Living with Nature and Northern Lights in Sweden

[@DaniConnorWild]

Hope you enjoy this one! What do you think of regular videos like this? They’re more like weekly diaries. I’d like to know your thoughts.

[@valdkynd]

Yes, please, I love it sooo much. And seeing the aurora borrealis with my own eyes is one of my life goals, I can so understand your excitement 🤩💚

[@Osmone_Everony]

I would love to watch these but please don't exhaust yourself. I reckon this means very much work. 💖

[@georghartmann6971]

I did quite like the view in your more everyday life :) I would like to see more, if you feel comfortable to share.

[@jannissen4382]

Great Idea. Keep it up I love it. 😉

[@martinuso7446]

Just follow your excitement. That works best.

[@michellewesson4409]

I love your respect of the deceased bird. So reminds me of Native American Indians and how they honor all of nature, even when it’s ‘life’ has been exhausted. Giving thanks to its existence and the honor of sharing the universe with each other.

[@emilysmith2784]

Pom poms is such a good idea. We currently use conkers but they make a hell of a racket when it’s windy 😂.

[@AmazingNature]

❄️❄️❄️🌲🌲🌲🐿️🐿️🐿️ Great film Danny! ,👍

[@julymapaju3739]

Wow, how blessed you are living your dream! Wonderful moments thank you for sharing the beautiful animal and nature pics.

[@AngelsExcursions]

Hello from, the US, I love this video so much! The connection between humans and wildlife is so deep, but we forget that they are wild and must be treated as such. The boundaries between us keep them safe and I love seeing others who understand this. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with us. 💚

[@kellihillebrand8341]

You are such a special woman with the most beautiful messages I so deeply resonate with🥰🐾🙏🌾⛰🥹

[@artworld9799]

Hello Danny!! It's amazing wildlife shooting🌿 wonderful snow zone! Wonderful forest🌲🌲🌲 greetings dear friend🌹🌹🌹 6:47 up to possible for me now 👌😄🙏💗💗💗and Like 125👌 have a fantastic day!!!

[@johnbeavin9170]

Just love those squirrels, amazing how they befriend you, thank you for your videos, much appreciated.

[@shamcra]

I was very happy to hear you talking about setting boundaries on your interactions with wild life. I wish more of the "wild life loving" youtubers who try to make pets out of wild animals would realize that they destroy the very essence of wild life. I really admire your respect for the nature we all have on loan for the short time we walk on this earth.

[@NYWildflower]

An incredible watch, Dani! I, too, once had a bird strike on my storm door. I heard a loud thud and opened the door to see a bird violently fluttering face down on my porch. I had left the inside door open and it couldn't see the storm door glass as it was trying to fly inside my home. The guilt was horrible but I was lucky as my bird survived. It took about an hour of me gently stroking it's head while it sat in a box with a warm towel. After some nudging it perched on my finger. I took it outside to see if it would fly away but it didn't...at first. After about half an hour of us sitting together on my porch, I placed it on a tree branch. It swayed on the branch from the breezes for a long while...and then just flew away. I have never, ever left a window free of a hanging object since then. When you stroked the bird's feathers while it lay at rest, I cried for you both. I know the connection you felt and I understand it. If you ever wonder why we, your patrons and subscribers, all respect you and appreciate and contribte to your work, this is just one of a hundred reasons why. We love the realness and spontaneity that leaps out of our screens when we watch your videos. You are a wonder and a treasure. So until your next incredible video I send all my best to you (and Juan!).

[@b.visconti1765]

Just when I feel my blood pressure rising my fear over war coming too close to home when I'm still anxious in going out in crowds and nights..I know I come to you and my body begins to relax just listening an seeing the nature around you..thank you for being here with your soothing videos..🙏😘🎈

[@uwemoebus]

So amazing northern lights und lovly nature around your house. Thanks for streaming the video for us.

[@yvonnefoster8181]

The northern lights display was spectacular ! You’re so lucky x

[@demale1]

So gratifying to have you lead us on the journey from "social media animal craze" to professional wildlife photographer life. So proud of you, and I'm not even related

[@DaniConnorWild]

Haha thanks Dave!

[@nightscapejournals]

Only a relatively recent subscriber, but I could watch these videos all the time! Great footage of the some awesome wildlife, and a wonderful simple format (I appreciate a SHED load of work goes into making it seem simple to us viewers!). Also, I’m a sucker for some aurora footage so that was great to see, and I love hearing people’s reactions when it kicks off!! Thank you for the opportunity to escape for a few moments. 😊

[@MAC-op5fc]

Enjoyed the video. Loved your excitement at the Northern Lights. Thank you for your respect towards wildlife. That little bird's life meant something and you honored her in a way most wouldn't. Bird strikes are so awful - I've had a few at my home - and it always breaks my heart. I bought some stickers that I will be applying to my glass door once the weather warms up.

