Cauca Coralsnake (Micrurus multiscutatus) preying on a Caecilian (Caecilia sp.) in Colombia Tim Forrester 2017-09-17 | Video of a Cauca Coralsnake (Micrurus multiscutatus) preying on a Caecilian (Caecilia sp.) in Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Observe how the Cauca Coralsnake attempted to wrap its body around the caecilian’s body on multiple occasions without releasing the head of the caecilian.Video de una Coral Caucana (Micrurus multiscutatus) depredando una Cecilia (Caecilia sp.) en Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Obsérvese como la Coral Caucana intenta envolverse alrededor del cuerpo de la cecilia en múltiples ocasiones sin liberar la cabeza de la cecilia. Video taken in Bajo Anchicayá, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. 19-Apr-2017.
Sunda Cuckoo parasitizes the nest of a Mountain Leaf Warbler at Mount Kinabalu, Borneo. Tim Forrester 2024-04-07 | A Sunda Cuckoo (Cuculus lepidus) parasitizes the nest of a Mountain Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus trivirgatus) at Mount Kinabalu, Borneo. You can see the Cuckoo enter the nest, lay an egg, and remove an egg before leaving.
Black bear destroys chickadee nest box Tim Forrester 2022-06-27 | A Black Bear destroys a Mountain Chickadee nest box in Montana. The nestlings were 20 days old, so hopefully some of them escaped. The scale in front of the box is for a project I have that is addressing why birds lose mass during reproduction.
Chickadee weighs itself Tim Forrester 2021-07-03 | This cooperative Mountain Chickadee weighs itself. This is part of a permitted study I am doing on why birds lose mass during reproduction.
Birds of Mount Kinabalu, Borneo Tim Forrester 2020-12-04 | Mount Kinabalu, in the Malaysian state of Sabah on the island of Borneo, is the highest mountain in southeast Asia and a world heritage site. Towering over the surrounding lowland rainforest at 4095m high, the mountain and its forested slopes are home to a unique community of tropical rainforest birds, many of which are endemic to the mountains of Borneo. Kinabalu Park Headquarters sits at mid-elevation on the slopes of the mountain and is a world-renowned birdwatching site home to many special birds including the iconic “Whitehead’s Trio” (Broadbill, Spiderhunter, Trogon). Over the past decade, Dr. Thomas Martin of the University of Montana has led a research project studying the birds of the park headquarters. This project has greatly advanced our knowledge of tropical avian ecology and, more broadly, life history evolution. Dr. Martin and his graduate students have produced many publications from this project in high impact journals such as Science, Nature Climate Change, Ecology Letters, Functional Ecology, The American Naturalist, and many more. This video represents a personal tribute to the wonderful birds of Mount Kinabalu, and was filmed mainly by myself over three field seasons (2018-2020) of research in the park. I have also included some clips filmed by friends. I also used a couple audio recordings by Greg Irving and Frank Lambert to improve the audio of this video.Myself and everyone involved with the project would like to thank… -Sabah Parks for their many years of support of this project. -The government of Sabah and the Sabah Biodiversity Centre for permitting the research.-The University of Montana. -The National Science Foundation for funding a decade of research on Mount Kinabalu. -All of the local Sabahan people who always welcomed us and made us feel at home in Sabah. I also give thanks to these people for their contributions to this video… -Rayner Ray found the Chestnut-crested Yuhina nest. -Raoul “Nonno” Gobbo found the Eyebrowed Jungle-Flycatcher and the Hair-crested Drongo nests, and found and filmed the Mountain Wren-Babbler nest. -Jordan Boersma found and filmed the 1st Fruithunter nest. -Connor Armstad found and filmed the 2nd Fruithunter nest, and found the Mountain Tailorbird nest. -Richard Aracil found the Yellow-breasted Warbler, Indigo Flycatcher, and Sunda Laughingthrush nests, and found and filmed the Bornean Forktail nest. -Jonathan Eckerson found the Little Pied Flycatcher nest, and found and filmed the Mountain Leaf Warbler nest. -Karl Heide found and filmed the Chestnut-backed Scimitar Babbler nest, and found the Checker-throated Woodpecker nest. -Adam Mitchell found the Ochraceous Bulbul nest.-Derek Arnold found and filmed the Whitehead’s Spiderhunter nest. -Skylar Sargent found the Orange-backed Woodpecker nest.-Enroe found and filmed the Bornean Treepie nest. -Ryan Steiner found and filmed the Pale-faced Bulbul and the Orange-headed Thrush nests.