Finding Auwo: reacting to the first photo of this species!
The moment Doka and I (Jordan Boersma) realized we had the first ever photos of the Black-naped Pheasant-pigeon, known locally as Auwo, on our very last day of searching on Fergusson Island, Papua New Guinea.
This species had not been documented since the 1800s and had never been photographed. We spent a month searching for this critically endangered and, at the time, potentially extinct species, and never saw the bird ourselves. Seeing photos of this elusive, almost mythical, bird walking past our camera was the most surreal and fulfilling experience we could have ever imagined.
Jason Gregg, Doka Nason, Eli Malesa, John Mittermeier, Serena Ketaloya, and Bulisa Iova were core members of the expedition team. We had the support of countless Fergusson Is. locals whose immense knowledge of birds led to this triumphant moment.
The expedition was supported by American Bird Conservancy and the Search for Lost Birds, a collaboration between BirdLife International, American Bird Conservancy and Re:wild. The Search for Lost Birds identified the pheasant-pigeon for an expedition after a global review revealed it was one of a few bird species that have been lost to science for more than a century.
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Props on the camera man for revealing it in the best way possible to one of the few people that would appreciate it just as much as himself. Gave me a goooooood feeling, big congrats.
@nintalespaw
Жыл бұрын
He wanted someone to verify what he was seeing instead of telling them what he saw.
@BirdBath1
Жыл бұрын
Dustin, Dustin, look at Bird bath
@elizabethhenning778
Жыл бұрын
Not a cameraman, he's the PI
@ssadfadsfad
10 ай бұрын
Funny, because they sold this land to a logging company shortly afterwards. Bye bye birds !
It's absolutely the most wholesome feeling, seeing somebody so happy about all their hard work paying off.
I have no real personal interest in birds, but seeing the instant reaction of this man really made my day, I've watched it half a dozen times by now. Congratulations to you and your team!
@ssadfadsfad
10 ай бұрын
Funny, because they sold this land to a logging company shortly afterwards. Bye bye birds !
@christosdoesthings
2 ай бұрын
@@ssadfadsfad source?
It must've been so hard to be casual like "hey man, take a look at this" when you KNEW the guy was about to have a meltdown of pure joy and disbelief. The reaction is... man, just heartwarming. Congratulations to you all!
@auwobird
10 ай бұрын
Everything was instinctive in that moment. It's all a blur, but thankfully Doka delivered the most memorable reaction I could ever have hoped for!
As a fellow conservationist i am so damn happy for you. Thank you for sharing this pure joy with us.
@pedroroque829
Жыл бұрын
How can I become a conservationist?
@dancan104
Жыл бұрын
@@pedroroque829 it's super easy friend. It can be as simple as wrighting down observations of nature around you or pulling weeds from protected/threatened areas. Getting out there will also surely get people joining you. What part of the world are you in? Ill also try for a bit more specific advice.
@TheOrangeSeven
10 ай бұрын
@@dancan104 he is probaly still trying to find out where he lives
@ssadfadsfad
10 ай бұрын
Funny, because they sold this land to a logging company shortly afterwards. Bye bye birds !
@dancan104
10 ай бұрын
@@ssadfadsfad well that's terrible news. For my own selfish reasons I don't want to believe you but it just rings so true.
I am overwhelmed by the response to Doka's reaction to our surreal finding! Many are requesting the trail cam photo we are responding to- the first ever photo of the Black-naped Pheasant-pigeon- which you can see here: mobile.twitter.com/Jordan_Boersma/status/1593268835980902400 See video of species here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/a6NszLKdj87dosY.html&ab_channel=WildBirdsofNewGuinea Thanks so much for watching and stay tuned for more Doka and the dramatic search for the Auwo!
@hultaelit
Жыл бұрын
Such unbridled, genuine joy is not something you see too often, and such a beautiful bird on top of it all too. I'll keep coming back to this when I need a cheer-me-up for a long time!
@BirdBath1
Жыл бұрын
, look at Bird bath.
@bastianjunemann5658
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing! I am looking foreward for further videos! :)
@OttoByOgraffey
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic! I love the reaction from both or you! The joy he shows on camera, is infectious!
