My Expectations Exceeded - Photographing Birds & Squirrels in a Garden

[@markmay8942]

You have to love Morten. He could at least be up against the house getting some protection from the weather, but instead he is out in the rain with a smile on his face. He is as comfortable in bad weather as most of us are in our own homes.

[@ratgirl13]

Morten you’re my favorite wildlife photographer on KZbin, I’m so glad I found your channel-your videos are always a pleasure to watch. ❤.

Yaay, Morten has uploaded a new video. All the chores can wait :D

[@B0B_Thunder]

Sooo true

[@Youyouber1]

Thank you for the video Morten! I love your videos as they are so inspiring and relaxing at the same time, they remind me to get back out into nature 😊

[@UnderOpenSkies]

You are a beautiful person and I always love your videos, thank you for making them!

[@morayeel6585]

You find beauty of nature everywhere. I love your photos and videos so much💕

[@quadjphotos9108]

Thank you Morton for another fantastic video and for reminding us you can find nature right in your own backyard. I'll see you out there!

[@RaulRodriguez-ee9oc]

Another amazing video from Morten. No words at all, just enjoy.

[@commanderkrieger]

Hello Morten, Thank you so much for your work and passion. The perfection and love that you put into your videos make it so easy to immerse oneself in them within seconds. I’m already looking forward to all the projects in 2025 and would love to see more travels (similar to your trip to Svalbard) and exciting projects, ranging from small songbirds to large mammals, if you take us along. Thank you for sharing your life with us, giving photographers and viewers new inspiration, and showing us how beautiful our world out there truly is.

[@paularuotsalainen979]

Tusen tack för den härliga videon, Morten. Föll omkull på en isig väg igår. Med din strålande positivitet och de enormt fina foton av ekorrar och olika småfåglar, känns min brutna handled nu lite bättre. Önskar dig många fina foto- och filmutfärder 😍💕

[@breeze8929]

Just shows you can have great wildlife experiences in your back yard! Brilliant video Morten! 👍

[@matzemoller.fotograf]

Another great video Morten. Thank you for showing it. That motivates me to do it too. Best regards, Matze

[@phynx2006]

I can't believe your friend let the bird feeder run dry, how could he 🤣🤣 Dam that 600mm lens 😍👍👍

[@ronintennessee4013]

Great video! I love watching the squirrels. Here in Tennessee, we have Eastern Gray Squirrels. They are a joy to photograph and video. Thank you for sharing!

[@DanielCanales-cp4ze]

Dude you been helping me a lot with my seasonal depression and one of the main reasons why I got back out there to shoot pictures rock on dude you the goat 😎

[@J5388T]

Superb Morten, and thank you!

[@mihobeckmann]

Very beautiful, thank you, Morten.❤ I agree with you about give them space etc… that’s what I do in our garden. Happy photographing!

[@YoutubeTookMyNickname.WhyNot]

Happy new year mate. I just bought 100-400(was on 70-300 before) and man that autofocus. Still a bit short and I moved back to Europe from Au. The animals here and in the winter just fly away from hundreds of meters away. So hard. And so much mud that I bought knee protectors from hardware store. Shooting ice crystals is epic though. Everything different, light different, its like learning photography again.

[@GokhanArc]

I never got bored watching this, it's really a amazing video.

[@TotallyNotLenners]

I found myself smiling at my screen seeing the photos at the end. You know one which stood out the most though? 21:02 . Not being able to see the species but having clues of them, what a wonderful thing to let the imagination try to paint Thank you Morten! You are inspiring me a lot at the beginning of this journey :)

[@NathanGPhotos]

Great way to spend my morning breakfast and coffee. Thanks for sharing Morten, another wonderful video! All the best for the new year to you!

[@picapica42]

Squirrels are such fun to observe 😃(and your friend has an amazing garden) All the best for the new year to you and Bjørn!

[@abdallahmamoune]

Thank you for being you Morten, you are the BESTE !!!!!