-Riccardo Ton filmed the Mountain Tailorbird nest. -Holly Jackson found the Gray-chinned Minivet nest. Also shoutout to the Borneo 2018-2020 field crews for being awesome and making it an unforgettable time.Species featured:0:00 - Introduction0:23 - Whitehead's Broadbill1:58 - Chestnut-crested Yuhina2:33 - Eyebrowed Jungle-Flycatcher3:29 - White-browed Shortwing4:07 - Temminck's Sunbird4:30 - Bornean Green-Magpie5:13 - Fruithunter6:16 - Yellow-breasted Warbler6:51 - Bornean Stubtail7:54 - Golden-naped Barbet8:53 - Mountain Scops-Owl9:29 - Little Pied Flycatcher10:09 - Chestnut-backed Scimitar Babbler10:43 - Bornean Whistler11:36 - Red-breasted Partridge11:51 - Ochraceous Bulbul12:36 - Asian Emerald Dove12:52 - Whitehead's Spiderhunter13:17 - Everett's Thrush14:06 - Indigo Flycatcher15:03 - Black-capped White-eye15:28 - Collared Owlet15:59 - Bornean Forktail16:21 - Mountain Leaf Warbler16:50 - Sunda Cuckoo17:40 - Orange-backed Woodpecker18:26 - Mountain Wren-Babbler18:58 - Snowy-browed Flycatcher19:39 - Ashy Drongo20:05 - Mountain Imperial-Pigeon20:39 - Bornean Treepie21:11 - White-throated Fantail22:05 - Barred Eagle-Owl22:25 - Mountain Barbet22:41 - Pale-faced Bulbul23:22 - Checker-throated Woodpecker23:44 - Mountain Tailorbird24:05 - Temminck's Babbler24:32 - Crimson-headed Partridge25:02 - Gray-chinned Minivet25:44 - Bornean Whistling-Thrush26:07 - Hair-crested Drongo26:32 - Orange-headed Thrush27:11 - Sunda Laughingthrush27:39 - Whitehead's Trogon
Testing my automated Chickadee weighing scale Tim Forrester 2020-09-22 | This is part of a study I am doing on changes in mass in breeding songbirds.
Leafbird calls - Napenthes canopy tower, Maliau Basin Tim Forrester 2019-01-14 | Late june 2018. Possible Blue-winged Leafbird calls? Video taken by Karl Heide.
Fulvous-chested Jungle-Flycatcher - Poring Hot Springs, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo Tim Forrester 2018-11-11 | A Fulvous-chested Jungle-Flycatcher (Cyornis ruficauda) at Poring Hot Springs, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. March 4, 2018.Edit: This was originally misidentified as a Chestnut-tailed Jungle-Flycatcher.
Bornean Stubtail - Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo Tim Forrester 2018-11-06 | A Bornean Stubtail (Urosphena whiteheadi) sings at Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
Strange swift behavior @ Maliau Basin Tim Forrester 2018-08-16 | This is a video of a strange behavior I observed by House Swifts (Apus nipalensis) at Maliau Basin, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. One swift was biting another swifts wing, and hanging from it, while also twisting around. This is happening on their nests.
Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) in the Alberta Boreal Forest Tim Forrester 2017-09-18 | A Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) in the Alberta Boreal Forest. Filmed while working on a project for the University of Alberta.
Northern Lights in the Alberta boreal forest Tim Forrester 2017-09-18 | Northern Lights in the Alberta boreal forest. Filmed while working on a project for the University of Alberta.
Common Nighthawks (Chordeiles minor) in the hand - Alberta Tim Forrester 2017-09-18 | Myself holding a few Common Nighthawks (Chordeiles minor) in the Northern Alberta boreal forest. Filmed while working on a research project for the University of Alberta.
Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) flying - Alberta Tim Forrester 2017-09-18 | A Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) flies around his breeding territory in the Northern Alberta boreal forest. Filmed while working on a project for the University of Alberta.
Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) territorial boom display - Alberta Tim Forrester 2017-09-18 | A Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) does his aggressive "boom" display at me (I was near his nest and he was not happy about it) in the Northern Alberta boreal forest. Filmed while working on a project for the University of Alberta.
Red-crested Cotinga (Ampelion rubrocristatus) - Colombia Tim Forrester 2017-09-17 | A Red-crested Cotinga (Ampelion rubrocristatus) at PNN Sumapaz, Colombia. 30-Apr-2017.
Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus) - Colombia Tim Forrester 2017-09-17 | A Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus) at Bajo Anchicayá, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. 19-Apr-2017. The very similar Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) is much more common in this area.
