I love this dude. He is pretty much the direct reason why I like birds. I watched one of his videos and then I got really into birds.
@Buntos10139 минут бұрын
Haha same here mate
@maciejgronowski35 минут бұрын
Birds and... bats I suppose?
@NewFalconerRecords23 минут бұрын
Love your comment. I mean, I really love your comment. Keep enjoying those birds.
@ryanforth-martin19076 сағат бұрын
I was a second away from a meltdown, just having crap brain day. This popped up in my notifications, thankyou backyard naturalist, and may I say another 👌 video
@JAB63226 сағат бұрын
Merry Christmas Backyard Naturalist! 🎅
@the-Backyard-Naturalist6 сағат бұрын
Merry Christmas 🙏
@ConstantlyDamaged2 күн бұрын
Great video! The most important thing to remember with flying foxes is, we need 'em. If we lose them all, we lose the bush-Australian biodiversity would hit a cliff and all our eucalypts and the animals that rely on them will die. How can you help? Not directly. Leave them alone; they'll leave you alone. Find out the phone number of your local carers/rescuers, and if you see a bat in trouble (if it's during the day, they're always in trouble unless they're in their camp), call the number. Don't touch 'em and don't go near 'em. If you get scratched or bitten by a bat-the bat must be captured and killed (to be tested for Lyssa virus). Another way you can help is to find a carer/rescuer and support them. They take time out of their days to help these soaring St. Bernards and while the government does pay for their vaccinations against Lyssa virus, they don't cover all the other bits and pieces needed to take care of an injured bat.
@ForTheBirbsКүн бұрын
Well said
@onthefencefilm4 сағат бұрын
Loved this mate. Such incredible animals and so vital to our ecosystems!
@Hi-PhiСағат бұрын
Beethoven’s 7th AND flying foxes. What a treat!
@Cazlab75 сағат бұрын
Had one shit on my car, and when I washed it off the next day it took the paint off. Truly amazing creatures and I'm left with a reminder every time I drive it.
@the-Backyard-Naturalist5 сағат бұрын
Now that shit is inspiring
@siechamontillado2 сағат бұрын
@@the-Backyard-Naturalist I shit you not, it is
@patrickwastie5Сағат бұрын
Wow I didn't know the millions of bats that fly above me in Melbourne have acidic shit
@Cars_Dogs_CatsСағат бұрын
The Big Fat Question Mark Era in Australian history. Should be taught in schools.
@CourtneyBryceHilton20 сағат бұрын
Hell yea, love flying foxes 🦇
@janechalker33315 сағат бұрын
I don't know how you do it. Educate and make me laugh at the same time. Brilliant. I will say we are renowned for trashing others homes. When will we realise it is our home we are trashing?
@EcoLovr19Сағат бұрын
the first video I watched was the common Australian plants video, I love this channel
@dysr4 сағат бұрын
Love the use of SotN music.
@MaxTheFrogNerd4 сағат бұрын
ahhh the best kind of christmas prezzie also maybe frog vid next?
@suzanne57812 сағат бұрын
The flying foxes have caused problems in Machattie Park in Bathurst through no fault of their own - they used to live in the willow trees along the Macquarie River but when these were all cut down they moved into the city park and have all but destroyed the wonderful old trees there, as well as being a health risk to people in the park. The council had planned to provide corridors of habitat for the flying foxes but as yet this still hasn't happened. I should add that in summer they have not infrequently been dropping dead from the heat. Thanks for the very informative video - I've directed people overseas onto your channel, it's fabulous.
@loggerT123Сағат бұрын
One of your best videos so far
@JondanticСағат бұрын
I watched them fly over my summer solstice evening walk and was delighted, hadn’t had that experience for a while and thought it was a fabulous omen. Thanks for another insight
@donfinch8623 сағат бұрын
Rarely do I smile so much while learning so much, but this channel achieves that. Thanks and Merry Christmas Darcy
@thebackyardbrewer5611Сағат бұрын
Flying foxes fkn rule! There’s been a colony near my home for decades and we used to travel to wingham every Christmas to visit my Nan and the spectacle of seeing the nightly launch of 10s of thousands of bats from the wingham brush is something I’ll never forget, and yes they stink, like seriously badly as well like a thousand teenage boys who simultaneously missed the bowl and pissed on your floor!
@NewFalconerRecords15 минут бұрын
The constant reinvention descriptions that this guy does in all of his videos has me rolling on the floor ("hovering hounds", "winged wolves") and that newsreel commentary at 8:51 is pure gold. But there's a message, and that's really special. Any day that the Backyard Naturalist posts a new video is a good day.
