Life in a Purple Martin nest: 2019 nestcam recap

[@ivyhorah5753]

absolutely crazy that all seven eggs hatched and all seven babies left the nest successfully!! a little help from us people goes a looooong way.

[@michael-1163]

Haha, funny. Even know were killing off a whole bunch of animals in the process.

[@thiscommentgoestoabout4721]

@@michael-1163 deer are being killed in this state and the population is getting less deer now from hunters :(

[@waypay1]

@@thiscommentgoestoabout4721 Deer have few natural predators left. Hunting them is a way to manage the population so they don't starve to death or spread disease.

[@thiscommentgoestoabout4721]

@@waypay1 ok

[@نفسينر]

@@thiscommentgoestoabout4721 🌷⚘🌷

[@alexisbissonnette8248]

That hawk scared the living crap out of me and the mom And love how you changed the music when something happend

[@siakaouattara282]

J,aime bien

[@clem8540]

You mean the dragonfly?

[@YVhere]

She looked so terrified aaaaahh

[@BM-ef5fh]

@@clem8540 Nope, the HAWK.

[@BM-ef5fh]

Same!😂👍

[@sEEE724]

*well that was an emotional roller coaster*

[@RavenK1tty]

Yup

[@amerstopar6022]

aq

[@addied.5433]

Yesirrrrrr

[@elnurmirzeliyev5131]

@@RavenK1tty 1

[@susanapol382]

Yes

[@marci3427]

3:48 Jolene got lucky! Thank you PMC for another great season!!

[@kathryns.8602]

They may need to rename the owl guard: The multipurpose owl/hawk guard!! I cannot believe how close that was.

[@marci3427]

@@kathryns.8602 Too close for comfort!!

[@ciprianseni3576]

Hellooooo Marci 🖐🖐

[@ciprianseni3576]

@@kathryns.8602 Helloooo Kathryn 🖐

[@ciprianseni3576]

Hellooo Marci 🖐🖐

[@BlingBlingTheBSOFTHEISS]

It amazes me that the clutch was so large, yet mom and dad managed to feed everyone equally.

[@mominmominislam3956]

Hi

[@darurivenkataramaiah7566]

Se. గా ఉబ్ గా ఓ మీ

[@suewcq]

Thank you for this video to reflect back on all the joys of such a successful season! Winter is just upon us & I already can't wait till spring & the Martins return!! Looking forward to another wonderful season with all the wonderful viewers, chatters & the beautiful Purple Martins! Thank you to all the staff at PMCA for all of your hard work & selfless dedication!! You all rock!!!

[@PurpleMartinConservation]

Sue, we couldn't have done it without you!

[@حسنحسن-م8ب6ض]

sue ق4

[@ciprianseni3576]

Hellooo Sue 🖐🖐

[@ciprianseni3576]

Helloooo Sue 😃🖐

[@ohmygodbecky6829]

3:29 happy music resumes after suspenseful one *you have some nerve playing with my emotions like that*

[@gamerboss333]

I love how it just became progressively more crowded as they grew up until they left

[@louisechambers9039]

I have to salute Jolene & Carl - and thank you PMCA for making this available for so many to enjoy.

[@kroakie4]

These are some of the most beautiful birds. What a treat to get to see their behaviors so up close.

[@mdlea2010]

I do not appreciate the sudden changes in the tones of music cause IT'S GIVING ME HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND I'M ALREADY SO INVESTED

[@FixedFace]

you sound weak

[@Nana-lv5lc]

ME TOO

[@shellyslioneyes]

saying. Music would be great. Their chirping is music!!!!

[@Iberian_XAVO]

Help us lord

[@panamono9217]

It's important because after couple minutes you don't pay attention.

[@alyssaannsolano1094]

Did that baby bird just choke on a dragon fly?

[@marci3427]

No, It was removed and the baby was saved!!