@timp1390
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for all your hard work and interest in nature ❤️
I love how his knees give out, the genuine happiness he is experiencing is something everyone should feel at least once in their life time.
That reaction literally gave me goosebumps. That excitement is so contagious! Congrats!
This is one of my new favorite videos on all of the internet. It is so unbelievably genuine.
That was so cool to see some genuine reactions. Congrats to the entire team who made this moment possible! What a cool looking bird.
@ssadfadsfad
10 ай бұрын
Funny, because they sold this land to a logging company shortly afterwards. Bye bye birds !
Not gonna lie that almost made me cry, awesome to see that much joy in a dude
Congratulations! I hope you guys succeed in conserving this beautiful species! It’s my favorite out of the four Pheasant Pigeons.
@madaneoulix1312
Жыл бұрын
Yep totally been seen once in 140 years im sure they will get right on saving it .. cause you know logic im sure they know exactly where everyone is now
@roboluigi
Жыл бұрын
@@madaneoulix1312 you cant just at least respect the effort they are putting into their conservation project?
@madaneoulix1312
Жыл бұрын
@@roboluigi OH no i am making fun of the commenter.. i think the scientist are awesome.. i just hate armchair heroes
@anujpramanik1819
Жыл бұрын
@@madaneoulix1312 The main commentor is hopeful and positive, you're just being a di*k!
@ATZDDD
Жыл бұрын
@@madaneoulix1312 It's been seen far more than once. After this moment, they confirmed one on a second camera-trap a few km away, and they have several locals who have seen them numerous times and were able to tell them the exact places where. So they actually have a pretty strong idea of the areas they would need to conserve in order to preserve the species.
Man the happiness is so contagious everyone I've shown this to has smiled. You guys are awesome
I love when you see people excited for thing they’re passionate about
@BirdBath1
Жыл бұрын
Mark Lennon, look at Bird bath
Dude we need to see the picture! That guy might be the happiest person I've ever seen.
@ded_lej
Жыл бұрын
if you need to see the bird you are able to do so
@austinbruce2422
Жыл бұрын
@@ded_lej how
@patholinofa4601
Жыл бұрын
@@austinbruce2422 search up the Black-naped Pheasant-pigeon, there'll be a bunch of new images as news sites have uploaded the images, which I presume were distributed by this very channel.
@austinbruce2422
Жыл бұрын
@@patholinofa4601 thank you!
Congrats! That's got to be such an amazing feeling! So much fun to see the joy on his face!
This is the loveliest interaction. That's what it's all about
That reaction is infectious. Congrats!
Thank you for sharing this bit if the human experience. Seeing pure emotion like this over something that yall dedicated so much time to is inspiring
Their happiness is so infectious too, I'm crying happy tears for them
You guys are so awesome! This video made me smile so much that it put a couple tears of joy in my eyes! Super well done!!
This made my day. His reaction is priceless, amazing work guys. Thank you for sharing this video
It's so beautiful to see the joy in his face. Thank you and congratulations for rediscovering this rare bird.
You should seriously create a KZread short of Doka's reaction. Have seen it several times and it never fails to make me smile. That is pure joy. A good cure for the holiday blues.
Rarely do you get to see pure joy like this. That was awesome!
A while ago when this video originally came out, I told my wife this was my dream for her, she is into conservation and loves trail and trap cameras, I told her that I wanted to see one day a video like this, where she sees something in a trap cam that gets her this excited She thought it was the best thing she had ever heard, and she was full of love for me because no one had ever wished her something like that, it sounded like I really nailed it and it was what she had wanted all her life. Sadly she passed away a week ago and was never able to find something like this. She set camera traps in Peru, Colombia, Thailand, Belize, Borneo, Namibia and South Africa, she did more than most people will ever get to, but she died too young and will never be able to fulfill her dream of finding a species considered extinct or saving a species from extinction. I will always remember the moment we watched this video together. It was the one of her happiest moments, and for sure the most proud of herself moment ever. Thank you
That happiness is so contagious. Congratulations guys!!!!
Absolutely awesome! Great work, everyone!!!
The excitement of this moment is genuinely beautiful. I have the biggest smile on my face from his reaction alone. So cute :)
This is such a beautiful video, the emotion and passion is priceless. This video has made my day :)
This is so delightful, i cannot imagine how exciting it must have been to capture the pictures, let alone the reaction! Videos like this make me grin like a fool, the giddiness is contagious!!
