Beaver Pond Wildlife: Part 1 - Early Spring

Interested in observing a wide variety of wildlife? There are few, if any, better places to sit down and quietly watch for mammals, birds, amphibians, insects, fish, and reptiles than at a beaver pond. It's nature's magnet habitat. A beaver pond is not merely a place where beavers happen to live; it’s a natural community like no other, that draws together a large percentage of the animal species of the region. This film series spans a year's time at typical beaver ponds in New England. In Part 1, we'll look at what takes place in early spring, as the pond comes back to life after a cold winter. "Part 2 - Late Spring" is at    • Beaver Pond Wildlife: Part 2 - Late Spring   More info at the New England Forests blog: https://newenglandforests.blogspot.co... ======================================================================= Note to viewers: there are two Youtube settings that may be turned on by default, and that many people find annoying. 1. If you find that certain sounds are too loud (eg, background soft breezes), it may be because the "Stable Volume" setting is turned on. This setting boosts lower volume level sounds, and may make them objectionably loud. You can find this setting by clicking the gear wheel "settings" icon at the lower right of the screen. Turn off "Stable Volume". 2. The "Ambient mode" setting casts a soft glow around a video, which you may not like. You can find this setting by clicking the gear wheel "settings" icon at the lower right of the screen. Turn off "Ambient mode". You can also select a playback video resolution in the Settings menu, which will affect how the video looks on your device. The "Quality" setting is where you can select the optimal resolution for your device (ie, a computer screen, phone, tablet, etc). Our videos are usually created in 4K (2160p) resolution, and that will give you the best video quality if your device is capable of playing 4K. Smaller screen devices (such as phones or tablets), or older computers, may not be able to play 4K, so in that case select a lower setting. Use the highest setting that your device can play properly. =========================================================================== A note to users of closed-captions: the captions (subtitles) can be moved to different locations on the screen if they are blocking your view. To move a closed caption, place your cursor on it and drag it. Also, when captions are turned on, there are a number of caption features you can change by clicking on the settings "gear wheel" and selecting "Subtitles/CC", and then "Options".