(मराठी) BHIGWAN - a tale of wolves, flamingos and village people (Marathi / English)

[@sachinmalwad]

This video is absolutely stunning! The background and storytelling are top-notch. The visuals and sound effects really transport you into the world of the birds and wolf. I was completely captivated by the entire video. Amazing job!

[@MrGuMac]

Thank you Sachin for your kind words! Feel free to share it!

[@shreyabhosale1787]

Hallo Gunther! This was a lovely documentary to watch. My father’s family is from Bhigwan. Our agricultural land got submerged when the Ujani dam was built. The temple that was showcased - Palasdeo, is the village where my grandfather taught for years. Bhigwan is home for me, our relatives still reside there. And at Dalaj that is 10 kms away from Bhigwan - and our ancestral village. Watching this lovely village and its people from your perspective was very refreshing. I’ve grown up watching all the beautiful birds but never seen a wolf. Your documentary makes me want to explore the wilderness at Bhigwan more now. I live in Pune and I’m proud to belong to Bhigwan where my roots are. And I’m especially glad I got to watch this documentary. Congratulations on your work and looking forward to more of your stories of beautiful places and it’s wonderful people. Danke Schön!

[@MrGuMac]

Hey, thank you for this wonderful comment, especially from you coming from this area! Glad to hear that you liked it! Feel free to share it with your relatives! Thank you 🙏

[@shreyabhosale1787]

@@MrGuMac most surely! ✨

[@santoshkamble1290]

The documentry is not just about wild life but about the philosophy of people living in Bhigwan.

[@naturehere9833]

Thank you Santosh 🙏

[@srinivasangkailasam8952]

The idea of a Farmer reserving a few acres of Foxtail Millets (organically) grown ,for Birds was stunning to say to say the least,

[@MrGuMac]

True - I found it very inspiring!

[@ChaitanyaShukla2503]

Its not Foxtail millet rather it would be Pearl Millet or Sorghum(depending on season) that are left for birds generally a small sacrificial patch so actual harvest is left relatively undisturbed.

[@surajbiradar9827]

This is such a beautiful documentary about the often neglected Deccan grasslands ecosystem. Thank you Gunther!!

[@sanketgore8915]

Amazing cinematography and a great story!

[@MrGuMac]

Thank you so much!

[@costicle123]

Best video I’ve seen in a long time. There is hope for humanity if such brilliant people live in the world….really great work guys!

[@MrGuMac]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@rajiv6336]

Beautiful film and kudos to the wise villagers/ farmers for realising the need to preserve ecosystem. Thanks to Gunther and team for sharing this rich experience with us. Secondly, it is my humble request to the villagers to introduce 'the great Indian bustard' माळढोक in Bhigwan grassland which is on the verge of extinction.

[@nitinbaraskar761]

Nicely captured and explained wild life of Bhigvan. @Parag and @Gunther. Beautiful colour of nature and diversity of wild life.

[@MrGuMac]

Thank you Nitin for taking the time to comment and your kind words! Feel free to share the video!

[@RajneshDomalpalli]

Great story of what is possible if we look for a better way to coexist with wildlife. 🍀🍀🍀 Thank you, Gunther, for making this documentary.

[@MrGuMac]

Gla you enjoyed it!

[@user-mz1de6uu6l]

Thank you for this well-done film on the birds and wildlife of these lands near Puna. Truly a spark of hope in an age so badly in need of this type of care.

[@fleuromeara4924]

The photography is excellent and the scenery surreal.

[@bluesque9687]

Brilliant camera work! Dont want to split hairs here because the whole video is incredibly immersive! Well done! ❤🎉

[@SuhasDhondiramJagtap]

Excellent....hats off to the farmers who devloped organic farm for birds...

[@MrGuMac]

Absolutely- inspiring! Feel free to share!

[@sachinmhapankar2183]

Best documentry ever

[@Sandeep-tl1kp]

Documentary with incredible massage and feeling & proud of all the efforts of all the people around us.. who have created belief in the minds for co-existence of wildlife with humans, with all harmony.

[@MrGuMac]

Thank you Sandeep for taking the time to comment- yes, it is a fantastic place!

[@vijaymallapur4337]

Never thought that such beautiful wildlife exists near Pune, congratulations team for your efforts and sharing this very informative video with us, really inspiring and informative for us and our children to get such knowledge and awareness to respect wildlife.

[@MrGuMac]

So nice of you to take the time to write these nice words!