[@arctic_haze]

I liked the "What the..." reaction to the aurora. It was so human 🦌

[@dianebaker5243]

Lovely video too watch. Thank you for sharing 👍 🥰

[@tommyarvemark8117]

After 3 hours out in the wild this video makes so happy and I want to go out again. Soon I will hear owl outside my motorhome and see the stars. Life in nature is magical. Thank you so much for this videos.

[@kennyw6932]

Your reverence of Natures creatures is beautiful. The Northern Lights video leaves me almost speechless. Life a kaleidoscope, they will never offer you a repeat performance. Thank you.

[@scottlawrancephotography5938]

Your an awesome soul Dani.We need to look after and protect our beautiful wildlife.Thankyou for your work and videos.

[@jennyfulcher8035]

Hi Dani: We used to have birds bang against our large picture window in the 1960s when I was growing up in Houston, Texas, USA. The birds would be stunned, but then recovered and flew off. I can't recall any dying but it was so long ago. Since moving to Seattle, WA I have put Accipter hawk shadow stickers on my window that I bought at the Audubon Society Store. The Bullfinch probably saw its reflection and thought it was another Bullfinch invading its territory. Your solution of hanging pom-poms and pine cones is wonderful! I love your photography of the red squirrels and how much you respect nature's boundaries plus let the wild animals and birds teach you. Jenny 🐿🐦🦉🪶🐾🦊🦦🌲

[@howierfs5471]

Many thanks Dani for such nice footages. I can feel with you both watching such incredible northern lights as well. I envey you. You are so right having a boundary to the wildlife but dont feel guilty regarding the bullfinch. Somehow it should happen and you didnt willingly forced it to happen. Hope you both are well. THANK you again. CU

[@UncaDave]

Love watching your work and commend your patience. I have Mourning Doves that fly into my sliding glass doors. I will hang stuff now that I’ve learned your trick, thank you. The things you called mushrooms on the trees are actually shelf fungi. They are part of the end life of the tree and a cycle of forest life. There are many different kinds so I am sure the forestry group of Sweden has data on them for your area much like we do here in the US. I have discovered many in the Appalachian forests hiking in the WV mountains of the Monongahela National Forest. Keep up the great work!

[@etiennedegaulle3817]

Wow, that drone footage at the beginning is Game of Thrones level cinematography. 🙂

[@kitt28]

Wow, another great video, just so peacefull,

[@markburgess276]

Love your videos. Because Juan is always in the background love to know more about what he does too. Seems super supportive of you

[@DaniConnorWild]

Juan helps me with technical things (sound, fixing computer issues) and also with building things. I’m not too comfortable using power tools. He also helps me process my ideas 😅 And has a shop back in Mexico that he spends time managing remotely. 😌

[@markburgess276]

@@DaniConnorWild Cool. I really meant in the videos but we can respect his privacy. BTW I started following your channel because of my love for photography but I love it that you don’t do “top tips” and just focus on nature and your values.

[@jeffreywolff4961]

Thank for sharing your experiences and insights 🙏

[@lotus746]

Because of how you honor and respect the nature and the bird you have a new subscriber here

[@versedinnature]

Brilliant video. Some amazing shots and the northern lights are incredible!

[@MaxPowersHedgehog]

Wow! You are so lucky to see the Northern lights, my Mom sees them all the time about a mile from me here in the Hills of Vermont, but although I am now 64 I have never seen them other than like here. So Thank you!

[@arthurwolfburg6441]

You have such a beautiful soul. The love you show for wild animals put a Aura around you that is amazing. I love all animals myself and it kills me to see any animal be hurt or killed. Sweden 🇸🇪 is such a Beautiful country. I'm looking forward to spring when you start recording squirrels again. You video editing is amazing. I love watching your videos. Thanks so much for sharing your adventures with us. Here in CT USA. THANKS

[@davidaaaa4611]

Your photography is excellent. You are one of the best in the world that I know of.

[@vald1279]

Hi Dani, Love your wildlife videos.👋Solution för not getting birds going in to the windows --- we live here in Kungsbacka Sweden - Forest by our side. Lot of squirells that we feed every day. For the bird protection we have drawn with a white marker pen- vertical parallel lines on the windows. About 10 cm in between and it really works. No more birds getting hurt. All our friends thinks its a alarm system🤣 Hälsningar från PW

[@judyturnbull6773]

Oh Wow just amazing, beautiful and wonderful Totally enjoyed your video Thankyou Cheers 👍👋❤️from Australia 🇦🇺

[@bigbronx]

You are such a good narrator too!

[@Leo-jd2ny]

Great video.

[@rickkearn7100]

Nice channel. I've just now discovered it. I subscribed because I liked the content, production quality and presentation. Cheers.

