Birds of northern South Africa part 1

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  • čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
  • Around 150 of the most common birds of the northern provinces of south Africa have been recorded during the month of December (South African summer). Mostly during road side birding (using the car as birdhide) in natural reserves and NP's. Since more than 900 species have been recorded in South Africa, this is only a very small sample of the more common species! Labelling to the best of our knowledge. Part 1 and 2 shot in Dino Keng NR, the Rietvlei NR, the Groenkloof university campus, the Pretoria botanical gardens and Austin Roberts Bird sanctuary.
    Part 3 and 4 during a weekend in Kruger NP.

Komentáře • 180

  • @sonyagirodon9510
    @sonyagirodon9510 Před 5 lety +14

    Whenever I am homesick, I put on your videos and just listen to these birds, and everything feels fine again. Thank you.

    • @scjroos
      @scjroos Před 4 lety

      Net so💃

    • @pauloantoniobarbosa9650
      @pauloantoniobarbosa9650 Před 4 lety

      Tenho admirado muito,
      A natureza por meio de cada um desses vícios
      Parabéms para todos que trabalharam neste táo lindo feito
      Abraços de Pab

  • @nanoparticle5988
    @nanoparticle5988 Před 5 lety +10

    At 4:42 the Spotted Dikkop segment with the baby being shielded by its mother at about 4:53 is absolutely precious!

  • @bbtv150
    @bbtv150 Před 10 dny

    Thanks for share this playlist videos! Wishing everyone who watches this video peace and happiness.

  • @j.karenwalter1183
    @j.karenwalter1183 Před 4 lety +11

    I can’t believe it took me so long to find your videos, but thank heavens I did. I have been watching African live cams for several years and there have been so many birds (and bird calls) that I have wondered about. I happen to think that you are some sort of genius for creating this series. I love it so much. Thank you

    • @guymarchal8660
      @guymarchal8660  Před 4 lety +1

      Thank you for your kind words.
      We are more than happy to be able to share the excitement we feel looking at the beauty of nature!

    • @isidorapulido4992
      @isidorapulido4992 Před 4 lety

      Qué linda la
      Naturaleza creadapornuestro
      Padre
      Dios
      Viven
      Felices

  • @pamelatelford4093
    @pamelatelford4093 Před rokem +1

    Beautifully presented. Lovely positioning of the camera. Great the way it all ties together. Quite extraordinary. My in-laws are avid birdwatchers. They are from South Africa and caught the bug there. I have been interviewing them - many many stories. The latest was their experience bird watching. They are in their 90s now. So I decided to look up South African birds and found your videos. You brought it all to life! Thank you!

  • @natbelhome
    @natbelhome Před 4 lety +16

    The diversity of birds is amazing! Great video. It is extremely useful and educational to have bird names embedded in the movie.

  • @adambohlin8231
    @adambohlin8231 Před 6 lety +4

    I love this series, one gets so happy watching natures wonder,thank you.

  • @vijayabrundayerubandi2446

    Thanks a lot, you are our
    " EYE SIGHT" to witness the endless beauty of Mother Nature
    couldnot find words for the happiness you gave us with your devoted effort 🙏🙏🙏

  • @nicholaschen1806
    @nicholaschen1806 Před 3 lety

    Wonderful. Peace and free. Thanks God.

  • @happycazable
    @happycazable Před 2 lety

    These are such beautiful videos and I'm sure glad I found them. So, so evocative of my homeland. I miss you so much!

  • @user-in1te6ol9e
    @user-in1te6ol9e Před 3 lety +1

    Какая прелестная природа... Дивная! И я там была и видела своими глазами это.. Правда не всех птах но многих из видео! Южная Африкаэто поистине чудо! Спасибо за столь колоссальный труд заснять такие фото! 👍❤️❤️❤️❤️Я так опять хочу к вам!

  • @gareth3556
    @gareth3556 Před 3 lety

    Ee sha thanks. I haven't checked or heard these birds in twenty years makes me homesick. Thanks for that.