I’d be excited too if I found a bird not seen for over a hundred years! Especially a bird! I’m a huge wildlife and avian enthusiast!
I keep watching this and I am almost In tears at the reaction of the guide and local man on the ground ,who made this happen.A man after my own heart in the knowledge and respect of his lands.Keep on the the good work brother.
Congratulations!! Looking forward to seeing the picture some day!!
That's friggin' great!! So much news about species under pressure and endangered around the planet, so nice to get some good news for a change 🥰
Incredible news! I'm happy for you guys!!!
Watching their genuine reaction made my day. Congratulations to these gentlemen!
I'm so happy for you all. Congratulations on what must be the highlight of your careers.
You guys seem to have an extremely sweet dynamic!! I'd love to see more of your adventures -- you just gained a subscriber.
There is so much joy in this. Thank you for sharing 😊
I quickly subscribed! Can't wait to see more! Thank you so much!
This has got to be the best video I've watched this year. Congratulations to your team 👏
@BirdBath1
Жыл бұрын
Jacinta Mondia, look at Bird bath
Amazing video of one epic, epic find. Big congratulations and compliments for the tiring hard work!
I have no idea whats going on and im still pumped
Great bit of footage.Contratulaions to Jason,Jordan and 'all those' Involved in finding such a rare bird.A very happy day indeed! So good to know it is still there,and not another extinct species.Watched the footage on twitter and it's a beautiful bird as well.
Thsnks for showing the bird on your other video. Looks awsome hope they make a very good comeback
Your really changing the world for the better. Congrats mate, your an absolute legend. It brings joy to us Papua New Guineans to know that we still have incredible animas like this though to be extinct, protected in our country
Truly emotional moment. Even though we are not part of this in real but thanks to this video which allowed us to feel this and be a part of Doka's reaction. It did not felt like i am watching a video, i felt like i am there with you guys and enjoying his expressions. Superb☺👍👍
I'm glad you guys found this bird. Congratulations. I hope we can find more birds that are presumed to be extinct.
Congratulations! Youre doing an absolutely amazing job! ❤️
I love how happy they are! So excited for them!
Best reaction ever!
Sericously sick! What a moment that was. Congratulations and thank you.
Wow the happiness is palpable! 🎉 congrats!
Pure joy. I absolutely loved this!
Big yessss!!!! Congratulations!!!! Love the positivity.. the reaction, maaaan it moveddd me!!!! 🥲👍🏻💪🏻
This emotion jumped through the screen !!!! Love love
Woooooooooo! I understand the birdgasm, what a find!
The hand shaking when you pass off the camera god this is so cool
These always make me so excited!
I nearly cried😅 So happy for you and for these sppecies Congrats!
Congratulations to you and your team 🎊 The work you folks do is extremely important and very much underrepresented. But it's appreciated greatly by people like me who want to find lost species and conserve them for future generations to see ! Again, CONGRATULATIONS 🎊
@sophiahuang1650
Жыл бұрын
Papua New Guinea collaborators Doka Nason, Eli Malesa, Serena Ketaloya, and Bulisa Iova
Excellent job and congratulations.
Congratulations to you all. What an amazing moment. 💜💜💜
His reaction is amazing - I can't stop smiling!
This joy is infectious 😀
The excitement that that man goes through makes me smile
This dude is so happy. I feel the joy through the screen
Fantastic work!!! How wonderful is that?
With all the negativity on the internet sometimes, this was something wonderful to see.
Someone gonna explain to me why I cried
This made me so happy...the reaction is priceless
So awesome !!! That joy is beautoful 😊
Great video, and warmest congratulations to you guys !
@BirdBath1
Жыл бұрын
David Kirby, look at Bird bath
Epic as hell. What a great moment
Shoutout to both of you ,good job ...🎉❤❤
Love this video, but when is the full series coming?
This is my go to uplifting video now! The joy is so infectious
@BirdBath1
Жыл бұрын
Varun Nambiar, look at Bird bath
Happy for guys! Congratulations! ✨✨
The vibes here are off the charts!
