As fall sets in and the weather changes, two science filmmakers follow our cast of wildlife characters as they go through a flurry of last-chance feasting and finding mates before the cold and wet of winter.
Hey, teachers! Here’s a cheat sheet of what’s included in this episode of Field Notes: - Trail cameras - Animal characteristics and behaviors in the fall - Seasonal changes, adaptations to the environment - Preparing for the winter, environmental challenges - Bears: nutrition, foraging - Deer: ticks (parasites), fawns, weaning, antlers, rut, mating, dominance displays - Bears, deer, pileated woodpeckers, pine martens, rabbits, barred owls
This episode is part of our series Field Notes, where two nature videographers and their trail cameras capture a year of hidden wildlife stories from a forest on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Created by the Hakai Institute Produced by Bennett Whitnell, Grant Callegari, and Meigan Henry Edited by Bennett Whitnell Videography by Grant Callegari and Bennett Whitnell Additional footage provided by Jim Palmer and Storyblocks
By: Hakai Institute Title: Field Notes: Trail Camera Captures Fall Deer Ruts, Bear Butts, and More on Vancouver Island Sourced From: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGJYG2rJh3o
