My Wildlife Pond was a Lifeline During a Summer Drought | My Wildlife Conservation | Robert E Fuller

Описание: After the driest spring on record, water became increasingly scarce and survival hard for the wildlife here at my Yorkshire home.

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Date filmed: 2025

ABOUT THIS FILM
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Building a pond for wildlife
A few years ago, I built a small pond and fitted cameras to capture the daily comings and goings.

Important water source
My pond is one of the few water sources in the area and animals soon flocked in their droves to drink. Woodpeckers, buzzards, even ducks, became regular daily visitors, and at night hedgehogs, foxes, badgers and roe deer stopped by. I also some rare visitors like a Eurasian goshawk.

A bathing spot
Wrens, blackbirds, pigeons and even owls also came to bathe. Birds of prey get most of their water from the food they eat, but bathing is essential to keep their feather sin good condition and free from parasites.

A place to play
Sometimes stoats just stopped by to play and splash in the water.

Predators
With so many animals flocking to the pond, predators follow and life gets played out here in all of its beauty and pain. Like the sparrowhawk catching a unsuspecting song thrush and drowning it in the water, or tawny owls snatching rats as they arrive to drink. Nature can be harsh but these predators also have young to feed.

Now a part of the landscape
My pond is now a vital part of the landscape and the wildlife here has come to rely on what it offers. In times of drought, when streams run dry, this pond endures - a reminder to us all that the environment and those that live in it are precious.


ABOUT ME
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I am a British wildlife artist and filmmaker on a mission to share my love for wildlife with the world. As well as creating detailed animal film and art portraits, I promote wildlife tours around the world and do all I can to help conserve and protect wildlife here at my home in Yorkshire. I hope that by putting nature in the frame I can foster a deep love for wildlife amongst my followers.

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CHAPTERS
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00:00 Animals enjoy the pond
00:09 Driest spring on record
00:19 Building a pond
00:43 Setting up cameras
00:48 Goshawk bathing
01:15 Woodpecker bathing
01:18 Ducks
01:25 Night visitors
01:48 Birds need to bathe
02:19 Stoat playing in water
02:55 Sparrowhawk attacks songbird

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