@coasterblocks3420Сағат бұрын
Oooh, you didn’t give an honourable mention to their diminutive and cute as a button relatives, the blossom bats.
@carolinaluis67404 сағат бұрын
Thank you for speaking out for the bats
@JarickWorksСағат бұрын
The “I can’t believe it’s not A Current Affair” got a laugh out of me. So glad I don’t watch broadcast television these days, it’s garbage.
@54II455 сағат бұрын
Another one in the bag for the backyard naturist. I think the reason why this video is important is because it allows the viewer to be spoon-fed information on these random animals, and I have to say, I love the taste 👄.
@AuD1os0nIC3 сағат бұрын
Top tier music choices as always!
@sharon41885 сағат бұрын
Great video thank you Backyard Naturalist - these guys need all the champions they can get.💚🦇
@ConnorEduard13 минут бұрын
Excellent work. Never knew the impact of these featherless flying friends. Thank you for teaching us all in such an entertaining video.
@johnwaynewesterns7394 сағат бұрын
The Castlevania music sneak for the megabats episode
@williamsolomon9405 сағат бұрын
The consistent quality of your videos is such a joy my guy
@Amanda-r3t7n3 сағат бұрын
Best channel on KZbin……love you Darcy 🐨🐨🐨
@OnCountryWithMickСағат бұрын
Such beautiful creatures. They have such a cute face. I remember having one climbing over me when I was a kid and Mum was a member of WIRES
@annotate59454 сағат бұрын
Onya Backyard Naturalist, thanks for an informative video about last little understood group of animals we all need for survival.
@thrill.h0useСағат бұрын
Dude this is crazy... I literally went down a rabbit hole last night on flying foxes cause I keep seeing them dive bomb into neighborhood trees, thank you for talking about these fine creatures
@shrikelet4 сағат бұрын
The use of 'Marble Gallery' as the first piece of music got me wondering if they can wing smash.
@patrickdowe81935 сағат бұрын
Backyard naturalist is always an end to end watch
@jbullforg3 сағат бұрын
"Made themselves at home there [Adelaide]. They truly are desperate." XD
@womble90143 минут бұрын
I grew up in Bundaberg. I remember instances of people trying to move on the bat colonies. Between them and the rainbow lorikeets in the CBD, your car is bound to get 💩 on it but hey, they're such amazing creatures.
@keepthecircleclean3 сағат бұрын
Thankyou
@lindsaydrewe82194 сағат бұрын
The more I hear about humans the more I realise that about 90% of us don’t deserve to live
@ericisbananaman2 күн бұрын
Maybe it isn't the video I wanted, but it was the video I needed. Da dada dada dum
@Philipk652 сағат бұрын
I love watching the flying foxes flying over my place in late spring and into summer at sunset.
@JoelReid57 минут бұрын
As an Australian, it wasn't until I was in my mid teens that i realised some bats were small. i just thought all bats were the size of small cats. Before that I thought movies were using the incorrect sized props when showing bats.
@pipers_riverСағат бұрын
Thank you for this awesome video. I love fruit bats! I love going to Yarra Bend to see them, they're so fascinating and so impressive en masse!
@relwaretep13 сағат бұрын
The biggest here is Falsistrellus tasmaniensis, not at all used to bats flying overhead.
@Cynidecia43 минут бұрын
10:28 sounds about right 😂
@dynamicdingo12025 сағат бұрын
I've always been fascinated by the mega bats of Pteropodidae, specifically down under's flying foxes. Im glad you're shining the spotlight on the Aussie fruit flappers 🦇💚
@flamecondor4 сағат бұрын
I appreciate the Castlevania music playing in this my guy!
@taylahjane24572 минут бұрын
amazing video! (as are all of the ones you make!) however it wouldve been great to also mention flying fox paralysis syndrome (FFPS) which has affected our wonderful flying friends over the past few years very similarly to lorikeets! keep up the great content!!
@marxmatter3 сағат бұрын
amazing video, also love the castlevania music choice
@tonebuddha5 сағат бұрын
“Batatonic” 😂
@grantb8168Сағат бұрын
Damn these guys have the cutest faces. Thanks to Hollywood and also to presumptuous media-led myths, flying foxes and bats in general have been given such a bad wrap and therefore, the cause of so many people worldwide fearing them at a psychological level. Personally, I had no idea and no educated awareness about anything relating to these innocent creatures. I had no fear yet had no knowledge until now, thanks to "The Backyard Naturalist." Great call, Darcy, awesome episode. Your students don't always need pretty and colourful. Sometimes a punch between the eyes is the best wakeup call. This is yet another sad state of affairs taking place within our country. Hopefully this video will bring more attention and awareness before it's too late.