  • @henrydethierry6067
    @henrydethierry6067 Před 2 lety

    Thank you for putting this lovely video together. It's amazing to see the diversity in birds and makes me even more interested in the species.

  • @francoisebonneau8110
    @francoisebonneau8110 Před 3 lety

    La nature dans toute sa beauté et sa diversité...merci beaucoup Guy 😀😜🌿🐸❤️🇨🇵

  • @tarsembumrah9421
    @tarsembumrah9421 Před 5 lety +2

    Marvellous birds and their musical tweets . Thanks for doing a wonderful job and uploading it on Utube.

  • @neosapienz7885
    @neosapienz7885 Před 11 měsíci +1

    This is excellent. I hope someone freed the collared sunbird from the car mirror.

  • @maureenmurphy7001
    @maureenmurphy7001 Před 4 lety

    BRILLIANT BIRD CALLS OF SOUTH AFRICA. LOVE THIS WONDERFUL VIDEO. MANY THANKS.

  • @CharismaticPlanet3822
    @CharismaticPlanet3822 Před 5 lety +1

    Indeed this is great movie of some wildlife. I like birds too. Because Birds are Gems of Mother Nature. They are available in different colors in our nature. Awesome footage Guy Marchal. Waiting for your new uploads.

  • @appleThai1957
    @appleThai1957 Před 4 lety

    Beautiful ,great thanks 😍☘🌹🌷🌻🌿🐌🦋🐛🐜🦉🦜🌳🌴🙏

  • @ammadoux
    @ammadoux Před 5 lety +3

    excellent video, great photography for these beautiful creatures.

  • @Bulalio
    @Bulalio Před 7 lety +8

    Guy I love your videos, nice relaxed pace and well edited. I think you will find that the Common Sandpiper is actually a Wood Sandpiper. My wife and I particularly enjoyed your series on Costa Rica where we are off to this coming December, (2017). We wish you and your wife many more years of happy travels and look forward to more of your videos.

    • @bt-nl7de
      @bt-nl7de Před 4 lety +1

      czcams.com/video/hxaJAF3QsJc/video.html

  • @sharonvanrensburg936
    @sharonvanrensburg936 Před 5 lety +3

    Beautiful Guy, thank you. Bird sounds included

  • @BabbaZee1111
    @BabbaZee1111 Před 5 lety +3

    Fantastic thank you for making this gorgeous film

  • @45Happydays
    @45Happydays Před 4 lety

    Sooo loved this video Miss my birds in Africa ♥️🕊♥️thank you for this video and giving me joy today

  • @TheBeachMawMaw
    @TheBeachMawMaw Před 2 lety

    Beautiful birds!! Love watching this!!

  • @carlosjon1692
    @carlosjon1692 Před 4 lety

    Love from usa love South Africa 🇿🇦 👍

  • @phyllisnunn2061
    @phyllisnunn2061 Před rokem

    WOW!!!! Absolutely great footage of SO many species!!!! Brilliant!!
    (p.s. I hope the Sunbird with his foot stuck in the car mirror got free!)

  • @JeanBrewer
    @JeanBrewer Před 6 lety +13

    Wonderful video... Thank you so much!!

  • @piculetbirder
    @piculetbirder Před 4 lety

    That Long tailed Widow is an espectacular Bird !! Wowww!! Thanks for sharing !!!

  • @jstephens62
    @jstephens62 Před 6 lety +2

    First of all, thanks so much for doing this! We are headed to Zambia later this year, and your series helps immensely in preparing to learn the birds in a region that is new to me. One suggestion would be to wait a short while in the video before the name of the bird appears. I learn more by having to work out the identification on my own, once the name is on the screen I can't "unsee" it. If I may, there are a few of the identifications that might need to be revised. I will let you contact me privately if you would like to discuss further. Again, many thanks.

    • @guymarchal8660
      @guymarchal8660  Před 6 lety

      hello Jack,
      I can imagine that our identification is not always correct, we call it: to the best of our knowledge. If you have suggestions, you are more than welcome to post them! you can contact me.