[@paulie8743]

3:16

[@ДенисРычков-г1л]

Пк

[@mageofdoomsie1598]

It was definitely too big for the baby to eat. Although birds have a glottis, which helps them breath when they eat big things, this dragonfly probably was pushing against the glottis and preventing the baby from breathing. All is well though thanks to quick action by the uploader 👍🏻

[@minsugasmelanin.6656]

i thought the momma bird stick sticks down it’s throat bc ya know nature can be cruel. i skipped cause it made me sad then saw the 3:16. now i’m happy.

[@ccappa2001]

Well done PMC! Thank you for this video "year book!" This was my first year watching and chatting... Lord willing, there will be more to come. My kids and I learned so much. Every day we had to check in on our PM family... at night I enjoyed a cuppa tea and some chatting with PM friends. Thank you to PMC, all the staff, volunteers, & mods! Godspeed everyone!

[@ludmilazubtsova174rus]

Большое, большое спасибо за видео. Начала наблюдать за гнездом, когда птенцам исполнилось дней 7-10. Узнала, что существуют такие птички. Если бы не помощь, то один бы точно погиб. Вы молодцы, что не только наблюдаете, но и помогаете. Всё бы так делали, было бы больше добра на планете.

[@TheSmith645]

Plot twist The giant dragonfly was fed by grandma!

[@moon-tf6si]

Lol that's agreat twist

[@firehydrant9913]

Grandma comes in clutch

[@pt6108]

Thanks PMCA for the season 2019 recap. You made me laugh, hold my breath and be proud of what you encourage people to do...be a Purple Martin landlord! Already missing the little guys!!!

[@UnicowBoySlots]

Haha like the music change when something scary might happen.

[@sharshar6522]

Best season recap yet! I would always cringe when a baby was eating a giant dragonfly after that rescue.

[@nikkismom857]

Excellent recap of the season! Dang, Jolene got really lucky when she dodged that Cooper's Hawk. Loved the music accompanyment. Very apropos!

[@Mr.Axolotl13]

3:55 that bird saw her entire life flash before her.

[@darcymcclain9901]

She was super frightened

[@foxsharee2297]

Sure did she made it thou

[@juanida1955]

How beautiful! I wish I would of seen these two before. I was never into eagles but that changed. I’ll always luv, respect, treasure them as long as I live. My 2nd favorite. Thank’s to all involved for making this possible for everyone to enjoy...

[@ZaikaCookWithNilofarSarwar]

Excellent video 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@juliepownall1063]

Thank you very much PMC & staff &, mods & all see you next year

[@techsolution4264]

I love all those birds in the world and i thank people who are saving them as like you

[@Enneamorph]

*Happy montage music* **Certain death approaches** ... ... *Happy montage music*

[@Nana-lv5lc]

Lmao

[@chocojueenlament5113]

I'm crying rn 😭😭😂🤣

[@SoaronhighlikeEagle]

That was a very beautiful collection of a family of Blue Martins well brought up. Thanks a lot! ❤😊

[@autisticninja1184]

Wow, I love the sound they make. These birds are beautiful.

[@itsdragoninawagon]

arent they precious? also love the username, i’m autistic too lol

[@firewaterbydesign]

Beautifully done. That poor baby that was aspirating that dragonfly made my heart sink. Great save!! That was a pretty scary and difficult to watch him struggle like that was hard on my tender for birdies heart. I have raised, rescued and released/reunited/rehomed abused and abandoned, wild, etc...many a birdies in my 35+ years of experience with having sweet tweets in my life. The more that I have had the honor of getting to know true miracles, amazing transformations and when it's sadly time to let go, these amazing beings belong in the wild and do NOT belong in cages for our selfish entertainment. I have learned so much from each and every experience with these mighty and beautiful souls.

[@danl.2220]

The dragonfly feeding was a birds version of 'tough love', definitely the dad brought that one

[@lillyp6674]

Very beautiful.Now a days it is very difficult to look after one child.just see the mother bird taking care of seven.Amazing.