[@bnallappa]

Amazing. So proud of my fellow Indians. Treating wildlife with respect and kindness.

[@MrGuMac]

Thank you for your kind words! Really inspiring people we all can learn from

[@sagarfulari5678]

Vediography is of highest quality.

[@MrGuMac]

Thank you for taking the time to comment and your kind words!

[@rajtheory]

Beautiful VDO & nice narration with subtitles, Off late the wolves are now assuming the role of Apex Grasslands Predators by preying on their natural prey of Chinkaras.

[@MrGuMac]

Yes, very interesting!

[@rajtheory]

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[@surajbiradar9827]

About the good fortune thing, my guess is that the presence of wolves in the areas around farmland keeps the chinkaras and other herbivores like wild boars away which in turn protects the farmland. So the farmer's notion of "presence of the wolves increases the yeild" Probably comes from this phenomenon. This is just my guess, i may be wrong.

[@maheshacharya8637]

Excellent documentary, beautiful background score, stunning visuals. It was joyful experience to watch the footage of birds. Many thanks to you Gunthur, your team, Gaurav and other village folks for their time and and attention in creating and contributing to this documentary. Well done!!

[@MrGuMac]

Our pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it- feel free to share it

[@maheshhatte]

I am living in Pandharpur which is only 100 Kilometers from Bhigwan . I travel 1000 times near by Bhigwan but i have no idea about this wild life and diverse animals and birds are there . Very informative documentary .

[@MrGuMac]

Yes, sometimes great things are just around the corner! Feel free to share this video!

[@bluesque9687]

Yes, typical of us. We dont know what we got until somebody from a different land comes and shows it to us. I am from Pune. I have seen all of these animals around in the wild, except hyena! Never thought there are hyenas here!

[@user-kf9zs7xw5j]

This is on the way to my HOMETOWN .....and it's really BEAUTIFUL place ...overly UNDERVALUED....but awesome place ...visit it just after monsoon....

[@MrGuMac]

Thank you 🙏

[@duttarampujari1963]

​@@MrGuMacwhy r u talking about unemployment. That's not your subject. Unemployment is because of 70 yeast bad governance.

[@surajbiradar9827]

​​​@@duttarampujari1963Here comes the Butthurt jingo. This tendency of getting offended for the slightest of criticism from people like you is the real reason for persistent problems in our nation.

[@prakul3444]

This video is amazing ❤ I am from Bhigwan and I didn't know most of the things told in the video.. After watching this video, I messaged Mr. Nagare.. We are surely gonna do a grassland safari.. Thanks for throwing light on this ❤

[@MrGuMac]

My pleasure 😊

[@pawanrajput311]

Real content 👍 real story ❤ i have worked in that area real scenarious stunning wildlife 🙏👍

[@MrGuMac]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@manikjadhav5388]

Excellent video Gunther......I am very much surprised that you come from Europe to explore our wilderness..... thank you so much❤

[@MrGuMac]

Well, in India you still have real wilderness. Not so in Europe unfortunately

[@manjiridatar1160]

Just amazingly explained importance of biodiversity @parag👌👏🏻

[@MrGuMac]

Thank you so much!

[@naturehere9833]

Thank you manjiri mam 🙏

[@ajaykshirsagar4715]

Marvelous photography

[@MrGuMac]

Thank you 🙏

[@azadmohite3003]

Absolutely Marvelous.... Coexistence

[@KalpeshPatel78]

I love that place. Especially the flocks of flamingos that are there every year

[@chandrashekharmohan2284]

Thanks Gunther for the excellent documentary on Bhigwan and surroundings

[@TheThakya]

Amazing documentary...

[@ibhatkanti]

Thanks for making great documentary on Bhigwan! There are many short films on youtube made by Wildlife photographers but unfortunately not so many views for them. encourage everyone to watch them as well to learn more about migratory birds in Bhigwan. Documentary is nice but i do have some reservations on filming and interview of shepherds and villagers ( my personal opinion ). Bhigwan is nice place to see around. And agree with Sandeep Nagare - this place should not become a picnic spot or commercial place and maintain as place for wildlife lovers. Thanks Gunther!

[@MrGuMac]

Thank you for your comment! What reservations do you have? I am interested to hear them?

