If you are interested in the wildlife of the UK then this is the channel for you! Here you will find Documentaries, fact files and wildlife trips from around the UK.
A Shot Of Wildlife was created by me, Liam Smith. I have a degree in zoology, have worked for wildlife rescue and now work in biodiversity and wildlife education. I have always been passionate about wildlife and since making these videos my passion and knowledge is growing by the day. I want to share with you the stories and facts about the wildlife that surrounds us every day. There is nature all around us and it needs our help. The first stage of this in my opinion is education and awareness, thats what A Shot Of Wildlife is for.
If you have any questions or comments about anything you see in the videos, please leave a comment and I will get back to you.
Thanks for checking out the channel and enjoy!
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Herons are probably more despised than Magpies in the general bird world. Herons seem harmless but the ducks, geese and gulls go mad when they see them! I have been on a river bank a few times and all the other birds hate them!
i like to feed them bread and they hiss at me.
Adorable little fella
Snack sized
Hay Leam, why are the bumblebees dying? We see so many dead ones on the ground. Any ideas?
Anyone know what bird sounds like a loud squak? Its in two notes the sound it makes and i hear it every now and then in my garden but i cant figure out what it is?
I had a pet Moorhen growing up in Puerto Rico. My grandfather got it from A flea market and gave it to me for no reason. I loved that bird! No idea how it got to PR, but it’s an awesome bird. Every time I got home from school, it would do its call, a loud chirp-like sound. I would go to the cage, open it and it would fly up on my shoulder, along with my parrot 😅. I miss that bird
Lots of canada goose love from me and my mom here in Virginia, USA.
We have 200 million here in the US. Some say all from an original 100 pairs released in Central Park, NYC, but they may have been others released before these.
I have a flock visit my house every day, feed them morning and evening. One male in particular likes to be hand fed, started eating from my hand two years ago. If I am inside the house and he shows up, he goes to the edge of the my deck close to the patio door and starts his cooing, will do it for quite a while "increasing the volume" hoping I show up. When I do show up, he gets real excited, even let's me scratch his chest, of course hopping for a treat or two.
How brilliant, I just love pigeons and am glad you get to share your garden with a friendly flock! Cheers
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Swans had 8 Cygnus on a lake near where I live
Nice. I wonder how many of them will grow to be adults.
I was fortunate to stay at a beautiful monastery in Ohio, that was full of wildlife visiting, in the Cleveland area. There were lots of grey squirrels there, and you could tell when they had given birth to a litter of babies, because the fluffy tail was suddenly thinned out, to provide warm bedding for them. Kent State University nearby apparently has a breeding program of black squirrels. After a year went by, the grey squirrels had disappeared, and there were only black squirrels left. The Nun who lived there said that the black squirrels thrive better, because they are more aggressive!
Oh wow. I suspect these are different black squirrels to the ones we get here in the UK, which are actually just melanistic grey squirrels and therefore act the same as them.
1. So what rights do humans have to control the nature to it's like or dislike? 2. And why don't you make a video on how much humans pollute the atmosphere with cars and agriculture with pesticides?
This channel is about wildlife, not pollution. It is humans fault that grey squirrels are here, and wiping out red squirrels. Should we leave them to go extinct because of the actions of humans, what right do we have to do that?
Cool 😎 👌video Liam, baby Robins are my favourites… I call them “Robbie Downey Juniors”! 🤣👍
Haha, cheers mate!
Love this video!
Thank you!
Thanks for the facts about Red Kites!
Youre welcome, I am glad you enjoyed it.
I was surprised to hear you say that rooks have declined in numbers recently . Here in Dorset I am seeing their nests in places I have never seen them before . For some reason I cannot begin to fathom they frequently build in ash trees next to a busy road . All sensible replies welcome
I think their numbers going down is perhaps overshadowed because they seem to be moving closer to urban environments and therefore are seen more often. I have no idea why they pick ash trees near roads though.
Just five minutes ago I spotted a young looking male sat on my fence for at least five minutes... I managed to open my door and view for a minute with binoculars before it took flight! ..
Brilliant! I am glad you got a close encounter, I havent seen one for a little while now.
They are so cute ❤️❤️❤️❤️
There is a beautiful one here In London think the crows have had enough of it though
I love sparrows.
Great informative video bro!👍,,I've always wandered why the Slowworm lost its legs in evaluation! What was it adapting to?
I think it's down to where they live, underground and among long grass. Both of these are places where lomg legs would get in the way. Thanks for enjoying the video.
