are for these birds.
[TIM ONSCREEN] A birdhouse is simply a man-made tree cavity. And in some areas, birds don’t have sufficient pure cavities to nest in. So offering a birdhouse may be an effective way to assist the birds in your yard.
[RUSSELL ONSCREEN] Thanks a lot for tuning in to this episode of Yard Birds Revealed. Please take a look at our different episodes on the Cornell Lab’s YouTube channel and the All About Birds web site.
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