[@ibhatkanti]

@@MrGuMac Thanks for asking honestly. Answer - I think you were inspired to show the wetlands and grasslands of Bhigwan. But the way the shepherds and villagers are filmed shows that the documentary wants to show the poor people of India and their way of life. (Could have been shot differently to fit the topic and interview)

[@MrGuMac]

@@ibhatkantithanks for your fast reply - ok I understand what you mean. But don’t you think it actually makes the message of the film stronger that despite them obviously being poor they feel ok with their occasional loss of goats to wolves?

[@SriShridhar]

Beautiful beautiful documentary.

[@MrGuMac]

Many thanks for commenting! Feel free to share!

[@omprakashnaik5074]

Wow मस्त व्हिडिओ आभारी आहे.

[@Jaganmohanready]

Thanks brother for your efforts All of these efforts are priceless , these can lead to saving endangered species

[@MrGuMac]

Absolutely - thank you for your comment!

[@srinivasangkailasam8952]

Magnificient Bhigvan. Thanks Sir

[@MrGuMac]

Thank you 🙏

[@vivio3]

Awesome film!

[@prashantprashant8936]

Thanks gunther iam from BHIGWAN

[@MrGuMac]

Great! I really enjoyed being there!

[@elisgiaz3928]

Incredible India.

[@dilip8253]

Great documentary, tells how nature can come back when we have the correct attitude, and salute to the villagers and everyone involved for this success story. Dam not only provides water, support agriculture and also to the wildlife.

[@MrGuMac]

So true!

[@crick881]

Very nicely captured..with the social message and actual facts.

[@MrGuMac]

Thanks for watching!

[@leelaaiyappa6277]

Great story Good photography👍

[@rameshkumarthakur8565]

Beautifully made documentary 🎉 would love to see more

[@MrGuMac]

Cheers, thanks for taking the time to watch!

[@wildwithjayesh]

Amazing documetry ❤

[@vaibhavshimpi2313]

Well done! Maintaining such rich ecosystem is a challenge! There are many hands arround the area came together for Conservation of This Habitat! You guys did a fabulous job! Keep up the spirit!

[@MrGuMac]

Thanks a lot!

[@HaraldDoucha]

This film is amazing. Nice shots and interesting stories. Congratulations.

[@leelaaiyappa6277]

Great Idea

[@beautifulworld_1626]

Very good part of grassland declared a sanctuary happy to hear some news showing sensitivity towards wildlife 😂😂😂😂

[@bmmknowledgebringsthelight7158]

You are excellent, making excellent informative videos

[@MrGuMac]

Thank you so much!

[@prathameshberde15]

What an amazing documentary it was ….

[@MrGuMac]

Thank you for the kind words! Very motivating for me!

[@mangalajayawardane8529]

Amazing job

[@user-vl9jk2mb2t]

Very good 🎉❤

[@omi190]

Nice work Keep it up 💪

[@MrGuMac]

Thanks 🙏

[@dhyaneshsingh]

Nice efforts!, Thank you for sharing.

[@MrGuMac]

Thank you too!

[@akshaygaware4141]

Wow Really Amazing Story

[@MrGuMac]

Thank you so much 😀

[@Auvidor]

Great video! Very beautiful. Slow, and with a nice flow. MFT rocks!

[@MrGuMac]

Couldn't agree more! Thanks for commenting. Feel free to share it!

[@CLASSICCANADA]

Love the way of your story telling, your cinematography is out standing. I have a suggestion for you if you dont mind , your titles (heading) are just awesome, but if You add a indian touch to the titles , by adding the full names of local places either national parks or local villages . I just noticed you got better views in your latest videos . Hope your years of hard work get paid now. Best of luck, buddy.

[@dhruvamukherjee2272]

marvelous

[@MrGuMac]

Thank you 🙏

[@rohidasdagale]

छान

[@pratimathakur3738]

How beautifully filmed. Such an amazing documentary ❤❤

[@MrGuMac]

Thank you so much!

[@pratimathakur3738]

@@MrGuMac Hello, I'm a wildlife lover from Nasik, Maharashtra. We do have a bird sanctuary here at Nandurmadhyameshwar where many migratory birds visit in winter. You may check on the internet for the same. Thanks for the wonderful documentary. Wishing you all the success for your future endeavours 🙏🏻

[@ajaysonarikar1713]

Nice Film Gunther and Team... Incidentally we shared the hide for KF photography.... As photogrpaher I have been to all places covered by you, hence video was quite enjoyable

[@Reyfox1]

Wonderfully done! Great story!

[@MrGuMac]

Thank you for the nice comment!