[@22ophiotrix11]

Thanks for this video, fantastic as always. A neighbourhood full of wildlife mirrors exactly my experiences. Today morning I filled up the buffet on my balcony. Tikki already had had an early breakfast as the nutshells told me. Within minutes the first birds came, different t-birds, robin, dunnock. The little wren seems to stay all day, perhaps sleeping in a nestbox or hidden behind ivy and branches from my former Christmas decoration. The woodpeckers are already in mating mood. I was sitting in my rocking chair, taking down some notes from the other day. When I looked up a blackbird was munching on fat pellets. That's remarkable, because there haven't been any blackbirds for almost a year due to usutu-virus, reducing population. A second male was observing from the tree. "If he is able to get through the net protecting the balcony from pigeons, I can do that too". He tried several times before he managed it. Put some apple slices outside and they came back. It it so interesting to watch how different birds eat mealworms. Some hit them like a kingfisher would do with his prey, some slurp them in, some grab them neatly with their toes and eat tiny bits. The whole time a buzzard was sitting on the chimney of another house, warming himself, preening the feathers, looking around, taking a nap. I remember seeing that last year already. Living close to people has it advantages. The buzzard stayed for more than two hours. Too far away for a picture, even with a 800 mm, but nice to watch through binoculars. Last Thursday we had lots of snow and I got some close-ups of Tikki, the squirrel, eating walnuts with snowflakes glittering in her fur. And the female woodpecker with a beak full of mealworms. I definitely could watch for hours....So interesting to watch the interactions and after a while knowing individuals.

[@Naturphotography_germany-rg8gs]

Thankyou Morten, your Style of Wildlifephotography and Storytelling is always a great Inspiration for me!! Greatings from Germany and a happy new Year!! 😃

[@brunopichard2243]

Magnifique. Merci d'avoir partager ces 2 merveilleux jours avec nous. Ca donne clairement envi de faire des photos

[@tkNAT]

Hey Morten, thanks for sharing this nice little story. It really shows that if you are just persistent enough it will pay off. Love the photos and videos you got from this beautiful backyard especially the squirrel ones where he is at the stump. Regards✌

[@ArsenijeRadenovic]

Beautiful video as always Morten! Happy New year to you too! I am now in the mountains in a cosy house, watching your video before getting ready to go to bed. It was here in 2017. when I first saw your channel and ever since I've been watching your videos. You are a real inspiration!

[@jonasmattli7167]

I love your Videos morten so perfekt and cosy ❤

[@hauer54]

Best wishes to you too, Morten... please keep up making those wonderful videos. Tak!

[@roland-heine]

Wonderful Video. Thank you for sharing with us, best wishes 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞

[@petracollins8623]

So fantastic to see you back doing what you love. Happy New Year.

[@mmj6880]

Great video 🙂 The eartufts on the squirrel are adorable 🤩

[@ritanarayanan1489]

Morten loves his squirrels 🐿 & those shots of the leaves with 🍃droplets of ice were quite enchanting 🤗 thanks for sharing. Happy Hunting 2025 📸🥂

[@guycl2381]

Great location, Morten ! Hope you'll get back there in the spring ! Kind regards, and Happy NY ! Guy.

[@guycl2381]

PS : my kids loved the calendars 🙂

[@meju25]

Thanks for sharing with us. As always your dedication is an inspiration!

[@johnclark9499]

Just beautiful, thank you so much for sharing your experience. Best wishes

[@Viajeroschicharreros]

A very relaxing and enjoyable video to watch, I'm sure just like those two days you spent quietly photographing in the backyard of that house. Thank you, very inspiring!🙂

[@valbinersantos5969]

Top ! 📷👍

[@CB-kn1ox]

Hello Morten, Thanks for this wonderful 'backyard' photography video. You capture the enchanting and magical vibes of a forest in a city!. 🍂🐿 Best wishes, from Canada

[@GeoGebweiler]

A new video from Morten and tomorrow is my birthday. Thank you for this lovely early gift 😀

[@WesleyEast-RRfan]

Great Video as always. Got to of your table calendars as presents for family, excellent quality.

[@ronaldlinkenhoker5705]

Thanks for posting this! Due to my age, I do a lot of my wildlife photography in my backyard, so this was encouraging.

[@katharinemovertonphotographer]

Just came in from my garden been watching the Birds to find your Video as you say you don't need to go far to watch or photograph nature. Squirrels are fast and fascinating to watch. Loved your video and photos thank you for sharing and felt your excitement. Looking forward to watching your adventures this year

[@sheelpadia1609]

What a beautiful video 🥰

[@paoloz4916]

Wow. So beautiful.

[@AFollower0416]

Nature is everywhere as long as we respect it ❤❤

[@junerobinson8169]

Lovely video, love watching you..thanks for taking us with you .

[@ingatokar4695]

You're lucky with the weather Super video! Best wishes for you🙂

[@gary.kenyon]

Fab photos.

[@Xipto]

Esperando tus videos como agua de mayo!! Saludos desde Tenerife! Eres Grande!!

[@patrickmolloy6994]

Happy New Year! Looking forward to this year's videos from you Morten!