Choco Toucan (Ramphastos brevis) - Colombia Tim Forrester 2017-09-17 | A Choco Toucan (Ramphastos brevis) at Bajo Anchicayá, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. 19-Apr-2017.
White-headed Wrens (Campylorhynchus albobrunneus) nest building - Colombia Tim Forrester 2017-09-17 | A pair of White-headed Wrens (Campylorhynchus albobrunneus) work on building their nest at Yatacue, Anchicayá Valley, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. April 2017.
Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) jumps - Colombia Tim Forrester 2017-09-17 | A male Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) does his cute little jumps, a mating display, at Yatacue, Anchicayá Valley, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. April 2017.
White-crowned Manakin (Dixiphia pipra) competes with Howler Monkeys - Colombia Tim Forrester 2017-09-17 | A maleWhite-crowned Manakin (Dixiphia pipra) does his best to compete with some noisy Mantled Howler Monkeys (Alouatta palliata) at Yatacue, Anchicayá Valley, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. 3-Apr-2017.
Great Curassows (Crax rubra) - Colombia Tim Forrester 2017-09-17 | A quick look at a pair of Great Curassows (Crax rubra), you just barely get a glimpse of the black male, as I jumped out of a car to try to film them at Yatacue, Anchicayá Valley, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. April 2017. May 2015. This species is much more rare and hard to see in Colombia than in central America.
Mantled Howler Monkeys (Alouatta palliata) - Colombia Tim Forrester 2017-09-17 | Mantled Howler Monkeys (Alouatta palliata) at Yatacue, Anchicayá Valley, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. April 2017.
Tufted Flycatcher (Mitrephanes phaeocercus) - Colombia Tim Forrester 2017-09-17 | A Tufted Flycatcher (Mitrephanes phaeocercus), an elusive and little known species in Colombia, at Yatacue, Anchicayá Valley, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. April 2017.
Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) - Colombia Tim Forrester 2017-09-17 | A Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) incubates an egg by the side of the road at Yatacue, Anchicayá Valley, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. 1-Apr-2017.
Scarlet-rumped Cacique (Cacicus uropygialis) taking a bath - Colombia Tim Forrester 2017-09-17 | A Scarlet-rumped Cacique (Cacicus uropygialis) taking a bath in a small stream at Yatacue, Anchicayá Valley, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. April 2017.
Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) - Colombia Tim Forrester 2017-09-17 | A Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) at Yatacue, Anchicayá Valley, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. April 2017.
Chestnut-eared Aracari, Lineated Woodpecker, and Hoatzin - Colombia Tim Forrester 2017-09-17 | A Chestnut-eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis), Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus), and a few Hoatzin (Ophisthocomus hoazin) in the Colombian llanos on a private hato near the town of Paratebueno. April 2017.
Yellow-browed Sparrow (Ammodramus aurifrons) - Colombia Tim Forrester 2017-09-17 | A Yellow-browed Sparrow (Ammodramus aurifrons) sings in the Colombian llanos on a private hato near the town of Paratebueno. April 2017.
Uniform Antshrike (Thamnophilus unicolor) - Colombia Tim Forrester 2017-09-17 | A Uniform Antshrike (Thamnophilus unicolor) at Reserva Natural El Danubio, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.11-Mar-2017.
Azaras Spinetail (Synallaxis azarae) nest building - Colombia Tim Forrester 2017-09-17 | An Azara's Spinetail (Synallaxis azarae) works on building its very large dome nest at Reserva Natural El Danubio, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. March 2017.
False Coral Snake - Colombia Tim Forrester 2017-09-17 | A false Coral Snake pays us (and my shoes) a visit at Reserva Natural El Danubio, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Feb 2017.
Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys) - Colombia Tim Forrester 2017-09-17 | A male Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys) - Colombia at Reserva Natural El Danubio, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. A very uncommon species in this area. 14-Mar-17.
Viewpoint at Reserva Natural El Danubio - Colombia Tim Forrester 2017-09-17 | A viewpoint at Reserva Natural El Danubio, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Feb 2017.
Torrent Ducks (Merganetta armata) - Colombia Tim Forrester 2017-09-17 | Two female Torrent Ducks (Merganetta armata) at Reserva Natural El Danubio, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. 20-Feb-2017.
View at Mana Dulce Reserve, Colombia Tim Forrester 2017-09-17 | Testing out the zoom on my camera from the mirador at Mana Dulce Reserve, a nice little dry forest reserve only a few hours from Bogota, Colombia. 23-Jan-17.