    • @jstephens62
      @jstephens62 Před 6 lety

      Thanks Guy! My email is jstephens62@comcast.net

  • @haideedasgracasdelima8808

    Como me sinto bem assistindo esses vídeos.obrigada GUY

  • @Cruor3
    @Cruor3 Před 2 lety

    This is priceless work.

  • @WildlifeObsessed
    @WildlifeObsessed Před 5 lety +1

    What a wonderful piece of work. Thank you so much.
    I shall use this as Revision before our next Trip to Sub-Saharan Africa.

  • @hangmai1296
    @hangmai1296 Před 4 lety

    T rat yeu thich cac loai chim . Chung rat de thuong ! Nhieu loai that dep , vua nhin da thay thich ! Chim choc ngoai thien nhien vui hon la bi nhot o trong long ! Nhin chung bay , hay dau o canh cay , that tuyet ! 😊

  • @kristenkovach2200
    @kristenkovach2200 Před 5 lety +1

    Wise birds picking up on the satilite in outerspace like that out in the feild, thank you birds very glad to know your chi is so good like that in skilled listening.

  • @tiagoguerreiro3098
    @tiagoguerreiro3098 Před rokem

    At 12:08 it's a Wood Sandpiper. Great video!

  • @annagr19dupont50
    @annagr19dupont50 Před 5 lety +3

    MAGNIFIQUE

  • @riverp9019
    @riverp9019 Před 5 lety +9

    Hadidas waking me from my deep siesta, someone is coming for sure. They've walked far by foot on the dusty road. I will get dressed and meet them, make them welcome and offer them all I have. Yes all I have. I will show them the life I left far behind and let them hear this distant song. The sunlight on water that ripples, the turtle dove that coos, hand in hand with a lover that would never be.

    • @scjroos
      @scjroos Před 4 lety

      Pragtig, BAIE dankie

  • @SKKEarth
    @SKKEarth Před 5 lety +1

    Beautiful video friend.Great footage.Thanks for sharing this.

  • @BirdWatchwithANUKUSUMAKARKADRI

    Nice filming 📹👌 interesting to watch them👍🐦

  • @madhubantimukherjee8138
    @madhubantimukherjee8138 Před 4 lety +3

    Amazing footage

  • @bluesal
    @bluesal Před 4 lety +1

    great nature!!! beautiful video

  • @carldumont5789
    @carldumont5789 Před 5 lety +2

    Amazing nature!

    • @bt-nl7de
      @bt-nl7de Před 4 lety

      czcams.com/video/hxaJAF3QsJc/video.html

  • @icepixi14
    @icepixi14 Před 4 lety

    I've never been! I hope to someday though. I absolutely adore yalls wildlife

  • @savenaturesavebird8423
    @savenaturesavebird8423 Před 5 lety +1

    Always Grt nature in Africa

  • @chingesic
    @chingesic Před 5 lety +4

    very good work

  • @44kinette
    @44kinette Před 4 lety

    What a pleasure to have found these while I sit here in lockdown in NZ. Makes me miss the bush so much. Thank you.

  • @rosy4462
    @rosy4462 Před 5 lety +5

    I loved the permanence of the original audio.

  • @joannebrown9698
    @joannebrown9698 Před 4 lety

    Thank you so much for sharing this!

  • @mattalison316
    @mattalison316 Před 6 lety +4

    amazing shots man, thanks for this.

    • @bt-nl7de
      @bt-nl7de Před 4 lety

      czcams.com/video/hxaJAF3QsJc/video.html

  • @jstephens62
    @jstephens62 Před 6 lety +1

    At 12:01, the shorebird is teetering like a Common Sandpiper. However the upperparts are gray rather than brown with white fringing on the feathers and a banded tail. The upper leg is relatively long, and the leg color is green-gray rather than yellow-gray. I think it is a better fit for Common Greenshank.

