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What a beautiful black roughneck monitor lizard. Amazing video 🤩

3:20 what a great close up...

@thailandwild4897

Жыл бұрын

Yeah... the great advantage of filming at a format about the export format. Here I filmed at 8K but edited at 4K so it was the equivalent of having a 200-1,200mm zoom lens with the same quality and minimum focus.

Lovely video 👍, cool looking lizard.

@thailandwild4897

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Nicola. Yes, very cool indeed.

Hello Darryl,what a great find and an exiting moment for you!! Really wonderful to see this Lizard and a great long shot of him!! Greetings Gijs

@thailandwild4897

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Gijs, yes indeed, it was a very special moment. I have friends who have spent years in that forest without seeing one, so I was very fortunate.

What a great find.. can't say I have ever looked for the difference, but probably never seen one.

@thailandwild4897

Жыл бұрын

I saw one crossing the road from a distance in that area the day before, and assumed it to be a water monitor, but now I have my doubts. Several herpers I know that spend a lot of time in KK have never seen one there, so it really was a very special moment when the bumps came into focus, and I realised what it was.

Patience paid off, awesome video.

@thailandwild4897

10 ай бұрын

Yes, it did indeed... it paid off big time! And actually, on previous occasions I've sat on location for up to 5 days and hardly saw anything, so I was incredibly fortunate this day. Incidentally, you might wish to know that there is a behind-the-scenes video for this clip, too.

@CypressWalker

10 ай бұрын

@@thailandwild4897 I'll check your library then.

Great stuff, Darryl!

@thailandwild4897

Жыл бұрын

Thank Ben.... it was an awesome experience.

beautiful

@thailandwild4897

3 ай бұрын

Yes, indeed. This lizard is wonderful, isn't it.

Incredible lizzard! Greetings from Poland 🤝🤝

@thailandwild4897

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment. It is indeed an amazing creature. Greetings back from Thailand.

Wow I am very surprised this doesn't have more views. To see one in the wild is one thing extraordinary, let alone get film of one displaying basking behaviours for an extended period of time- and in very good quality! Awesome footage

@thailandwild4897

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind comment. Yes, it was an extraordinary experience, but as you pointed out I don't seem to get many views on the channel for the reptile clips at least. You may be interested to know that there is another clip showing the behind-the-scenes footage of this story. I always get a few more views and subscribers when viewers share my clips on Facebook or other sites, so if you are able to do that it would be greatly appreciated.

@tamaki9334

3 ай бұрын

@thailandwild4897 yes I have seen the behind the scenes, lovely job on that. Of course I am more than happy to share and hope others get the chance to find your content and are able to appreciate it! 😊

@thailandwild4897

3 ай бұрын

@@tamaki9334 Thank you so much.

Fantastic footage, Darryl! What a great entry as it appears from between the tree roots. We do have trail camera footage of a juvenile, but that does not really count. It certainly is nothing compared to the quality of your video.

@thailandwild4897

Жыл бұрын

Oh excellent. How does the juvenile look? The same patterning as this one, or more colour?

@thailandwild4897

Жыл бұрын

Yes... I was so pleased with that first shot.... absolutely my best work darling.... 55. Actually, I think I earned it. You know how it is in a hide after a while... you sometimes rest your eyes and take a break, but at this point I was still constantly looking out of the hide, and just caught a bit of movement in the forest behind the bamboo, so I had time to get the camera lined up and ready. Unfortunately, it came around the bamboo faster than I expected for the second shot, and also moved from shade into strong sun, so I had no choice other than to ditch that shot. That's the problem when you use manual for everything. FYI, I shoot everything on 8K now unless I want slow motion, but export at 4K, so that opening shot was at the 600mm end of my zoom, but then doubled in editing to give the equivalent of a 1,200mm lens.

@Tontantravel

Жыл бұрын

@@thailandwild4897 the colouration of the juvenile had a bit stronger yellows on the markings. But you can see the same overall pattern in your specimen.

@Tontantravel

Жыл бұрын

@@thailandwild4897 I think these true forest monitors are very wary. One wrong move and it will run off. So, well done to nail it like this. And even though I don't spend a lot of time in hides, I do know how much time goes into it and how rare it is to get something rare in front of the lens. But when it happens, it makes all those hours of waiting worth it.

Wow..amazing..

@thailandwild4897

3 ай бұрын

Yes, it was an incredible encounter.

Fantastic, well done you..

@thailandwild4897

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much. Have you ever come across one of those down Phuket way?

@pennhillman

Жыл бұрын

@@thailandwild4897 many water monitors on phuket, but I will have to look at them more closely on my next holiday fingers crossed 🤞

@thailandwild4897

Жыл бұрын

As far as I know, this species has only been seen at Khao Pra Thaeo Wildlife Sanctuary. I suspect that Dumeril's or brown roughneck monitor might be more widespread on Phuket, especially in mangrove areas.

It's as if the monitor came out just to pose for you. 😊 I half expected it to have a jacket slung casually over its shoulder, like the poses in catalogues of yesteryear.

@thailandwild4897

9 ай бұрын

Ha ha ha... that's a wonderful image.... The way it arrived was awesome, too. It would have been so cool if it had strutted up and down the stream bank with a little twirl and look of contempt at the turn.

@maxine3587

9 ай бұрын

@@thailandwild4897 😀 I bet you'd squeal with surprise then!

@thailandwild4897

9 ай бұрын

Damn right I would!!!