Beaver Pond Wildlife: Part 1 - Early Spring

Interested in observing a wide variety of wildlife? There are few, if any, better places to sit down and quietly watch for mammals, birds, amphibians, insects, fish, and reptiles than at a beaver pond. It's nature's magnet habitat. A beaver pond is not merely a place where beavers happen to live; it’s a natural community like no other, that draws together a large percentage of the animal species of the region.
This film series spans a year's time at typical beaver ponds in New England. In Part 1, we'll look at what takes place in early spring, as the pond comes back to life after a cold winter.
"Part 2 - Late Spring" is at • Beaver Pond Wildlife: ...
More info at the New England Forests blog:
newenglandforests.blogspot.co...
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[@jonathanstein1783]

I once swam in a rough ten acre beaver pond in northwest Oregon. The diversity of life in that one pond was amazing! There were bass, bluegill, crappie, and carp among fish.There were several varieties of snails and periwinkle. Bullfrogs, other native smaller frogs, and newts or salamanders resided there as well. The depth of this pond averaged four to six feet, although I found one hole that had to be at least sixteen feet. All this, according to the landowner, had been started by four young beavers about twelve years prior, and built upon by succeeding generations. She and her son showed me the dam they began with, and how much it had been continually expanded over the years. It was a marvel of engineering, and I noticed the beavers picked construction sites that would yield the most benefit with the least amount of effort. I could have not been more impressed.

[@Michilar]

Kudos to you for showing how much diversity and beauty a Beaver can bring to an area.

[@timetobenotdo]

Thank you in general! In particular, thank you for not imposing an (hidden or not so hidden) agenda, not having an infomercial vibe, and narrating without upspeak or vocal fry!!!!!

[@TS-jm7jm]

it is tiring everytime i hear "climate change this" "global warming that" ìts like, man, i really don't care, just show me nature or shutup.

[@honeyLXIX]

"me me me. complain complain" just "shut up" and enjoy the nature 😂

[@earllutz2663]

What a wonderful video. Great narrative/explanations of the different species. Thank you so much.

[@408Magenta]

For nature lovers, this is really the best time of year. After a long, long winter, the pussy willow was always a special treat.

[@goodun2974]

My mom had a 4-acre manmade pond (a dredged-out marsh) in front of her CT home that was frequently visited by hooded mergansers. Most years we also had a red-tailed hawk take up residence overlooking the pond, and occasionally we would see it swoop down and grab a fish. No beavers or muskrats however! It averaged 10 to 12 feet deep, with one pocket that was about 20 feet.

[@everettmenard5196]

What a beautiful job with this entire documentary. Awesome videography and narration. I learned a lot.

[@robertmarcotte4652]

I grew up in central New England and your video and audio explanations are perfectly presented. From 1955-2018 thx.

[@cliff567]

Thank You for allowing me to watch this ~ 68 year old history buff from New England.

[@suletheabstrxct702]

I love how timeless nature is, there is no indication of when this footage was captured aside from the fact is was captured on a camera. All of this same stuff must have been happening hundreds of years ago, save for the new species

[@eepanusstar5940]

The quality of this excels -like being there in person. Thanks

[@mernaloy2269]

Love the music ! So glad I found this chanel.

[@kellyharrison5184]

Gorgeous cinematography, and well-written narration! A joy. I look forward to the whole Beaver Pond series.

[@NewEnglandForests]

Thank you Kelly, that’s really appreciated. There currently are three more 1-hour segments of the beaver pond series published, and another in the works. Enjoy! -Ray

[@beverlybelcher3423]

What a wonderful video! Amazing quality! I enjoyed every minute!

[@NewEnglandForests]

Thank you Beverly, be sure to see parts 2 and 3, and part 4 will be available shortly.

[@petrichor649]

Love your work, I visited a 750 year old Oak just now on Windsor Great Park in the UK, some 12 feet across.. Tree's are everything.

