Films by JD

Films by JD

Welcome! I post mainly tree climbing, nature observation, and environmental-awareness videos. Please DO NOT try to climb trees in the way I do without professional help and safety gear (like helmets & ropes.) Climbing can be very dangerous if you are inexperienced. FYI: I have a condition that makes my hands very sensitive to the cold, so I can't film as much during winter.
Enjoy the channel!

Get outdoors after it rains!

Get outdoors after it rains!

The power of water - AND leaf litter

The power of water - AND leaf litter

25' beech tree free climb

25' beech tree free climb

My pet ducks

My pet ducks

Squam Lake, New Hampshire

Squam Lake, New Hampshire

Goose family 2 weeks later

Goose family 2 weeks later

I love spring

I love spring

The magical spring woods

The magical spring woods

Spring storm

Spring storm

Up in a tree, in the wind

Up in a tree, in the wind

Concerns

Concerns

Pine trees + wind

Pine trees + wind

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  • @heinrichharkonen2084
    @heinrichharkonen2084Күн бұрын

    Is there any wildlife out there? I notice a lack of animals

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjd19 сағат бұрын

    Yeah there is, mainly birds, chipmunks and squirrels. They were probably hiding during this video.

  • @stefyguereschi
    @stefyguereschi3 күн бұрын

    BEAUTIFUL 🎉🎉🎉

  • @joshuaaranguren1020
    @joshuaaranguren10205 күн бұрын

    A great scenery view! 🏞️

  • @joer9323
    @joer93235 күн бұрын

    Absolutely gorgeous photography JD.

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjd4 күн бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @joshuaaranguren1020
    @joshuaaranguren10206 күн бұрын

    Super fast climbing! 🌳🧗🏻‍♂️

  • @joshuaaranguren1020
    @joshuaaranguren10207 күн бұрын

    Pretty interesting! Hoping you are having a great Sunday weekend too!🙌🏽

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjd6 күн бұрын

    Thanks, hope you had a great weekend as well!

  • @joshuaaranguren1020
    @joshuaaranguren10206 күн бұрын

    @@filmsbyjd thank you!😊

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjd5 күн бұрын

    No prob

  • @ernestorivas2495
    @ernestorivas249510 күн бұрын

    How do you figure out how high you can climb a tree?

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjd8 күн бұрын

    Thanks for asking! It's a lot to explain, so bear with me. I'm not trying to brag, (so forgive me if this sounds boastful), but in general I have a good sense of distance. A while ago I became interested in how tall trees were, and I guessed their height by imagining what 6 ft would look like next to a tree, and 12 ft, 24 ft, ect, ect. More recently, a 100-ft tape measure helped me out in measuring trees, and I learned that my guesses were not far from the truth after all... I shall post videos about this topic of measuring trees soon.

  • @ernestorivas2495
    @ernestorivas24957 күн бұрын

    @@filmsbyjd Great thanks JD!

  • @heinrichharkonen2084
    @heinrichharkonen208411 күн бұрын

    Go barefoot again

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjd10 күн бұрын

    I'm sorry, but as I've said before, I don't post barefoot videos anymore.

  • @joer9323
    @joer932311 күн бұрын

    You don't do much barefoot climbing anymore do you JD? Just curious.

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjd10 күн бұрын

    I still climb and walk barefoot often, but as I've said before, I don't post videos of it on KZread anymore.

  • @joer9323
    @joer932310 күн бұрын

    @@filmsbyjd I understand.

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjd10 күн бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @retrowatches1655
    @retrowatches165517 күн бұрын

    Love your ducks . Always be good to them although i am sure you are

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjd17 күн бұрын

    Yes, thank you!

  • @joshuaaranguren1020
    @joshuaaranguren102018 күн бұрын

    Nice view! 🏞️

  • @ernestorivas2495
    @ernestorivas249519 күн бұрын

    Beautiful JD!