    • @mansuryayas
      @mansuryayas Před 5 lety

      I agree that is a common Green Shank

    • @sophiel.2818
      @sophiel.2818 Před 3 lety

      The Common Sandpiper has a conspicuous white shoulder bar with shorter neck and legs (in relation to the size of its own body), while the bird at 12:01 doesn't. However, with the pattern (obvious six or five spots or stripes) on the primaries and tail, the bird at 12:01 looks more like a Wood Sandpiper for me.

  • @b.davis.wildlife
    @b.davis.wildlife Před 3 lety

    Awesome video 👏

  • @lioneloconnor4785
    @lioneloconnor4785 Před rokem

    Lovely video!
    To be honest i spent more time scanning the video for the names of the birds than looking at the birds!
    This in my opinion is because the "bird description" is the "wrong colour" in the shot, making it virtually Impossible to see!
    On the Positive side i watched the video several times over to find the descriptions!🤗
    Thanks for posting🐾🐾

    • @guymarchal8660
      @guymarchal8660  Před rokem +1

      I agree, the names are sometimes difficult to read in my first video's.
      today I added a black outline and put them on a more uniform darker background if available in the picture.
      The small size is a compromize I made, since not all viewers are interested in bird identification.

    • @lioneloconnor4785
      @lioneloconnor4785 Před rokem

      @@guymarchal8660 Hi, Thank you!🕊
      Lekker dag😉

  • @loncey-vaughanbailey-green1753

    Nothing short of spectacular! Thanks for sharing and for those who don't know, the males are the attractive ones, ol:)

  • @user-vf8vr4mb3g
    @user-vf8vr4mb3g Před 3 lety

    Спасибо за видео . Потрясающе интересно ...

  • @taufiqueanwer4061
    @taufiqueanwer4061 Před 5 lety +2

    SubhanAllah Alhamdulliah Allah O Akbar

  • @petermann7521
    @petermann7521 Před 4 lety

    Fantastic....thank you for sharing 😀

  • @saramoyo4807
    @saramoyo4807 Před 5 lety +4

    Brilliant video!

  • @richiconic
    @richiconic Před 6 lety +1

    Thanks Guy... Great work...

  • @TravelwithDebangshu
    @TravelwithDebangshu Před 10 dny

    Fantastic your camera and lens may I know the specs of that

  • @adristrydom5154
    @adristrydom5154 Před 4 lety

    Beautiful!

  • @yoeljimenez9487
    @yoeljimenez9487 Před 6 lety

    Awesome film of the bird of SA

  • @eddedward505
    @eddedward505 Před 4 lety

    Wowww beautiful

  • @trucha1618xx
    @trucha1618xx Před 5 lety

    Wonderful video. Great variety of birds.

  • @Ayayahya1
    @Ayayahya1 Před 4 lety

    Amazing

  • @waseemhrb
    @waseemhrb Před 4 lety +1

    The first "guy" is hilarious 🤣

  • @matthewrmellor
    @matthewrmellor Před 6 lety +7

    Great videos. I'm so envious! What equipment do you use for the filming?

    • @guymarchal8660
      @guymarchal8660  Před 6 lety +8

      What I use is a Sony FDR-AX53 4K consumer camera with a 20X optical zoom, fitted with an old Sony teleconversion lens VCL-HG2037Y factor 2X.
      I record moving scenes preferentially in FHD at 50P.
      I only us 4K 25P recording for long distance shots without too much motion.
      This allows me to crop later on during editing achieving around 1600mm equivalent without loosing FHD resolution. I render in XAVC S which provides much better quality than XAVC. Recording for both formats at 100 megabit sec to minimise artefacts.a 4K 50P camera

  • @dorotheebackeberg1047
    @dorotheebackeberg1047 Před 2 lety

    Love it, but even more names please!

  • @spangledify
    @spangledify Před 5 lety +1

    Great!!!

  • @MikeofEvil2
    @MikeofEvil2 Před 4 lety +1

    What is the bird calling in the background from 11:24, when the Cape Teal is onscreen? I’ve heard it in so many wildlife documentaries but don’t know what it is!

    • @guymarchal8660
      @guymarchal8660  Před 4 lety

      there are many different birds calling, which call you refer to ? the one right on 11:24?