[@DaniConnorWild]

thank you!

[@lassehallqvist3244]

I found your channel today and to follow you guys and watch your films is pure meditation. I also live in Sweden and Im so glad that you found our country and nature. Good luck😊

[@BMW7series251]

Lovely Dani, thank you.

[@titusrider7948]

You have such a beautiful heart. It must be difficult for you to get so close to these creatures and maintain that boundary. Sorry for your loss

[@c.d.k.7108]

thoroughly enjoyed watching this. the northern lights are on my list of 2023 to capture

[@journeytakesatrip]

I loved this video. I related strongly to your analogy of the film The Fox And The Girl, which is a film I loved too. I feed and photograph the birds and squirrels outside my own home in the woods. I have big patio windows and have had birds hit them, but luckily they have all been ok. However unfortunately last week a neighbours dog came into the woods by my home and killed one of the squirrels. I was very sad for the next few days and did a lot of similar soul searching about how me feeding them draws them here and considering how close we as humans should get to nature. Putting food out for them obviously helps to get them through the colder months when food is scarce but being wild and wary of us and our human spaces helps to keep them safe. It’s definitely a balancing act. ❤

[@garyhoffman1517]

That’s such beautiful country you are in and enjoying nature at the fullest ❤️🇺🇸👍👍👍👍

[@mickeandersson6777]

Love the use of Sweden nature. Its a beuty its soo free. Been following you for Long time. Allemansrätten is a great thing. You can go forest and pick berry and swamp in the whole Sweden with respect to Wildlife ♥️👍

[@mtnshelby7059]

I really enjoy your videos. They are so much work, though, so when you post that's great.

[@VeraGolosovaArt]

Weekly diaries is my favourite format ❤so interesting!

[@bryanashford5118]

enjoyed this in the wild nature and wildlife to photograph northern lights as well proper photograhy at its best tnx so much for sharing

[@larswennskog5239]

Hi Dani! I actually made such squirrel feeder and placed it in my garden about a year ago. My squirrels absolutely love to fed from it. //BR Lars

[@ipKonfig]

the most beautiful woman in the world - but SHE has the Camera

[@FancyPants43]

Amazing!! It was epic! 🥰💯💚🌌

[@kelvinsmallwood6315]

Thks for another wonderful video. Love seeing all the wildlife & you are privilaged to have them so close to you. Beautiful scenery & those videos of N Lights was great. Yes, a regular video would be good. I enjoy whatever you post.

[@junewrogg6137]

I love your views! The scenery is breath taking!!! Sometimes your beautiful background music drowns out your voice.

[@andreaschudzinski-buchholz4221]

Hey Dani , thank you for this amazing new video. It's always fun to listen your stories and see your shots. The Otters reminds me so much of your trip to the Shetlands 🦦😍 the northern lights at the end are incredibel 🌌 and it's fun to hear your enthusiasm 😂 🐿 ❤️

[@zipi_przyroda]

so many beautiful animals, views, and interesting stories, I really like your video :) regards from Poland

[@arnepersson7157]

lovely clip. As always !!

[@thomasklinkhamer3945]

The northern light is very beautiful.

[@mickeandersson6777]

You are a beuty. Love your conection to the nature of Sweden. Its a free nature. Micke Sweden

[@CJamesPhoto]

Very lovely video😊 you are slowly becoming one of my go to channels

[@peter486]

that so beautiful.

[@geremychubbuck3730]

Wonderful video as always. Keep up the great work. 👍

[@mothmagic1]

Dani I love you afinity with the wildlife and your surroundings. It's a shame more people don't have that.

[@sophietucker1255]

I have bird feeders that the squirrels use and I don’t mind at all. I know some birders are very upset by the squirrels at their feeders and go to great lengths to keep them away. I love them and the birds don’t mind them at all. I did put up some feeders that were meant for the squirrels and some bigger birds so there isn’t as much pressure on the the feeders for the wrens, finches and chickadees.

[@rasmuswi]

Those Northern lights last weekend were apparently visible even from Northern Germany so I guess they must have been pretty spectacular from Northern Sweden. It's the first time I've been able to see them with my naked eyes here in Stockholm!

[@elke1317]

Hello Dani, I like your videos very much. Whatever you show, it's worth seeing. And although I really like the squirrels, I find a video like this very well done. I have the squirrel feeder in my garden for a few years. It is visited diligently. I feed nuts and seeds and in the summer also carrots and fruit.

[@ekhaat]

Wow, those lights

[@athollmcnicoll1028]

I agree whole heartedly with you Dani best befriending wildlife at a distance so neither interaction becomes a permanency. Next you know Squirrels will be tracking you down and moving into your roof space where it is warmer than in their drays.

