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Time to Really Celebrate!

Yahoo! Thank you YouTubers! This video has had over 5000 views!

Again, we are amazed at the world wide views we have received! It has been watched in Morocco, Egypt, South Africa,
Russia, Romania, Ukraine, Iceland! almost every country in Europe, even countries we have never heard of like Moldova. The surprising thing is that people in many countries in the Middle East have watched it, Jordan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Qatar. The video was a huge hit in Brazil! It was also watched in Colombia, Peru, Argentina and Chili.

We have a cute celebratory video that is being posted to YouTube as I am writing this, so as soon as it is processed by YouTube, I’ll post it here.

Posted on 26 August '10 by admin, under Desert Museum, Unique Views of Nature. No Comments.

Time to Celebrate!

We are so excited! This particular video that we have posted on YouTube has had over 1000 views!

What is so exciting to us is that the video has been popular all over the world! People from almost every state of the US have watched the video. Most of the viewers are from New York and California.

Just a few of the countries where the video has been watched: Pakistan! South Korea, India, Thailand, Morocco, Egypt, Poland, Romania, very popular in England and Japan, Germany, Italy, France, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Argentina and the Ukraine!

It just amazes me how the internet and YouTube have brought the world together.

In a couple of days, I will be posting a new video celebrating this event! It will feature the Ferruginous Hawk in slow motion! Stay tuned!

Posted on 11 August '10 by admin, under Desert Museum, Unique Views of Nature. No Comments.

Blazing Hot Summer DVD Sale!

Our 3 nature DVDs are now 50% off! Choose from Birds of Prey, Butterflies or Hummingbirds. All include stunning slow motion and our still photography shots. A great value that you can enjoy again and again. Hurry and order now, because this sale won’t last.

Check out our DVD Video page to watch the trailers and place your order.

Posted on 29 July '10 by admin, under Current Sales, Desert Museum, UVN Gift Shop. No Comments.

Cute Critters

Since it’s so hot and humid in Tucson, we have been indoors reviewing our video and photographs taken over the last few months. It is always a pleasant surprise to discover footage that is just so darned cute. This little critter clip is just that–cute.

ABOUT THE CRITTERS ON THE VIDEO
For some reason the mammals at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum were acting strange while we were there. Hmmmm. . . .is that a comment on our presence? Anyway, their actions made for some great video.

The Black-tailed Prairie Dog was licking the glass almost like it was sprayed with some good tasting stuff. It was by chance we got footage of a Coati in the tree. It is hard to even find a Coati in the enclosure, never the less find one in a tree. The River Otter is always a delight to watch because of her playfulness. Speaking of playfulness, the Raccoon is the winner. And the Harris’ antelope Squirrel must has been bored enough to play patty cake with Larry.

While at Sweetwater Wetlands, the water reclamation project of Tucson AZ, we were thrilled to capture the Red Shouldered Blackbird with our high speed camera. We never realized that birds put so much enthusiasm into realigning their feathers!

Posted on 14 July '10 by admin, under Desert Museum. No Comments.

Happy Thanksgiving

Wild Turkey

Wild Turkey

Since Thanksgiving is coming up, I thought it was appropriate to include a gratuitous image of a wild turkey. This was taken at one of our favorite places to hang out at, Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. The feathers were absolutely beautiful, especially when the light was just right. It was surprising to me how blunt the feather edges were, they almost looked like roof shingles.

Just for fun–delight in watching some fun and fantastic animals as they enjoy their Thanksgiving meals. Or as they try to. This 1 1/2 minute video includes a Cactus Wren trying to break up a piece of kibble to a Great Horned Owl downing his favorite food, a mouse. The ocelot is enjoying a frozen tuna-cicle–it is still warm here in Tucson Arizona for Thanksgiving. We even have the turkey on the video and our favorite, the Costa’s hummingbird. For more hummers, check out our hummingbird video on the Video page in the Gift Shop!

Posted on 14 November '09 by admin, under Desert Museum, Seasonal Posts, UVN Gift Shop. No Comments.