  • @heinrichharkonen2084
    @heinrichharkonen208420 күн бұрын

    You're good looking

  • @joer9323
    @joer932322 күн бұрын

    What a lovely place. So calm and serene. Do you swim in the lake?

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjd21 күн бұрын

    Lovely indeed! No, I don't swim in the lake, but I visited it a few weeks ago, before I filmed this.

  • @joshuaaranguren1020
    @joshuaaranguren102023 күн бұрын

    A Super windy 40ft tree climbing! 😅💨🍃🌳

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjd22 күн бұрын

    Yep! It was fun when the wind picked up, because the tree started to sway. I used to be afraid when I was in a tree and the wind picked up, but after watching many trees survive winds much stronger than this, I know that there's nothing to fear.

  • @joshuaaranguren1020
    @joshuaaranguren102022 күн бұрын

    @@filmsbyjd have a great weekend! 😊🙌🏽

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjd21 күн бұрын

    You too, thanks!

  • @joshuaaranguren1020
    @joshuaaranguren102021 күн бұрын

    @@filmsbyjd thank you! 😊

  • @heinrichharkonen2084
    @heinrichharkonen208427 күн бұрын

    What are they eating?

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjd26 күн бұрын

    Grass, and probably bugs too.

  • @joer9323
    @joer932327 күн бұрын

    They've really grown! ❤

  • @andrevisser9380
    @andrevisser938029 күн бұрын

    Try this same system but clip a foot loop/long sling/something to stand on to that bottom hole on your ascender. That way you can slide the ascender up and then stand up fully, take in on your Grigri and repeat. It’s a lot more efficient

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjd28 күн бұрын

    You're right; good tip. For some reason I climb the RADS without a foot loop; but climbing like that can be difficult, especially with no branches to step on. I tried it once with the foot loop, but I need more practice using it, so I'll climb with it more often.

  • @iron150699
    @iron150699Ай бұрын

    You can do this with just your harness, rope & knots same system

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjdАй бұрын

    Cool

  • @joshuaaranguren1020
    @joshuaaranguren1020Ай бұрын

    Have a great summer! 😊🙌🏽

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjdАй бұрын

    Thank you! You too!

  • @joshuaaranguren1020
    @joshuaaranguren1020Ай бұрын

    @@filmsbyjd thank you!😊

  • @ernestorivas2495
    @ernestorivas2495Ай бұрын

    Be careful JD!

  • @heinrichharkonen2084
    @heinrichharkonen2084Ай бұрын

    Do you still walk barefoot?

  • @heinrichharkonen2084
    @heinrichharkonen2084Ай бұрын

    That place looks lovely

  • @joer9323
    @joer9323Ай бұрын

    Awww!! Are they wild? ❤

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjdАй бұрын

    Indeed!

  • @joer9323
    @joer9323Ай бұрын

    @@filmsbyjd I love the geese. They can make a mess though. 😁

  • @georgejackson-ir8jk
    @georgejackson-ir8jkАй бұрын

    Right on the left corner on the Bank snake or gator

  • @joer9323
    @joer9323Ай бұрын

    Little baby geese!

  • @stephenparks5363
    @stephenparks5363Ай бұрын

    I bet that would be fire at night

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjdАй бұрын

    Yeah... The tall tree in the middle of the video (00:16) got struck by lightning several years ago; now it's slowly dying. Luckily, there was no fire.

  • @stephenparks5363
    @stephenparks5363Ай бұрын

    How's everything going with you?

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjdАй бұрын

    Good, thanks for asking.

  • @stephenparks5363
    @stephenparks5363Ай бұрын

    @@filmsbyjd you got it brother 🫂

  • @heinrichharkonen2084
    @heinrichharkonen2084Ай бұрын

    Look at you, you've grown so much

  • @joshuaaranguren1020
    @joshuaaranguren1020Ай бұрын

    Love the sound of birds chirping in the spring! 😊

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjdАй бұрын

    Me too!