RAVENS SOAR UP HIGH, remember crows do not...Ravens have been seen 20,000 feet high soaring at Mt. Everest and you can google that... ravens escort unwanted birds out of there area they do not dive bomb other birds, and they do not bob up and down like crows...
Thats very interesting about how high they can fly. I /wonder if they reach those heights away from mountains and are just soaring around up there out of sight.
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Marvelous info! Thank you!
Youre welcome. I am glad you enjoyed the video :)
How many times did you say Gape Flanges before you started giggling? I couldn't get past 5.
Not many lol, it's a difficult set of words for me to pronounce at the best of times.
I absolutely love your videos! Thank you so much for sharing your expert knowledge! ❤
Thank you, I am really glad you like them!
I love them, all the crow families. I have several species visit me regularly through the day. Respect our wildlife around us. it will respect you ❤❤
Brilliant, I am glad you found this video then.
They love lambs eyes!
Sheep eat ground nesting birds eggs (and chicks). Nature and animals dont follow our man made code of whats ethical or not, they just do what they need to in order to survive.
I've seen many of them and they're quite impressive. I wonder whether they're the same species as the yellow legged gull. I see lots of these in the south of France whereas herrings are often confined to northern countries. I noticed that lesser black backed gulls now tend to flock together with these ones.
Until fairly recently they were thought to be the same species as yellow legged gulls but now they are treated as separate species. I believe they can hybridise though. They are also closely related to lesser black backed gulls and the way they split through evolution is interesting, I would try to explain it but its a long story and is better explained here: avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2021/07/17/the-herring-gull-complex-is-not-a-ring-species/
I'm seriously worried that no-one is mentioning thrushes! What has happened to our thrushes?
Although Blackbirds are technically Thrushes, species such as the Song thrush have declined by around 50% over the past 50 years unfortunately.
Nice video thank you.
Thank you for watching!
Nice one Liam. For the young Blue Tits and Great Tits it's also worth mentioning that they have something of a lemon-yellow wash to their plumage for a good while after leaving the nest. Colour vision deficiency notwithstanding of course! As for the Robin, I have heard people query whether the brown-mottled ones were the adult female. I soon put them straight though - in the nicest possible way! 👍😉👍 Keep up the good work buddy!
Cheers Graham. Thats a handy extra bit of information about the colouring of young birds. I will keep an eye out for that in the future. Nice work on setting them straight, although I do see how they could think that was the case I suppose. Take care and I hope all is well with you and your wife.
How do you know so much about swallows?
I learn a lot whilst making these videos, I can't claim to know all of the information beforehand.
Thanks Liam. I've got Blue Tits on a box on my balcony in north London at the mo. I think their eggs have not yet hatched yet as I've not yet seen them bringing grubs back and that's is 5 to 10 days later than usual. Cold spring?
I have the most beautiful photo, of a red kite, which I took myself. Just need to know how to download it, and share. Lol Will ask grandkids Xx
Nice video - love to see the fledglings begging when they come to my garden.
Thank you, Im really glad you enjoyed it!
Hi Liam, Love your shots of wildlife. Do you know anything about Black Squirrels? they are quite prolific where i live in Hertfordshire.
Thank you. I don't know too much about them specifically, although they are actually melanistic grey squirrels. It's thought that they are more common in the UK than in the native grey squirrels range because of the small founding population we have here.
I remember one clear night lying on my back in a field to watch the stars and an owl flew over me to check me out, I couldn't see but a dark shadow but it was so close I felt the movement of the air, fascinating !!!
wood pigeons are so cute and chubby <3
Like me during winter.... apart from the cute part lol
Very interesting. I have loads of bird books but you always teach me something new.
Thank you! I always learn something new as well whilst making these videos.
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This was brilliant. I was about to research all this and you have wrapped it up nicely for me. The info about the different species fledging is peticularly useful - we see all of the species in the video in our garden. Thanks for this
Lovely video Liam, lots of baby starlings in the garden yesterday :)
Thank you for this video… I have a cat who is now showing interest in a starling nest… He balances on the new fence I put up so he is now closer to the nest opening… I just want them to be safe… I help the parents with live mealworms… I love watching them with beaks full of worms and back to the noisy nest
❤ your videos 👍
Another beautiful beautiful video Liam. Gorgeous birds I love the way the fledglings wings flutter when being fed. I believe they are saying thank you mum and dad. Take care and thank you ❤❤
Beautiful shots and crystal crystal clear explanations, lovely !
I just love magpies.