[@WalkingScriptureWithShanna]

You are one of the best nature channels out there. Keep up the great work

[@johnshields6852]

Very cool to see in detail, I'm Boston area guy, always loved the natural environment instead our cement jungle, I live next to the ocean and the areas built up, I often wonder how it looked originally, must've been beautiful.

[@carpenterfamily6198]

I love the ‘ trill ‘ of the Red Wing Black bird

[@kwest91304]

Excellent.

[@stefeniedavidmusic]

Very interesting. Beautiful photography and narration.

[@SophieBird07]

Fabulous photography and information!

[@friendlyviewer7171]

Great Wildlife Documentary! I can't wait to see part 2!

[@jeffoff7795]

This series is fantastic. I watched it out of order but I can see myself watching it all over again at least one more time. I'm down south but most of the wildlife is familiar.

[@jtrax7306]

I like how you have kept the original sound at normal speed and played over the slow motion accents sounds.

[@Dtaberner]

The greatest story ever told

[@catafalquon4212]

This is such a special video. Thanks for this

[@SpiritoftheWoods863]

This is excellent! Thank you from Nova Scotia

[@NewEnglandWildlife]

I love the video and narration. Very good information. Thanks for putting so much work and time into making this gem. I love beaver habitats. So much amazing wildlife to be found in them. 😀👍

[@dosgatosnegros]

Awesome video. Narrator is great. Reminds me of Marlin Perkins. Beautiful habitat.

[@Allienator]

The woodpecker sounds are excellent!

[@francisjanssen8013]

Wonderful video just your voice and me and nature ,thank heavens no music keep it like that please.

[@natewhelden4463]

Such an astounding piece - so much detail and care, so much information. I really love these. Peace and love from Chicago, IL.

[@NewEnglandForests]

Thanks Nate... #5 is almost ready.

[@gentry3982]

SO much to learn from a Beaver Pond

[@Hallands.]

It was such a pleasure to watch and listen. Thank you for sharing.

[@meganbutton4320]

I loved this video, can't wait to watch the rest!

[@kdavis4910]

These videos are amazing quality. The microphone catching such small sounds blows me away. Talk about the privilege of access to worlds humans otherwise wouldn't see. There are beaver ponds not far from home and I just found them last year. They're amazing.

[@tomjohn8733]

Another wonderful wildlife documentary, looking forward to part II, reminds me growing up on in south Florida back in the 50/60s, spending hours tramping around in the Everglades, just exploring and observing, before everything got developed, wish I had taken up photography as I have always enjoyed exploring nature, wherever I’ve traveled over the years, however everything has changed, gators were endangered back in those days but are numerous theses days, while many common animals have all but disappeared from south Florida as developers keep encroaching on what little remains outside on Everglades national park, and invasive species like the pythons etc, have impacted them as well, anyways, I’ve enjoyed this very much, be interesting to see how climate change impacts these areas in the years to come, as I’ve also notice a serious decline in insects, everywhere...thank you!

[@markb2175]

Reminds me of George Page's work.Its perfect!Thank you.

[@PowerScissor]

@20:02 It's so amazing that Eagle's can see such a small fish at those distances and then pluck it with ease out of the water.

[@mid-westbigfootresearchers8665]

Amazing camera work!~thanks!

[@kiamoore806]

This was an amazing video and I loved the narration!

[@richardsmith9609]

Excellent!!!

[@djonpow]

Being new to NC coast I find the difference and the similarity of the wildlife and habitat fascinating! I grew up down on the Gulf Coast of Fla/Ala and spent many hours just observing how nature wastes nothing and improves even the most barren areas. Life does indeed ...find a way! That mallard female trying to nest in a tree illustrates my point. Thank you for your effort to share this. Liked, subbed, shared and........DING!

[@lylmurphify]

Amazing, thank you so much for putting this wonderful video together!

