A very strong start Gerrit. Clear, well video'd, engaging, tips with some technical bits in there as well. Plus, the most important point, entertaining. Thank-you

This brought out a fond memory of my family and I watching in awe at a family (male, female, two young birds) of these birds foraging at Grey Lake, Torres del Paine National Park; and I agree with some comments here, while the male is stunning, the female doesn’t stay behind in the primeval-kind of beauty these woodpeckers evoke so much!

Dall’s sheep are absolutely amazing! Almost just like albino bighorn sheep.

Just fopund your video and really loved your photographs.

Nicely done. There are four Campephilus species here in Brazil, besides many other genres of woodpeckers, like Colaptes, Celeus, Melanerpes and Piculus... come and visit our forests...🎉🎉🎉

Oh!! This was so fabulous to see. I was there at almost the exact same time as you were (based on an ebird post I saw with your name on it!) but I certainly didn't get up to where the sheep were. So fun to see your photos of them and of the beautiful landscape, the magnificent colors and The Mountain!!! What an incredible experience it was to be there!

Hate it when the human world interrupts quality time in the great outdoors! Lovely vid!

Beautiful scenery and well presented! Always enjoy seeing your work, you must have the best job in the world!

Love the colors that time of year, thanks for sharing this stuff with us. What month and week is this?

Incredible scenery and wildlife, beautifully filmed and edited! Thank you so much for sharing this view of paradise.

Was really hoping you'd capture a glimpse of the half man half bear that made the trail you were hiking.

Love your work...

Wow! Absolutely stunning scenery and wildlife!

Beautiful landscapes and the colors are crazy!! Thanks for sharing this trip! :)

LOL@SwanSycrax…..just typical. Just getting into photography myself , and as much as i hate to say it, it is almost 100 percents better that you find a secluded hide out. I have had the best of both worlds myself, I was born and raised in the West Midlands in Birmingham, left when I was 18 years of age, that some 43 years ago, and now live here in the USA, Atlanta Ga to be exact.

I love shorebirds as well and this video really inspires me to get out and do more with them. I love your approach of scouting out a location and being prepared with either a blind, or in this case, appropriate clothing and then coming back and getting the shots. All of these have been so helpful and inspiring. And of course your photos are extraordinary. Please keep them coming as you have time. (And I loved your book).

very good work !! Thanks for your video

Wonderfully filmed and put together, to show the behavior and habitat. The dusky grouse looks a bit like the spruce grouse we have where I am in Northern New Hampshire and Maine, but they are in thick spruce, so we don't get to see them in the open usually. Always a treat to get to see your work, thanks for putting it up here!

Such Ana amazing display of courtship. That little run at the end though made me giggle

Love this video and the little sandpipers. So beautiful ❤

Omgosh! Anyone else yell at the tv “The water! the water!!” when the little wave came in? 😂

Oh man, this is so cool. It's amazing that you got to witness this.

Great video! what lenses are you using?

A great insight into the behaviour, habitat and sounds. Loved this short clip

Nice work, great video. Thanks for sharing

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing! Would love to see this bird in wild one day!!

Merci 🙏 très intéressant mon ami ! 🎥🎬

Wonderful video. Thanks for showing us how you do it.

such a delightful little creature! wonderful vid

WAIT!! Don’t bait! Such amazing creatures … love this adventure!! 🙌🏼 fabulous images & vid footage i would love to see these beauties in a setting like this

Another great day out with nature’s beauty/gifts to us to enjoy & protect. outstanding captures 😍🫶🏼

These images are 🔥❤️‍🔥🙌🏼 stunning! ✨🏆✨ 😍 i saw that little wave rolling in and im saying wave coming wave coming at the tv 😄😄 but you didn’t hear me 😅😉 truly enjoyed watching this, i got a link to this vid via email from Tragopan Blind that i subscribed to awhile back. Happy i clicked on it!! Sub’d ya here at YT too looking forward to viewing more of your work 🙏🏼🫵🏼

Incredibly informative video. Enjoyed it. Never heard of a Ground Pod, definitely food for thought. Wondering if you used the Z9 to video the flying Sanderlings. Will look at your other videos as well. Take Care and Stay Safe, Dale

Terrific video, Gerrit! Your ability to teach, photograph, and inform is so much appreciated! Please continue the great work that you do for the endangered avians, and continued good luck for the future.

I'm glad I stumbled upon your and your work while researching blinds. Beautiful GGO images!!

Great info! Lots of fond memories tucking into blinds before dawn, jittery from excitement and sleep deprivation. Proud to share Tragopan products with my workshop participants - just collected two Monal V2's from the field that look like new after weeks of wind lashing.

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Great!

Spectacular images from a spectacular area! Hope you're feeling better!

What were the specs on the shot of the moon! What lens? Really impressive! Great shots of the Great Gray!

Great video Gerrit, What a woodpecker, although males generally always steal the show the female with the hair doo really does take the prize! Lovely and relaxing and great to see a naturalist & photographer at work. Hope you are feeling better now, and best of luck with your next trip. R👍

Outstanding video. Your presentations are alway interesting and informative.

You should try this here in Florida we’ve got thousand# of blue herons and egrets

This was a treat to see this beautiful woodpecker species I will probably never get to see in person. Sorry you got sick but at least a silver lining was that you held out long enough to get this experience in.

Just Amazing. Many Thanks For Sharing.

Such a beautiful place to go birding! New subscriber here ✨

Great footage ! Amazing woodpecker! COVID in 2024 or how old is that video? Hope you have recovered!

Fun stuff. Hope you've made a full recovery from the Covid.

Extraordinarily professional and informative, thank you so much!

Beautiful bird. Great video. Thanks for persevering even though I'm guessing you weren't feeling that well. A question. When you go off trail how do you avoid getting lost in the woods? I have a poor sense of direction and worry about going too far off trail.