[@georgemartin1498]

Beautiful work Dani! Thank you. Your response of backing away from encouraging direct engagement with wild animals as it can result in negative consequences for them reminds me of a cautionary comment from the physicist Stephen Hawking regarding earthlings coming in contact with alien life: curious as we may be, better be careful as they are not likely to be good for us😉

[@sueellen7]

Thanks

[@wildaboutbirds71]

You’re an inspiration Dani! Beautifully shot and edited. 👊🏻

[@investsmarternow]

Thank you for such a beautiful video ❤️ I have had similar experiences with birds (I feed them) flying into my windows. It breaks my heart.

[@vivianelabelle3992]

Wonderful video!🤩🐿🐿🌠🌠❄❄

[@petermiadok1094]

Love this👏👏👏🙋🏻‍♂️

[@Crazym8343]

Beautiful winter ❤

[@AmazSky8953]

good people give us hope, Thank you girl

[@philippebeaudoin4059]

Hello Dani, another wonderful video 👏👏 It's really a good moment watching it 😍😍

[@IanCaiMercer]

Amazing video, great job with the squirrels!

[@pimacanyon6208]

so beautiful! You're fortunate to be living amidst that beauty. Very sorry to hear about the bird. I loved hearing about the movie of the fox and little girl, but during that part of the video, the background music is so loud it almost drowns out your voice. Lower volume on the music would be much better in my opinion. Or no music at all ;-) But I love the weekly videos, please keep them coming!

[@davidself5235]

You have a beautiful heart Dani, thank you for sharing. Love the video.

[@f.goossens8118]

Really like this kind of video, and hope you keep making them. I do admire your work. Hej from Jamtlands (where we still have plenty snow still too) and a Scottish incomer to Sweden. :)

[@alainversluys1294]

Just one word: magnificent ❤

[@mattlloyd30]

Hey Dani, have you thought about filming some of the persecuted wolf packs of Sweden? Lovely video as usual...

[@alicethemagicfurby]

Love these videos as well as the other ones! One of my cats also enjoys them alot, seeing animals on the screen and he is lazer focused xD Thank you for not only entertaining me, but also my cat! From us here down in "mid" south sweden =)

[@punjabseth260]

nice👌🏻

[@donaldredline975]

Squirrels are my favorite subject at my apartment here in Colorado.

[@rogerprout5574]

Do not be afraid to interact with wildlife. A brief moment touching them is a wonder for you both. We interact with them every day and it in no way affects their ability to still be wild. They know us and don't approach visitors. They know friends. 💚

[@dianebaker5243]

That is lovely to say.👍

[@blucat4]

Yes. Eckhart Tolle even says nature loves to be appreciated. And when we do so, it becomes a little more conscious. Patrick McDonnell says they are 'Guardians of Being', keeping us grounded and sane.

[@haraldirmler-foto]

Very nice!

[@Tiki63]

..from New Zealand..👍🌞👏

[@CitrianSnailBY]

So Beautiful...❤❤❤

[@Mochilachapina]

Wow! The end was amazing.

[@tinaballinger2903]

You r truly such a great woman. I can actually feel your emotions through my phone over the bird. I know. I would do everything to save or prevent any harm to God's beautiful Creatures

[@isalinasALT]

I love your videos ❤

[@frednorman1]

Love the purple in the northern lights. I’ve only seen them once, in the Yukon, all greens no purple

[@lisalottevanos]

Haha northern lights evening chaos, very relatable. Best type of chaos😂❤

[@johnbechtel173]

Luv the videos keep it up. John from the USA

[@robwasnj]

I loved the video and part about the vegan dish, happy when I see people actually live the lifestyle of providing better lives for all creatures ot just talking about it.

[@DaniConnorWild]

I’ve been plant based for 7 years 😁

[@robwasnj]

@@DaniConnorWild Eight for us and very happy with our decision to leave eating animals behind us. Thanks for all you do, watching your videos puts my wife and I in a great headspace, so soothing how you produce them.

[@pdxyadayada]

Yay and Yum! You go girl!

[@cmecu_seemeseeyou9330]

Sometimes its hard to watch some views with the camera.. like the first 20 ish seconds , of the overhead view of the trees, snow, wind.. A long time ago I had a dream about a place, that was similar to that view .. it was a place where I felt serenity, and my time to pass away whenever that maybe, I want to take my last breath in the middle of no where, in a place like that.. No one around, just howling wind, snow, nature and peace.. Not in some hospital bed with needles in my arm, and things beeping all night. I hope one day I can find a place like that. Im only 50 , so I got some time yet to find it. But ya, when i see scenes like that it just fills me with emotion to want to go there and just rest alone.

[@PatrikMFredriksson]

You know so much about animals :) And you're so beautiful and you look Swedish I think :) Hope you enjoying living here :)