[@johnbauby6612]

Spectacular. I love all of your vids. Thanks very much for taking the time to make and post these. I have an obsession with beaver and misread the title thinking it was about beaver but despite my error I was not disappointed. :)

[@NewEnglandForests]

Thanks John! Part 2 will be finished in the near future, to be followed by others until a year’s time is represented. There will be more coverage of beavers in each coming part, as well as many other creatures. I think you’ll appreciate them.

[@johnbauby6612]

@@NewEnglandForestsLooking forward to it. Can't thank you enough. Excellent production, videography and narration.

[@Maritafeb15]

Really enjoyable, thank you. Great information in the commentary and images, appropriate music, but plenty of ambient sound of the beaver pond. A treat for an Australian viewer.

[@Mr38thstreet]

Very nice, Wonderful photography. Very interesting seeing all the competition that goes on in a seemingly peaceful, idyllic locale. I look forward to more of the series.

[@1ACL]

Great video! I used to live in W/MA and miss it sometimes...this takes me back..Now I live in So CO @8,000 ft elevation, desert and alpine . Very, very different ecosystem.

[@pamelaattrux336]

I grew up in the bush do I love the forest and watching this is so fanastic seeing all the animals Snd insects you do very good work thankyou!!!!!!!!!

[@martinfraser4493]

A terrific video series which I’ve just been referred to by a local naturalist. I do question the sound effects, are they all actual? The sound a but contrived, bird songs are clear but the munching of redwings, sounds of waterfowl, seem a little artificial…

[@ramthian]

So beautiful 😻

[@MilesRoseProductions]

All these beings livelihoods are owed to the beavers

[@BibBobBibOnVacation]

Beautiful wildlife! Thank you for sharing!

[@tonytran8832]

Thx for sharing your beautiful video and stunning!👍👍

[@nancypiccirillo405]

Thank you so much for sharing this. I learned so much by watching it. You have great knowledge, and it's wonderful you share it with us all.

[@wykeishacraft6820]

Thanks for going out making this great and beautiful video with a narrative i can understand.

[@dawnoaks288]

Wonderful video, made my day. Thank you so so much. Love that fat beaver!

[@gpayneinc]

Thank you for this. People should see what they create. Beaver are so amazing that you realize how many things are amazing.

[@paquitoignacio3449]

Loved watching them, fascinated how they lived and survive and developed ingenuity.

[@dropfair]

Love these. Thank you

[@djsi38t]

There is a fantastic beaver pond on the evergreen valley road just off rte.113 in Chatham NH...right on the maine border near the evans notch wilderness.There is even a nice blind where you can observe in relative camouflage.Its one of my most favorite places in the white mountains of maine and N.H...It is huge and well worth exploring if you ever find yourself up near Fryeburg Maine..

[@interstellardeskplant]

It's so fascinating to see how interconnected nature is. All the different species and systems at play. Thank you for such a fantastic video.

[@RoccosVideos]

Interesting and informative video. I subscribed to your channel.

[@lorriegavenda4545]

Thank you for your hard work. Amazing footage!

[@max00200]

keep making these kind of videos

[@ChromatophoneNature]

This is so awesome. Thank you for all the information and footage!

[@jamesfranklyn8547]

Beautiful documentary, thank you.

[@user-do2wk9nb9n]

I really love your Beaver Pond Wildlife series🥰🥰🥰! Amazing and lovely animals! Excellent camera work and footage, the slow narrative with a tingle of humour) Pleasant music..Very calming and enjoyable atmosphere. Kind of meditation for me) Thank you!🙏🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞

[@coryferguson]

Yeah beaver a really neat. There's a place a mile from my house and it's 700+ acres of swamp when it originally was a creek that would dry up yearly. It still goes dry when we're in major drought. Then on my farm 4 years ago we just had a beaver set up shop. Usually this particular creek don't hold beaver due to drying up yearly and the fact it will go from 2 inches deep 4ft wide to 50 ft deep and a quarter mile wide. This beaver. He's a tank lol. I trap them since I was 13 but this beaver at my farm I'm letting him do his own thing. 4 years. Still hasn't gotten over the creek bank. Make my creek 30ft wide. I can fish now. Made it not dry up. I can swim in it. Tbh beaver are cool animals to learn.