Congrats!!! 👏👏👏👏
These guys are awesome!
The amount of emotions - some of then universal according to Paul Ekman (some people dispute his stuff BTW, keep that in mind just in case) - shown just through body language was wonderful to see! First, we can witness a mix of confusion, interest and uncertainty (a near-blank expression save for the slightly opened eyes and mouth, looking at the other person searching for confirmation about what's happening or if a similar expression was made) in Doka's face, then, he goes from that to restrained happiness (his smile isn't as big as it could be because he's still confirming whether he's actually seeing what he hoped to see), after that, he gets the screen closer and leans forward to see it to better absorb what he's looking at, shortly after, there's sheer astonishment albeit a bit restrained (the mouth wants to open wide but he keeps his lips tight to avoid that, however, he can't help but do that with his eyes, his eyebrows rise a lot too), then he experiences sheer joy (he makes a Duchenne smile while the expression of surprise remains) and then to a full feeling of happiness, success and confidence (he no longer constricts or restraints anything, he rises up, widens up and raises his arms [a common gesture when people celebrate, even lifelong blind people raise their hands to celebrate despite never witnessing such an action], he then holds on to the cameraman's hands showing his appreciation for him and what he showed him, and, to no one's surprise, the cameraman is equally happy. What a wonderful moment and how great it is to have a video of the aforementioned; congratulations and may many more people see this video, it's delightful and very genuine!
@zkhcohen
Жыл бұрын
Not to rain on your parade, but Paul Ekman is selling snake oil. Microexpressions and his "science" of universal expression is largely disproven at this point.
@cm9241
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for recapping the video we all watched, dweeb.
@prismarinium
Жыл бұрын
The shared human experience is amazing and I think Ekman’s work can definitely express that, though it shouldn’t go unsaid that his stuff isn’t just ‘somewhat disputed’. Again, I think how ur using it is largely positive, but the study of micro expressions and evolutionary psychology is fairly conclusive - which is to stay it was a lot of bs funded by the US gov in the 80s-90s to justify profiling and split second decisions made by law enforcement without explicitly stating that. Psychological consensus today is that microexpressions r more a product of ur cultural experience than engrained reactions. They r still certainly relevant, we are all increasingly connected, but they aren’t in themselves more substantial than how anybody forms impressions about the world.
Incredible!
Wow I love this,this is something I’ve always loved
Incredible! This is really super awesome! Hope for more discoveries of bird species, and other fauna. Also any reports from the local people seeing dwarf or small land dwelling or terrestrial crocodiles in New Guinea? I remember hearing reports in the past of tree climbing crocodiles. There a possibility that a surviving mekosuchus or relative could still survive today in New Guinea and unexplored Islands in the South Pacific, Solomon Islands, and being ecologically very similar to monitor lizards.
He's so happy, I'm glad that he was able to achieve this goal❤
Soooo good! Congratulations fellas.
@BirdBath1
Жыл бұрын
Donna Harkess, look at Bird bath
Such an amazing discovery ❤
Pure joy seeing so much happiness
Congratulations ♥️Please keep these different species protected and safe
why not put the photo in the vid?
@iansmith3301
Жыл бұрын
because birds are fake
@JC20XX
Жыл бұрын
That would make too much sense.
@vanilla-plus
Жыл бұрын
"I can't believe my eyes! When people see this... unbelievable. I've never seen anything like it! It's beyond description."
@ded_lej
Жыл бұрын
if you were really interested in seeing the bird you would just google and look at it
@landonfolken03
Жыл бұрын
Well he made a comment about someone looking through the photos as well so maybe they wanted to make this announcement but didnt want the photo up yet. That or, more likely, they were just really excited and threw this up real quick to make it known.
Just when you think Humans are the worst, you look at this brilliant reaction to rediscovering a 'lost' animal. Well done guys, well done. What happens next, are there routes to protecting this species?
I am sitting here doing my night shift and this guy got me hyped up too for no apparent reason.
Can you make a follow-up video? Would be very interesting to learn more! Congratulations to you as well!!
I was smiling entire time. This man reaction 🥹🥹🥹
Bless these people! Congratulations!!!!
Doka is a true naturalist, down ti every last fiber of his being!🌹
Awesome reaction!
That was awesome!