[@Monix139]

Thank you PMC, thank you everybody for sharing this adventure with this beautiful creatures. We love you very much Purple Martins!

[@jimjim2822]

Thank you so much for this. I love Martins - their comforting worrble ... the way they interact with each other ... their incredible flying and soaring ... I can watch them for hours! We have a twelve room palace for them equipped with a satellite dish (a mini one) for those rainy days! I live in southern Saskatchewan (Canada) and they should arrive any day now!! I was amazed at how you could actually touch them and the parents continued to care for them. I had thought that the human scent would have been a negative factor.

[@TanzaniteHayley]

Ok so clearly Mr and Mrs P Martin are not learning from the giant dragonfly incident..

[@thehugsyguy9141]

@Pink and Black Girl you're right

[@montymartin3978]

Probably the best way for me to watch it was the recap. I can't sit still long enough. Great job.

[@Oh-sugar-sugar]

Thanks PMC! See you next year!

[@barbaral6227]

Thank you to all involved with this wonderful, educational livestream.

[@nilsostergrens1542]

5:55 Someone saw the camera? Haha

[@marci3427]

He/she was saying hello!

[@Monix139]

I love them hahaha

[@sergioortiz8784]

@@marci3427 cute

[@thiscommentgoestoabout4721]

@@sergioortiz8784 u called that person cute- oop sksksk

[@sergioortiz8784]

@@thiscommentgoestoabout4721 to dat lil birdie

[@БалкумисТулекова]

Какие красивые птички , заботливые родители 🤗🤗🤗🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦 ! Спасибо вам , что сделали прекрасные уютные гнезда , я смотрела и радовалась 🤗🤗🤗👍👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏😃😃

[@EndishGal56-ov7mw]

4:54 DAD: I KNOW HOW TO FEED A BABY MOVE AWAY!!-- mum: FREAKING SHUSH YOU'RE GONNA FEED EM A DRAGON FLY AND HE ISN'T GONNA SWALLOW IT LIKE THE LAST TIME KDKDND

[@PurpleMartinConservation]

Glad you caught that moment!

[@p4czuszka461]

DAD: DONT'T ARGUE WITH ME WOMEN

[@lovemusicnatureartsfoods...]

🤣🤣🤣...

[@OnePieceIsGoat]

Kottciak MOM: I DON’T WANT ANY OF THEM TO DIE!, CUZ IF HOOMAN DIDN’T HELP IT WOULD BE DEAD

[@liltone9614]

Hope the kid learns not to fed his kids dragonflies

[@Electronica4Life]

So many emotions packed into a seven-minute video!

[@poetspoem9012]

I am so happy that you removed that fly from chick's mouth. I was feeling as if i was dying

[@Asleepkat]

I think it was a dragonfly

[@PicklesDip]

@@Asleepkat It is.

[@SarahSakura]

ME TOO. It was such a relief. 😅

[@eckhoshenaztya3854]

Me too we love you angle

[@Asleepkat]

@@eckhoshenaztya3854 which angle? Obtuse or other types of angle?

[@breannemuhammad8637]

Thank you Pmc!! This was my first year watching Purple Martin's and I loved every second! I miss watching this whole family but am very happy all babies did well and fledged! Can't wait for next year!!

[@kathryns.8602]

Amazing season PMC!!!! I don't know of another close up and personal account of a family of 9 like this!! This will be difficult to beat next year but I'll be here with bells on!!! Thanks to all who made the livestream possible. How wonderful that we can reflect back on this season any time we wish.

[@rixku3358]

I never seen Purple Martins before. They are gorgeous birds.

[@uavidavida7633]

I love how you change music for everymood

[@alpsofsilence1461]

I was more invested in the narrative of this video than I am invested in my own life.