[@rahulsharadshinde]

preserve this at any cost

[@umeshkalamkar2827]

Excellent,

[@MrGuMac]

Many many thanks

[@makarand1985]

Great Video Sandeep

[@MrGuMac]

Sandip is a great person!

[@sunild2794]

Wolf was very smart, he was pretending careless but watching with eyes opened slightly.

[@MrGuMac]

Yes, absolutely. He never let us out of his eyesight!

[@BPranayChaudhari]

Marvelous documentry

[@MrGuMac]

Thank you 🙏

[@ivishykrishna]

Is it an independent production? Awesome cenematography !!

[@vishawnathgangode6286]

Nice pic

[@rajtheory]

Bhigwan is known as Mini Bharatpur as this place is flooded with many migratory birds like Geeses, Ducks, Terns, Flamingos,Harriers, Raptors & Falcons for wintering You should cover Birds of Bhigwan during part 2 of this episode.

[@MrGuMac]

Good idea - thank you!

[@pryerunkar]

Thanks Mr. Gunther

[@MrGuMac]

Thank you for watching!

[@pryerunkar]

Can u share the what equipment and setting used for this documentary . Since as per my information u have lumix g9ii used for this , can u share Setting for video as lumix g9ii has everything from gh6 with phase detection autofocus . I have wish to buy this camera for hybrid use. However in India Maharashtra average temperature throughout the year is 30 to 40 c . If we use 10 bit 4.2.2 4K 60 fps will camera handle heat. Since camera manual says it will last 10 minutes . Also I want to ask did u face problem of dynamic range and low light performance of this camera as traditional micro4 struggle with sensor size. Thanks 🙏

[@MrGuMac]

@@pryerunkar Hello, all of that is covered in this article & video here: www.cined.com/lumix-g9-ii-goes-to-india-how-to-make-a-wildlife-documentary/

[@luciebloem9150]

Magnifiques images ! prises de vue avec quel appareil ?

[@MrGuMac]

Merci! Lumix G9 II

[@luciebloem9150]

@@MrGuMac Bonne pub pour lui !!!! Merci

[@anandpatil9689]

Superb work Mr Gunther Story of the ecological system in the area has been narrated very well. Efforts by Mr Sandeep and villagers are incredible and thanks to them for working on this model of eco tourism which is benefiting the conservation and involvement of locals.

[@MrGuMac]

@@anandpatil9689agreed - fantastic effort by Sandip, Gaurav and others

[@anuyajbirje]

Masterpiece🤩💖

[@MrGuMac]

Thank you - feel free to share!

[@leelaaiyappa6277]

Bigwan Can be declared a National Park

[@koustubhavachat]

really awesome video. please do cover other parts of Maharashtra

[@MrGuMac]

Sure 😊 next things already planned!

[@user-qi3he8il6j]

Excellent 🎉❤

[@MrGuMac]

Thank you! Cheers! Feel free to share

[@abhaykewat3521]

Superb

[@MrGuMac]

Thank you Abhay - nice to hear from you. Hope to see you soon. Feel free to share this video in your community!

[@soumakbinduwildlife]

excellent

[@MrGuMac]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@leelaaiyappa6277]

BNHS Mumbai must step in for declaring into a National park

[@leelaaiyappa6277]

Bhigwan

[@yashbhatkar8935]

Is it not fox/jackal and not wolves?

[@leelaaiyappa6277]

Can be made a protected area

[@inayved]

Hello Gunther, it is a beautiful documentary from my homeland . Thank you. I work with organic agro products. Could you connect me with Gaurav Shelar ?

[@leelaaiyappa6277]

Need watering holes

[@ss-ib8gm]

Can you share the contact of your friend I want to contact him , the home stay person

[@MrGuMac]

His number is 9960610615

[@beautifulworld_1626]

People supposedly less educated and away from technology show how humans nad nature and survive together 😂😂 we need to take things our hands

[@MrGuMac]

Yes, there is a lot we can learn from them!

[@abhijeetsasane3792]

🤍🤍

[@19859999]

made it complete dumbyard , full of plastic

[@Crane_FISH]

Marathi m slipper.. Sab chapri log hai Maharashtra mein 😂

[@nskreviews923]

एक जर्मन माणूस फिल्म बनवली आणि आपण काय करतोय

[@MrGuMac]

Hope you liked it 😂

[@nskreviews923]

@@MrGuMac Absolutely loved it 👍 well done

[@user-ff6fp1se2d]

gu gu ga ga