  • @joshuaaranguren1020
    @joshuaaranguren1020Ай бұрын

    @@filmsbyjd have a great weekend too! 😊

  • @joer9323
    @joer93232 ай бұрын

    🤣🤣

  • @joer9323
    @joer93232 ай бұрын

    I love listening to birds sing. Especially Mockingbirds. Have the Cicadas emerged there yet?

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjdАй бұрын

    Me too! I'm not sure if cicadas have emerged yet; I probably have heard them without knowing what it was.

  • @joer9323
    @joer9323Ай бұрын

    @@filmsbyjd This is supposed to be like a 200 year emergence cycle. The most in 200 years, I mean. Cicada Killer wasps are about to have a feast! 🤣

  • @heinrichharkonen2084
    @heinrichharkonen20842 ай бұрын

    Those trees will grow tall and strong :)

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjd2 ай бұрын

    I'm hopeful! ... We shall see!

  • @Kay-ch6tm
    @Kay-ch6tm2 ай бұрын

    Cool 👍🏻

  • @josephnadrignola1951
    @josephnadrignola19512 ай бұрын

    Love the shots and the music.

  • @Kay-ch6tm
    @Kay-ch6tm2 ай бұрын

    Cool 👌🏼

  • @joer9323
    @joer93232 ай бұрын

    You and those trees have basically grown up together.

  • @joer9323
    @joer93232 ай бұрын

    Can anything be done for them?

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjd2 ай бұрын

    I have no idea what could be done, if anything... I'll have to ask a certified arborist about it sometime.

  • @joer9323
    @joer93232 ай бұрын

    @@filmsbyjd It's sad to see them suffering.

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjd2 ай бұрын

    For sure.

  • @27thcolossus
    @27thcolossus3 ай бұрын

    Do a rock after the stick next

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjd2 ай бұрын

    Yeah, or a water balloon when it gets warmer!

  • @ethanoverton2841
    @ethanoverton28413 ай бұрын

    Keep up the work

  • @ethanoverton2841
    @ethanoverton28413 ай бұрын

    That is cool keep it up

  • @ernestorivas2495
    @ernestorivas24953 ай бұрын

    Very interesting JD!

  • @Roadrunner4447
    @Roadrunner44473 ай бұрын

    It’s beautiful that you are so caring JD you Rock keep doing what you’re doing and hopefully others will be inspired by you 🫂💙🫂

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjd3 ай бұрын

    I appreciate that!

  • @heinrichharkonen2084
    @heinrichharkonen20843 ай бұрын

    Oh hey it's good to see you again

  • @joer9323
    @joer93233 ай бұрын

    You still have snow?!

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjd3 ай бұрын

    It melted quick, but yeah, we got snow in early April... Classic New England!

  • @joer9323
    @joer93233 ай бұрын

    @@filmsbyjd Is it barefoot weather yet JD?

  • @stephenparks5363
    @stephenparks53633 ай бұрын

    Another awesome video bud you are a blessing

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjd3 ай бұрын

    I appreciate that!

  • @Kay-ch6tm
    @Kay-ch6tm3 ай бұрын

    Nice 👌🏻

  • @stephenparks5363
    @stephenparks53633 ай бұрын

    Beautiful bro

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjd3 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @stephenparks5363
    @stephenparks53633 ай бұрын

    @@filmsbyjd your welcome thanks again for bringing positive vibes to KZread I love the path you're following for your life

  • @stephenparks5363
    @stephenparks53633 ай бұрын

    @@filmsbyjd I apologize about bringing up the thought I had on asking you for your opinion on one of the video I was asking you to watch

  • @filmsbyjd
    @filmsbyjd3 ай бұрын

    Thanks! I forgive you.

  • @stephenparks5363
    @stephenparks53633 ай бұрын

    @@filmsbyjd your welcome 🫂💚🫂

  • @joshuaaranguren1020
    @joshuaaranguren10203 ай бұрын

    The weather been acting a bit crazy lately for sure!! 🙌🏽

  • @ernestorivas2495
    @ernestorivas24954 ай бұрын

    Awesome!