@michaelsemine48303 сағат бұрын
Wowzers
@El.ManchildeСағат бұрын
Hovering hounds 😹🦇🙏
@erin57634 сағат бұрын
As usual, amazing content.
@Cynidecia53 минут бұрын
A beautiful animal.
@PinataOblongataСағат бұрын
I've seen them all lining the banks in their thousands at Yarra Bend - a memorable day, not least because it was right after watching Neil Gaiman present Niall Doran's Sixteen Legs, a doco about spiders that included newly discovered details about spider sex 😄
@HyperHorse40 минут бұрын
Amazing video!!! Great work!!! You should be working for the ABC in some capacity
@cassius428 минут бұрын
I once left my car overnight under a bat camp in North QLD. Needless to say, I did not make that mistake again.
@joemclittle5665 сағат бұрын
Darcy was that a freaking underpants gnome reference?
@ryanforth-martin19076 сағат бұрын
There is a spot near melton that would be a good camp for them. Along the Werribee river. Bung a few trees in, it'd be perfect.
@zackywacky26575 сағат бұрын
Mr president, more peak has hit the algorithm
@mogomogo4235 сағат бұрын
great informative video as always
@Joseph-vf5yq12 минут бұрын
In my area we have a lot of these bats and there are a bunch of horrid old people who hate them and want the trees they sleep in cut down.
@thomastimbershed96653 сағат бұрын
Its not as common to see them in WA so it was a bit of a shock when i moved to VIC and saw so many
@PatDohringСағат бұрын
Great episode once again. I feel i need to correct you with regards to shark fatalities though , according to wikipedia there have been fifty fatal shark attackssince 2000.
@JohnnyThe_GСағат бұрын
tthis is so good bro!
@agentvictoria402136 минут бұрын
they are so friend shaped
@southron_d13495 сағат бұрын
All bats are adorable - the fruit bats especially so. I don't have any fruit trees but if I did, the bats and possums would be most welcome. If you find a bat on the ground or caught in netting or barbed wire, call a local carer as soon as possible. I came across a story of some people who thought they were helping a bat caught on barbed wire by cutting the membrane. The poor animal had to be euthanised when it might have been saved. As for 60 Minutes, I was never a regular viewer but stopped watching something like 40 years ago. The show is sensationalist to say the least.
@TheMimiSard4 сағат бұрын
Flying Foxes are really cute.
@TheTess562 сағат бұрын
Good viewing, didn’t appreciate the “ they must be desperate “ comment about my lovely city! The bats are very happy here.
@Bridie52Сағат бұрын
Shit yeah been waiting for this one, earlier this year I got a flying fox tattoo, love these guys
@OSheaDeanКүн бұрын
Brilliant. I wonder if they're at risk of bird flu?
@nezuminora952845 минут бұрын
I can smell this video
@Foolishem27 минут бұрын
Thanks this rules
@nb61752 сағат бұрын
Is that the sound of an umbrella being shaken out, or a flying fox?
@herniagaming4 сағат бұрын
Thank fuck there's a shit ton of them around
@jameshatton421119 минут бұрын
Imagine a headline like "crisper scientist discovers the gene for size in the Australian flying fox bat; new advanced scientifically crafted micro fruitbats maybe the answer to global bee population decline" 🤣
@john_barnett5 сағат бұрын
My nearest bat camp is in my fkn front yard lol cunce keep me up at night sometimes still love em though
@benwelter8890Сағат бұрын
Important or not, their shit melts my falcons clear coat, not on 😤
@alch3myau4 сағат бұрын
get crapped on during any that footage? ;p
@agricola9171Сағат бұрын
We are the real guests and we are pretty terrible guests. 12:01
@ostraca4 сағат бұрын
Your shark fatalities are wrong, you miscited the average of 11 deaths per decade (237 during 1791 - 2018). I counted 62 since 1990.
@Patricia-mm2mr5 сағат бұрын
60 minutes is an absolute joke and has been for YEARS now
@alch3myau4 сағат бұрын
backyard birbs 3. kgo
@Richie-e4d5 сағат бұрын
Anyone still here in 2026?
@Flesh_Wizard6 сағат бұрын
Who up flying they fox rn???
@SteddyFreddy31 минут бұрын
Would KZbin have struck the video if you didn't censor the bat penis? Funny if it was just a gag but it feels weird and unnecessary censoring animal genitals.
@Johnny-lt5ib6 сағат бұрын
Awesome video as always mate. I hate these flying rats