    • @MikeofEvil2
      @MikeofEvil2 Před 4 lety +1

      It’s the Cape Turtle Dove - I found it (eventually) in another video, but thank you for replying :)

    • @danielhudon9456
      @danielhudon9456 Před 4 lety

      Came here for this - thank you!

  • @ds7675
    @ds7675 Před 3 lety

    This is beautifully filmed. Can you please tell me what bird is @11:31? I watched and re-watched and no caption. It’s the black water bird that shelters or mantles the water in a wide sweep of its wings. Thank you so much!

    • @guymarchal8660
      @guymarchal8660  Před 3 lety +1

      thanks, this is a Black Egret

    • @ds7675
      @ds7675 Před 3 lety

      @@guymarchal8660 Thanks so much for the response! I found that behavior quite interesting. 😀

  • @aqeelsalh647
    @aqeelsalh647 Před 3 lety

    فديو جميل جدا حلو

  • @carenb3204
    @carenb3204 Před 4 lety

    Thank you!

  • @user-do7zu5rp6d
    @user-do7zu5rp6d Před 4 lety

    Thank you

  • @1stPrivateAccount
    @1stPrivateAccount Před 3 lety

    Hope you one day get to do the birds of the cape and eastern provinces.

  • @chessleochessleo4989
    @chessleochessleo4989 Před 3 lety

    wow!!!

  •  Před 5 lety +1

    Like 258, very good video. Done, you have a new supporter. Mutual supporter

  • @manassisodiya7814
    @manassisodiya7814 Před 5 lety

    Very good work. I Proud of you

  • @nonenoneonenonenone
    @nonenoneonenonenone Před rokem

    When you show the cape teal, what is the bird with the rhythmic song on one note in the background? It is in every video of African wildlife, but is never identified.

  • @olimpiocosta8753
    @olimpiocosta8753 Před 4 lety

    A natureza é magnífica de linda e perfeita, se o homem se consientisar disso nois teremos um futuro melhor

  • @alisatti8707
    @alisatti8707 Před 4 lety

    subhan Allah great vid.

  • @syedfayezzaidi6241
    @syedfayezzaidi6241 Před 4 lety

    Hi, Awesome collection. Just want to know which camera and lens u used for these captures?

  • @maknine1654
    @maknine1654 Před 5 lety +1

    Wonderful video thanks but could you please tell us each Bird s name thanks

  • @colintheconroy
    @colintheconroy Před 5 lety +1

    Hi. Great video. I like that you give us a chance to try and identify the birds ourselves before you put up the caption with the species name. I'm pretty sure your 'Common Sandpiper' is actually a Wood Sandpiper - the jizz and colouration are all wrong for Common and the bill is too short and straight for Greenshank (as one of your other commenters suggested)

    • @guymarchal8660
      @guymarchal8660  Před 5 lety +3

      hello,
      I am sure ,this is not the only mistake I made! I am not an expert . Identification to the best of our knowledge!

    • @colintheconroy
      @colintheconroy Před 5 lety

      That's okay - waders (aka shorebirds) can be pretty tricky@@guymarchal8660

  • @megsymoore9391
    @megsymoore9391 Před 4 lety +2

    The very first video with the hadidas there was another bird call in the background any idea what it was? :) very interesting birs call!

    • @rusanliventer9300
      @rusanliventer9300 Před 4 lety

      PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU FOUND OUT WHAT IT WAS!

    • @guymarchal8660
      @guymarchal8660  Před 3 lety

      black headed oriole. some birds however have a less elaborated call. you can find some nice examples on the internet. czcams.com/video/5kK_-9rCXSE/video.html

  • @gauss17
    @gauss17 Před 2 měsíci

    Great video! One request - can you introduce a lag before displaying the name of the birds? I am trying to find vids to use to teach my kid to identify SA birds and he thinks it is pretty funny if he can just read the answer instead of working it out for himself! The lag just needs to be long enough to pause the vid.

