Brilliant ❤❤❤❤❤

@SparkyStensaas

Жыл бұрын

Thanks again, Kathleen

Looked like a great place to be!

@SparkyStensaas

Жыл бұрын

Hi Andrew, It is a fantastic place for “set up“ photography using photo blinds. Highly recommend it!

Color me jealous!

Thanks for a great and very informative video! I hope to visit there soon.

@SparkyStensaas

10 ай бұрын

Thanks, Douglas! I highly recommend it :-)

New subbie from Alberta, 🇨🇦. Love your videos.

@SparkyStensaas

Жыл бұрын

Glad to have you as part of the community, Tracy! I have never been to Alberta if you can believe that. Someday!

Great Video. You look a lot different without all your winter garb on.

@SparkyStensaas

Жыл бұрын

Ha! I guess I do. I let my beard grow out again but now that spring is theoretically coming I need to shave it. Hard to think about spring when there’s still feet of snow and the temperature this morning was 5°.

👍👍skumle fugler!

@SparkyStensaas

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

loving your channel dude, cool stuff!

@SparkyStensaas

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it Nairb! More coming :-)

Thanks again for taking us along. This is a welcomed change from your normal icy, snowy and windy videos. Ha

@SparkyStensaas

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Pat! Yes, no frozen fingers when trying to take photos :-)

When I look at the power f those Hawks I’m good right here in my armchair you go Sparky!❤❤❤❤❤❤

@SparkyStensaas

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

Holy Smokes, Sparky. How could you stand it there. No snow, no cold, no howling wind. Looked like tons of fun to me. Thanks for sharing. Made my day.👍👍

@SparkyStensaas

Жыл бұрын

Ha! I know, right? As I look out the window now, the snow is coming down pretty darn heavy. I can’t lie though… I love winter until early April, and then I am ready for one last ski and then happy if it all melts away.

Sparky, I hadn't heard of this one. I'll have to make that a point of interest for next falls trip to RVG.

@SparkyStensaas

Жыл бұрын

Definitely Kevin. Consensus seems to be that it is the best ranch with blinds in the Valley. Have a great trip!

Lots of great shots. Panning blurs and that Harris hawk focus pull! So nice

@SparkyStensaas

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Hard to be creative in this type of situation but gave it a shot.

Wonderful outing thank you for sharing Sparky

@SparkyStensaas

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Texas 3 coming up

@g57462

Жыл бұрын

@@SparkyStensaas looking forward to next episode 😀

Beautiful Sparky!! You have outdone yourself!!

@SparkyStensaas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Amy! How are you?

Looks like an amazing place and one worth a visit. You captured some super images.

@SparkyStensaas

Жыл бұрын

It was, Adrian! Thanks for your kind words!

Wow,what a great spot to be. Thanks for sharing and I'm sure one day I'll be there.

@SparkyStensaas

Жыл бұрын

Great Sal. Definitely worth the price.

Great photography, as always, my friend. I’m beaucoup envious of your Harris’s Hawk shots; they are a gorgeous species and you captured them beautifully.

@SparkyStensaas

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks Al! It’s obviously not a wilderness experience, but blind-shooting is fun once in a while.

Very nice footage of All the animals. You made some amazing shots. They area is looking awesome. Well done. Greets Stefan

@SparkyStensaas

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks Stefan! Maybe I asked you before but what part of the world do you live in?

Amazing, jaw-dropping video, Sparky. Been looking forward to this one and it didn't disappoint. I have to check this place out!

@SparkyStensaas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Joe! Even if you don’t get it to yourself (I was just lucky that no one else had booked that day) there’s plenty of room for two or three others and having the guide was really stellar.

This reminds me a couple Morten Hilmer videos when he visits a similar operation in Norway. Ufdah; so many good shots. You certainly got a lot of keepers. Well done.

@SparkyStensaas

Жыл бұрын

Ha! We are big fans of Morten!… Bridget and I just watched his Norway adventures with the “mountain man.“. Love it!

@ronboe6325

Жыл бұрын

@@SparkyStensaas I strongly suspected you might be aware of him. :D

Really beautiful portraits Sparky. I wondered about how birds react when flashed. So they don't mind it at all? That is a great tip.

@SparkyStensaas

Жыл бұрын

Birds, don’t mind flash at all… In my experience. A very few might flinch at the first flash, but are quickly used to it. Lots of misinformation out there about flash and birds. Flash can really help on both really sunny/hot light days and heavy overcast/cloudy days. Thanks for watching the videos! One more Texas video coming.

HI sparky. Disappointed greatly to see you in a hide. Potentially turning these birds from hunters to scavengers for generations to come after them. Leave to hunt naturally in nature.

@SparkyStensaas

8 ай бұрын

Hi James, I respect your opinion. But I don’t fully agree. The raptors that come to this blind are scavengers already…Black Vultures, Turkey Vultures, Crested Caracaras. The Harris’s Hawks eat carrion though it’s not their primary food. I guess I don’t see that this is any different than backyard birdfeeders or putting up deer rib cages in the winter for woodpeckers and chickadees and jays IMHO. Just how I see it. But I certainly respect your opinion. Thank you.