White throated Sparrows Fight: Part 2 (SUPER SL0M0)

[@GunnyKeith]

Great footage & coverage sister. Very kool thanks for sharing.

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

Thanks. I can watch their most dramatic squabbles in super slomo over and over and over. Their wings and tails are so graceful in those fights.

[@tkdterp8]

Jo, I love your videos! Your filming and narration are very good! ❤

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

Hey, good to hear from you again, and thanks for letting me know how much you enjoy my videos.

[@a.m.v.6938]

I love the slow motion in this video. It allows you to see how their heads are like gyroscopes, it stays level while their bodies are twisting and turning behind it which allows them to make those amazing moves in mid air. Great video, thank you Jo.

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

What a perceptive observation!! I hadn't picked up on that after all the dozens of times I viewed that footage! I mean, I sort of had, but you explained it so well. The shot at 1:45 is the best illustration of your point. Maybe I should start showing you my footage before I write my scripts.

[@a.m.v.6938]

At 1:45 is exactly where I noticed it. 😊

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

@@a.m.v.6938 I'm not surprised to hear it.

[@wintermoonomen]

They literally are the true meaning to the phrase 'Fight or Flight'. Great work and as always enjoying your metaphors !

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

It does seem like a White-throat is forever either starting a fight or fleeing from one--which is what makes them so much fun to film. It's good to hear that you enjoyed the metaphors in this one. I didn't think the script had as much zing in that respect as some others, but I did like the sewing machine pace of their chewing metaphor. Now that this movie is up, I feel like the pressure is off, and I can have a life again..

[@wintermoonomen]

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME Take your time with the videos and when you do put one up I'm definitely here to watch them and support your work! By the way your narrations always have zing to them!

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

@@wintermoonomen that is a supportive - and welcome - reply. Thank you. I plan to post a short tomorrow explaining a change in my posting schedule.

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

@@wintermoonomen Your encouragement combined with a compliment made me smile. Thanks.

[@ianmcnally8501]

Narrated like a pro! Nice shot of the hawk also!

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

Ooh, I like the "narrated like a pro" comment. I'm not sure which Hawk shot you're referring to. We have lots of birdfeeders, lots of birds, and so - no surprise - hawks on a regular basis.

[@ianmcnally8501]

@ you had 2 hawks in that video of the yellow throated sparrows. I have hawks here too and occasionally they do take a bird off the feeder unfortunately.

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

@@ianmcnally8501Oh yes, it's disturbing to watch a hawk carry off a Mourning Dove. I had a Cooper's Hawk and two Sharp-shinned Hawks in the movie. Those are the two species that commonly hang around birdfeeders. And if, by the way, you're interested in learning to identify them, I have a movie about how to tell them apart.

[@WellaWally65]

We can listen to your narrations all day long! Informative, helpful, entertaining, and somewhat funny at times. God bless you dearest Ms. Jo!

[@audra1976oliver]

Oh heavens. I would be so annoyed at being bothered so often. Plus that anxiety and alertness would make me tired and grumpy. Good video, Jo!

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

Your comment assures me that I made my point effectively, Audra. I suspect - though I didn't explicit say so, because I can't be sure - that the crankiest of them act that way because they are tired and grumpy.

[@pamelakern2849]

A birds life would be a stressful one . This video was a learning experience. I love the close up bird footage! 😊😊😊😊🐦🐦🐦

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

Hi, Pamela. I'm happy to hear that this video was a learning experience. That's what I want all my movies to be, and you learned exactly what I wanted to teach--how stressful a bird's life is. As for the close-up footage, a year and a half ago, I bought my first DSLR video camera and a 100 to 400 mm lens for distance. It's a Panasonic, and it's the only one on the market, as far as I know, that will shoot at 240 frames per second. I need at least that many frames per second to get crisp slomo. This might be a more technical explanation than you even wanted, I don't know. But I just felt like explaining how much the right camera gear allows me to get the kind of footage I want to.

[@WellaWally65]

Beautiful Ms. Jo!! Thank you so much for the slow motion! So amazingly interesting! These beautiful Birds are amazing!

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

Most people wouldn't think that "sparrows" and "amazing" belong in the same sentence. But I'm with you. I certainly do. In fact, I'm almost bereft now that I have to move on to another topic and stop watching the White-throats all the time.

[@DaveCollierCamping]

Excellent video

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

Thanks, Dave. I just spent a few minutes browsing your channel and was intrigued. Is that all footage that you took yourself? Is the jaws of life tool battery operated? I could see a cord at one point.

[@carweee]

i love these observing these feisty birds in my yard.. i have a deeper appreciation now that i can see their ninja-like actions in slow motion! thanks for the video 😊

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

@@carweee Ooh yeah, for your description, “ninja like actions“. It’s a special little treat for me to hear - from someone who likes watching these birds a lot- that seeing that action in slomo will make you appreciate them even more. One of my other commenters pointed out something that I wish I had registered. The shot at 1:45 shows that their heads are like gyroscopes that stay level while their bodies twist and turn beneath them. Did you notice that? If not, you gotta check it out!

[@carweee]

@ OMG! i didn’t catch that at first. how peculiar 😆

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

@ I am glad you checked it out. I knew you’d find it interesting.

[@SimplyGobsmacked]

Well this one didn't disappoint! I LOVED the slo-mo video on this, found it so fascinating I watched it 3x. They are so acrobatic and agile, you really can't appreciate it in real time. They're better than a Harrier Jump Jet - they can lift off in ANY direction! Sadly, I only saw 3 sparrows in Spain in the 90 days I was there this time (with a renewed interest in the little fellows thanks to you). To be honest, I didn't feed them this time but that never seemed to stop them before. I hope it's because they've migrated..... south?.... for the winter, although this is the time of year we're always there so I'm not sure what's going on. Our front balcony usually has 15-20 of them hopping around, fighting, and peeking through our sliding glass doors (or admiring their reflection). Thanks again, Jo, for another GREAT video. Hope your holidays are Merry!

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

Yes, I would think Spain would have agreeable weather for sparrows this time of year. I can't see why they would need to go any further south. I loved hearing that you watched the video three times because the slomo was so pretty. I've watched that footage dozens of times, and I still enjoy it. One of my other commenters, A.M.V. pointed out that in their most acrobatic moves, the White-throats' heads are like gyroscopes that remain level while their bodies twist and turn beneath them. I had been vaguely aware of that, but not knowing what a gyroscope does, I didn't pick up on it consciously as that person did. You can see the phenomenon if you look at 1:45 in the video. Anyway, it's good to hear from you as always.

[@SimplyGobsmacked]

Jo, I saw AMV's comment about the gyroscopes and went back to watch it AGAIN! I read all of the comments on your videos. You have a nice little community here.

[@geraldinefields1730]

Much drama. Thank you.

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

Yes, Geraldine, these boring looking little birds, provide a surprising amount of drama.