[@Alice-gl9tj]

when your house is so small you gotta stand on your kids to feed them

[@virovirokun_enjoyer]

Lol

[@haileystarlight8376]

"look mom! We're on TV"

[@gulshanchaurasia2233]

@@haileystarlight8376 I guess , we are the last generation who is going to call youtube a TV cause TV was the only major source of video 10years ago and anything that plays videos, we tend to call it TV due to our habit!! 😂😂😂

[@williambutler8624]

One of the best videos I've seen on the Purple Martins, so glad all the birds made it, amazing video work, Thanks to everyone for sharing this and taking care of these beautiful birds, all Martin landlords!

[@brianbeidle8520]

A great season -- my 1st sucessful one. 13 fledglings, 14 hatchlings, 15 eggs, 3 pairs :)

[@dragonempress8367]

So nice seeing the life cycle of these lovely creatures.

[@eijuurushihara2754]

holy damn 03:48 scared me kinda but its veeery interesting to see that and that u helped the little ones :3

[@martinjosephrodriguez8364]

Love the ending... Purple feathers flock together into the perfect morning weather as the clock ticks forever and ever we will all be together...Thank God !

[@BR-cc7vo]

The most precious creations of God on this planet is- Mother. If that care didn't exist then what else would we have been able to see or feel on this planet? It's the motherly instinct of the bird and the lady that makes a meaning and brings beauty to this video 🙏🙏

[@limabatz2990]

Ya know half this video has the father feeding the chicks primarily.

[@roohirafee6269]

Brilliant camera.. So lovely to see birds out of the nest.

[@BluesBewitch]

So glad you helped the baby with the dragon fly. I was like kid you're not a snake.

[@marie-vy4mc]

Can we talk about how beautiful those birds look?

[@PurpleMartinConservation]

pretty incredible, right???

[@JacqJansen]

Very, very beautiful video. You saved one! Thanks for sharing

[@harshabobby1894]

3:52 terrified look on that bird's face😮

[@vigneshvickey9031]

Vijay marriage

[@woongjohn]

Nice video! I must have missed the time intruder came on June 14, around 2:50 pm. Thanks for uploading this!

[@Big_Fan_just_generally]

What a rollercoaster of emotions

[@gregsmith3410]

Wow didn't see Cooper's hawk appearance..no wonder Carl didn't hang out at entrance again..

[@erikalnevargoczki3926]

Csodálatos család. Megható és felelősség keltő. Köszönöm. Óvjuk madarainkat!

[@christinefois3192]

Thank you PCM - Good job - Amazing season - I'll miss you all ... but we'll meet again next year !

[@sailaab]

the dramatic (AND effective) music/tempo change at moments like when one of the babies almost choked to death and got resuscitated.. and that sudden predatory larger bird "attack".. immediately made me subscribe to **Purple Martin Conservation** :) and i don't know whether we as kids (India hinterland) were scared by our grandparents/elders just so we don't touch any wild animal babies or the cautionary notes had some factual base.. but for most parts.. i grew up BELIEVING that the fletchlings/babies might be " rejected" by their sparrow, crow, pigeon parents ..if they smell humans/ bad predators on them. it figures that hibernating bear census or checks, tagging does involve putting some Vicks Vaporub type stuff on the nostrils of mommy hear. possibly to keep her (and the baby) from panicking later. but it was soooo touching and heartwarming to see that such dedicated conservation programs and even more dedicated, compassionate people are putting so much time monitoring and saving them. was is chance, luck or something else.. i don't know. but had no one known/seen that baby choking and loosing consciousness... it'd have been OVER for her/him in a minute or two :( seeing the goodness that our species 'Homo Sapiens' has and our individual small and big efforts... really, even if momentarily, makes me forget the worst of the things that we have done.. as possibly the last of the human species on this planet.

[@kirevaz5302]

Están geniales estos nidos! Se puede ver su ciclo de vida y ayudarlos si es necesario.😃❤️👍

[@Spandere]

siete persone generosi e meravigliosi signore.

[@suds5214]

I always enjoy watching the entire event day by day until they leave. I guessed the correct day of first flight and was just one hour too early. I'm getting good at that. I donate yearly to this conservatory. Please follow suit. Looking forward to nest spring.