Barred Puffbird (Nystalus radiatus) - Colombia Tim Forrester 2017-09-17 | A Barred Puffbird (Nystalus radiatus) at Mana Dulce Reserve, a nice little dry forest reserve only a few hours from Bogota, Colombia. 23-Jan-17.
Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus) - Colombia Tim Forrester 2017-09-17 | A male Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus) sings at Mana Dulce Reserve, a nice little dry forest reserve only a few hours from Bogota, Colombia. 23-Jan-17.
Hummingbirds and others at Jardin Encantado, Colombia (2) Tim Forrester 2017-09-17 | Lots of hummingbirds and other species at the spectacular Jardin Encantado outside of Bogota, Colombia. January 2017.
Hummingbirds and others at Jardin Encantado, Colombia (1) Tim Forrester 2017-09-17 | Lots of hummingbirds and other species at the spectacular Jardin Encantado outside of Bogota, Colombia. January 2017.
Cinereous Tinamou (Crypturellus cinereus) - Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Ecuador Tim Forrester 2017-09-17 | A Cinereous Tinamou (Crypturellus cinereus) walks by very close to me at Tiputini Biodiversity Station in the Ecuadorian Amazon. February 2016.
Zeiss Conquest HD 10x42 eye cups frustrating issues Tim Forrester 2016-10-18 | I've been having many problems with the eye cups of my Zeiss Conquest HD 10x42 binoculars. The way they extend is strange and they seem to get stuck very easily. I sent my pair in for repair and experienced the same exact issues with the loaner pair that they sent me within weeks. This video is meant to highlight the issues of these eye cups.
Wire-tailed Manakin (Pipra filicauda) two adult males cooperative display Tim Forrester 2016-05-07 | Two adult male Wire-tailed Manakins (Pipra filicauda) perform a cooperative display. Filmed at Tiputini Biodiversity Station, which is adjacent to Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon. I shot this footage while working on Dr. Thomas Brandt Ryder's long-term project studying these Manakins.Filmed using a Sony DSC-HX9V point-and-shoot.
Wire-tailed Manakin (Pipra filicauda) male solo display Tim Forrester 2016-05-07 | An adult male Wire-tailed Manakin (Pipra filicauda) performs the "twist" and "swoop" displays. Filmed at Tiputini Biodiversity Station, which is adjacent to Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon. I shot this footage while working on Dr. Thomas Brandt Ryder's long-term project studying these Manakins.Filmed using a Sony DSC-HX9V point-and-shoot.
Wire-tailed Manakins of Tiputini - Ecuador Tim Forrester 2016-05-04 | This video is meant to showcase display behaviors of Wire-tailed Manakins (Pipra filicauda) at Tiputini Biodiversity Station, which is adjacent to Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon. I shot this footage while working on Dr. Thomas Brandt Ryder's long-term project studying these Manakins. Most of the Manakins in this video are fitted with color bands, which are used for identification of individuals as part of the project. Many of them also are fitted with a long radio tag that you will see protruding from their tail. This tag is used to track social interactions using radio telemetry receivers set up in the Manakin territories.Thanks to...-Tiputini Biodiversity Stationhttp://www.usfq.edu.ec/programas_academicos/Tiputini/Paginas/About-us.aspxhttp://www.bu.edu/cecb/tiputini/-Smithsonian Migratory Bird Centerhttps://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/-Petridish.org-National Science FoundationAlso thanks to Diego Mosquera and Gabby Vinueza for accommodating us so well at Tiputini.Finally, thanks to Dr. Thomas Brandt Ryder, Ben Vernasco, Camilo Alfonso, and Sean Campbell for finding Manakin display perches for me to film.Filmed entirely using a Sony DSC-HX9V point-and-shoot.
Pygmy Marmosets check out my GoPro - Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Ecuador Tim Forrester 2016-04-19 | Pygmy Marmosets (Cebuella pygmaea) check out my GoPro at Tiputini Biodiversity Station in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Gray-winged Trumpeters (Psophia crepitans) - Tiputini Biodiversity Station Tim Forrester 2016-04-19 | Gray-winged Trumpeters (Psophia crepitans) at Tiputini Biodiversity Station in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Gray-winged Trumpeters walk under our mist net - Tiputini Biodiversity Station Tim Forrester 2016-04-19 | Gray-winged Trumpeters (Psophia crepitans) walk under our mist net at Tiputini Biodiversity Station in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Woolly Monkeys in the canopy at Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Ecuador Tim Forrester 2016-04-19 | Woolly Monkeys in the canopy at Tiputini Biodiversity Station in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Filmed from the canopy tower.