[@delight.n5087]

Amazing!❤

[@VaiCatt]

Love from Athens 🌺

[@FreediveacademyDeCenter]

I love it

[@RolandRigsby]

I have tried to photograph squirrels and I failed. Thanks to Morten I know how to do it now. I can not wait for the next new video.

[@WildlifeOnFocus]

Another wonderful video. Wish you a healthy and successful year 2025.. stay healthy. Greetings from Germany..Daniel

[@kimpedersen]

Tak for en herlig video! Jeg elsker egern :) De er så sjove og kære at se på.

[@tobylux1750]

It’s time to chill with Morten 😊

[@familog6949]

Happy new year and merry christmas to you. Nice video and photos ! See you soon

[@msegorov]

Good job!

[@AGroen-h5z]

Nice video. I do bird photography and fly fishing and tying.

[@neilyeomans9805]

Happy New Year another great video think it’s going to be a great year for all photographers

[@adamSenior5386]

Morten, why such breaks between your amazing films. I learn photography and filming from you and you show so little. And all you need is a yard with a few trees and you already have perfect subjects and we have great films to watch. Greetings Adam from Krakow

[@Dr-Merrin]

I could watch the squirrels all day.

[@GiangNTnet]

Amazing

[@devasishnagwan9017]

❤❤

[@Stephendenice]

wonderful video... thank you

[@jamesbarnes3063]

Nice video Morten,

[@Ticolme819]

Hi Morten! Lovely video. So how much do you pay these animals to pose for you😆. I couldn't agree more with you about nature is all around us, as long as we don't destroy their habitat. Love the photo's.

[@tyr242]

Great video as usual! 👍

[@rikdeblick]

Hero!

[@MelesBadgers]

Toujours une aussi enrichissante vidéo et que du plaisir en regarder. Euh ! petite question c'est quoi la marque de vos gants ??? Je les est vu dans plusieurs vidéos c'est signe qu'il doivent être très bien ... J'adore ton approche et ton travail de naturaliste photographe, je suis un grand fane ;-)))

[@aubgoodwinSRCphotography]

Fantastic 👌 we have red squirrels in my local area ( Northumberland UK) i could sit and watch them all day 👍 if your ever over this way you are more than welcome to join me

[@ElmirNedelchev]

Hi Morten! Years ago you have mention how you record your camera lcd screen to put it in the KZbin videos. Could you give me a link of this specific video or tell me how could i do this kind of screen recording? Thank you!

[@kunalchaugule6951]

❤

[@frankvanderstoelen2412]

Happy nieuwjaar 🎉

[@jonathantharp9425]

Thanks for sharing Morten. I enjoy the your thoughts and inspiration I get from your videos.

[@colpage4030]

Another superb video Morten….. what waterproof lens cover are you using please

[@ninitoboy8250]

What raincoat do you use? It's also with a trousers? I'm sure it's a good choice 😊

[@garfieldirwin]

Always entertaining Morten! May I ask what recording format and frame rate you typically use when not shooting slow motion?

[@iedogabriel4264]

se possível ativa o recurso faixa de áudio, seu público de outro idioma vai gostar, excelente conteúdo ❤

[@devasishnagwan9017]

Love from india 🇮🇳

[@RussandLoz]

Nice, how do you stay warm sitting there in the open?

[@hollyhock1197]

Happy New Year! 🎉 Your 2 days out photographing the winter landscape, birds, and squirrels are so refreshing to the soul. I can always count on the joy and delight I see on your face. I can see you making next year's calendar with a squirrel or woodpecker! This Idahoan is truly enjoying your 2024 calendar. Thank you so much for taking us along. 🤗

[@Kushal_Ghalan04]

Love from Nepal 🇳🇵❤

[@radcoimbatore]

Happy New Year 🎊 bro wishes from India 🇮🇳

[@davidcox2499]

Everybody else is staying inside and warm and dry. Not Morton Hilmer.

[@devswildfilms]

Happy new year ❤ from Assam 🇮🇳 India

[@grizzly68og]

👍Just for flything 😂 no good vidéo

[@acemanfrog]

Curious why you had the Z9 covered? I've seen your other Z6ii vids where it was totally exposed by you, on purpose, and it was not a problem.

[@patrickjegat3550]

Un petit bonjour de France l'ami Morten Hilmer, pour te dire que tes images sont magnifiques, ce sont de beaux écureuils, oui la patience donne un bon résultat, alors merci encore pour le partage de ta passion photographique, à bientôt l'ami....

[@gil_lbe2190]

Happy New Year 2025

[@Kamalphotosnice]

Can I make money from photographing nature and animals? If the answer is yes, how can I do that?

[@TilenPeterlin]

Third? haha