[@OWR_Mission]

This is so well made

[@Ecosse57]

well done, thank you!

[@rabelcohenifindthewolvesfa8300]

Thank you!!

[@canadianwaif]

Excellent! Thank you very much.

[@amandahugginkiss9119]

This is awesome. I love watching your videos. Amazing how much you can learn just by sitting and watching. Also awesome seeing some of the same wildlife I see here in East Tennessee.

[@YaelSharon3410]

Beautiful video. Liked and subscribed

[@beekeeper7535]

Your videos remind me of Marty Stoufer do you remember watching that. I used to love watching that show as a kid years ago. That show is what got me raising birds like rare quail species and pheasants fruit doves partridges.

[@tinacharles451]

I loved his show, and my dad watched that and Mutual of Omaha every week. I bought about 3 of Marty's DVD's.

[@NewEnglandForests]

“Enjoy our wild America!” ... yes, I do remember watching Marty’s show.

[@NewEnglandForests]

Marlin Perkins’ “Wild Kingdom” was a classic nature program. Jim Fowler was always wrestling some beast to the ground.

[@RoosterG33rs]

When i cant get out into the weeds I watch these videos.

[@NewEnglandForests]

LK... if you can’t get into the weeds soon, you’ll be happy to know Part 3 is almost ready. Hang in there, I think you’re going to like it ! Ray

[@lorriewatson7423]

Greatly enjoyed this video, thank you!

[@jedidiah5131]

Your documentary is chocked full of information I didn't know and I thought I knew everything!

[@NewEnglandForests]

Now you do ! 😬

[@Zooheaded]

Cannot express how wonderful your videos are; the pacing, the information, and all the amazing shots you get are WONDERFUL. My husband and I are always checking for new videos, we've learned so much, and you touch upon things I never knew and never learned from professionally produced nature docs. Eagerly awaiting more like these!

[@NewEnglandForests]

Hi Colleen... thanks so much! You'll be happy to know that part 3 of the Beaver Pond Wildlife series will be available this week. Looking forward to your thoughts on it. -Ray

[@Zooheaded]

@@NewEnglandForests Oh! I can't wait! Thank you so much!

[@lynngarber5497]

Best nature video ever. thanks so much.

[@wykeishacraft6820]

Beautiful Birds !

[@KevinBalch-dt8ot]

That certainly wasn’t Muskrat love @ 17:00 Great video!

[@Ceelilly]

Awesome video, thank you. I look forward to the next season. Subb'ed.

[@jamesharris8951]

Your channel looks awesome! Glad to be aboard :D

[@NewEnglandForests]

Thank you James!

[@patmcstuff671]

Beavers support a whole ecosystem I guess

[@NewEnglandForests]

You’re exactly right Pat, they’re one of the few animals that alter habitat in a major way, creating a whole new environment for so many species. That’s the whole point of this series, so thank you for stating it directly. Glad you’re watching.

[@jaywinters2483]

Amazing amount of footage 👍

[@jakewilson4679]

Great channel and video! Thank you sir 😊

[@martingendron40]

Great content, thank you!

[@MrDXRamirez]

Excellent wildlife video.

[@coryferguson]

What kind of bird dances as it walks. Goofy feller 🤣

[@marktullis1175]

Wonderful footage👍

[@HammockerSam]

Great work, I've learned so much

[@chihiro5156]

Nice. Thanks for this documentary... keep your great works..😊

[@KeepTurningLeft]

very good indeed

[@chrisconnor8086]

great job by the film crew

[@clippking5382]

Awesome

[@relaxingblog]

We all have one thing in common, we want peace and quiet

[@irenemierzwa3790]

This was very enjoyable. Thanks.

[@jchee207]

Beautiful sight💞💞💞

[@raeng92]

This video is everything! Love it