  • @antoniovidal6029
    @antoniovidal6029 Před 4 lety

    Amo os animais

  • @markyruss71
    @markyruss71 Před 6 lety

    Great video. Thanks... can I ask what equipment do you use? I struggled to get focus on birds in Costa Rica this year but you seem to have had no trouble. Thanks!

    • @guymarchal8660
      @guymarchal8660  Před 6 lety +3

      What I use is a Sony FDR-AX53 4K consumer camera with a 20X optical zoom, fitted with an old Sony teleconversion lens VCL-HG2037Y factor 2X.
      I record moving scenes preferentially in FHD at 50P.
      I only us 4K 25P recording for long distance shots without too much motion.
      This allows me to crop later on during editing achieving around 1600mm equivalent without loosing FHD resolution. I render in XAVC S which provides much better quality than XAVC. Recording for both formats at 100 megabit sec to minimise artefacts.

  • @benjax3658
    @benjax3658 Před 5 lety

    Großartig!

  • @goodfishchannel1026
    @goodfishchannel1026 Před 4 lety +1

    make a video about kinds of wild chickens please

  • @jordancaldeira892
    @jordancaldeira892 Před 4 lety +1

    What camera you using mate?

    • @guymarchal8660
      @guymarchal8660  Před 4 lety

      I currenly use a Sony FDR AX 53 with a Sony X2 teleconverter and record in both HD and 4K. With this configuration I can get up to 1200 mm 35mm equivalent.
      However not very easy to use! You always need a tripod and and in order to get sharp and well exposed images, you have most often to use the manual mode for both focus and exposure adjustments.

    • @paulmarchal1030
      @paulmarchal1030 Před 4 lety

      Guy Marchal @sony , any advice to help my dad?

  • @tudoritacapsa9182
    @tudoritacapsa9182 Před 5 lety

    Mulțumesc
    Foarte frumos video
    Minunată este creația Sfântului Dumnezeu Iehova!
    Sper ca s-a putut elibera pasarea care și-a prins piciorul la oglindă.

  • @dinabouwer9004
    @dinabouwer9004 Před 3 lety

    Hi I have been struggling to identify the call of the hidden bird at the background right at the start of the video showing the Hadeda Ibis. Any help please?

    • @guymarchal8660
      @guymarchal8660  Před 3 lety +1

      black headed oriole. some birds however have a less elaborated call. you can find some nice examples on the internet. czcams.com/video/5kK_-9rCXSE/video.html

    • @chrisomatix
      @chrisomatix Před 2 lety

      Pretty sure that's a Southern Boubou, if you mean the whistling call at 0:26

  • @randhanabagaskoni382
    @randhanabagaskoni382 Před 4 lety +3

    Give the list of the name please ...

  • @birb3378
    @birb3378 Před 5 lety +1

    4:53 I think you guys scared the dikkops. Right after the flash pops, the mother dikkop gets into protective position, and this is why I don't like using flash when shooting bird photos...

  • @aleidamariacavalcantelima4616

    Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[e]?
    28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin.29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you-you of little faith?
    ***I LOVE TO SEE WHAT GOD DID.

  • @langwang9130
    @langwang9130 Před rokem

    No hornbills?

  • @rusanliventer9300
    @rusanliventer9300 Před 4 lety

    Please help... At around 00:25 - 00:33 there is a bird call between the Hadeda... What bird is that? I have been looking for the name forever, this is the closest I have come and still don't have a name.. PLEASE HELP!

  • @yisouwang2565
    @yisouwang2565 Před 4 lety

    Thank you very much. May I have name of first bird, thanks

    • @guymarchal8660
      @guymarchal8660  Před 4 lety +1

      hadeda Ibis. my pleasure

    • @yisouwang2565
      @yisouwang2565 Před 4 lety

      Guy Marchal I can hear this sound almost every day sometimes. Finally I got its name, thank you very much

  • @shockwave6416
    @shockwave6416 Před 2 lety

    11:30 what bird is purring in the background?

    • @guymarchal8660
      @guymarchal8660  Před 2 lety +1

      no idea, hopefully some expert can help us (me)