[@olegog911ll]

Love, beauty and ternderness! Thank YOU so much for sharing!

[@elk772]

I really like those futuristic looking nests

[@Renville80]

general saphire these resemble the hollowed out gourds used for nests by martins and swallows decades ago.

[@alanstrong55]

Such nice birds. Putting up a Martin hotel takes careful planning. Gotta know the right way to keep unwanted birds away from the Martins' home.

[@Amberr1981]

2:12 that's alot of mouths to feed!

[@valkyriandreams]

Music is super emotional roller-coaster 😂🎶🎢

[@garycrowder]

The little babies grew up so fast!

[@cmh3260]

3:13 oh my god i just closed my eyes here..but then you saved this kid ❤️❤️ thank you

[@IronMan_2.1]

OMG it's like a Disney movie... Twists & plots included with shock music between!!!

[@A1234561921]

Thanks for sharing with us this amazing video!! God is showing us his love in many ways!!!

[@markmcknight2467]

So many sweet tiny mouths to feed, but she gets it done. Nature is miraculous!

[@ladyd8028]

VERY cool to look inside a bird's nest! Thanks for the bird's eye view.

[@bonawaf2004]

These Birds are so beautiful, thank you for sharing, stay connected 💐

[@calibreman]

What a great video, thank you for posting. UK bird lover.

[@ujjaldeka115]

Such a beautiful vdo.. great job. Love from kaziranga , India

[@ofeliaholguin9359]

Los mejores videos del mundo so estos los de las aves felicitaciones desde Colombia me encantan

[@IRONMAN-mc5nm]

Q bonita labor la suya, tener contacto con esas hermosas aves para preservarlas, mis respetos, Dios los cuide y les de salud por muchos, muchos años, gracias por ayudar a lo más valioso que tenemos en este planeta, a la fauna, claro sin olvidar la flora, saludos 👌 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍✌

[@whitedoves6290]

Wow very nice video ...thanks for ur effort to show us to touch heart the real nature and its life ....

[@truedatdatdatdat]

*amazing footage! thank you for your selfless efforts! you are a hero*

[@luzdivinadeluniverso0606]

Que hermosa es la creación!💕💞💞🐦🐦🐦🐦😍😍

[@desinento139]

I can watch these type of videos in my whole life 😍😍

[@eagleowlish]

Super! What a beautiful species, wonderful sounds they make. That’s a great set up you have. Thanks for sharing. I once monitored a European Barn Swallow nest for a summer. First brood was of 6 eggs, second of 5, third of 4 eggs, all young fledged. Then, sadly, the adult female returned to the nest and died there. I guessed she was totally exhausted.

[@birdtalespakistan6166]

Very, very beautiful video.

[@yolandaaedo2108yolalla]

Juntos pero no revueltos. Que hermosa la musica acompañada en piano.

[@Deedoof]

Thank you for sharing such a great video. My only question: why the ledges since martins don't need them and ledges make it easier for trash birds to access the gourds?

[@ItsMe-oy8zu]

First video I am watching the perfect video made with so clear views and good documentry😍

[@bethanysmith5856]

Wow all 7 survived to fledge.

[@stanspeight9638]

My favorite bird this is a very emotional video I used to have a lot purple Martin's back home in Louisiana Thank U For uploading

[@sandeepreddy5]

4:41 that two birds moving their heads same like they are dancing 😍😍

[@mariadagraca1246]

Estes são pai e mãe de verdade! São muitas bocas para suprir ao meio tempo! Parabéns

[@ross_spirou_photography]

It was a pleasure to watch the parents raise the youngsters on giant dragonflies and thank you for sharing this!

[@gabbiksi]

So beautiful what your showing the world. Thanks

[@sailaab]

05:56 Mommy¡ what happened to this sibling of ours, who simply keeps staring with one eye and doesn't move... or eat.. or poop

[@rambhardwaj4268]

They look so clean