Do Animals Enjoy Playing in Snow? Winter Wildlife Facts + Q&A | Discover Wildlife | Robert E Fuller

This broadcast was recorded live and includes a live Q&A session. It features wildlife filmed on the Yorkshire Wolds during a freezing cold snap. If you are a regular on my channel some of the animals featured will be familiar to you.

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THE YORKSHIRE WOLDS – ENGLAND
The landscape up here in Thixendale on the Yorkshire Wolds is stunning, especially after snow fall. As you can see from this drone footage, we are surrounded by flat, arable fields cut through with dramatic, deep valleys.
ANIMALS IN THE SNOW
Temperatures dropped to -13 degrees centigrade last night and although the sun is out today and scenery looks very beautiful, it is tough for these animals to find enough food to survive.
FINDING FOOD IN SNOW
There has been snow on the ground for about a week now and the voles, worms and small mammals the owls need to survive are hidden under deep drifts. The owls need to be a healthy weight to survive the breeding season ahead so I’ve been putting food out for them and if you watch my live streams you’ll see it’s been extra busy here at night.
CHESTER THE WEASEL
Chester is roughly seven months old now and is one of my ‘rescue’ weasels. He lives in an outdoor enclosure which is currently covered in at least a foot of snow. Just look at him popping in and out of the drifts!
STOATS
The stoats seem to love playing in snow. Watch this male stoat explore my children’s climbing frame and skate briefly across the frozen water on their paddling pool.
BUZZARDS
I have a new camera set up at Ash Wood and already three buzzards have begun feeding here. So far they don’t seem to mind the cameras which is really good because these birds can be very shy. These buzzards are two years old now. I know this from the pattern of their feathers and I will be describing how to age a buzzard on a future film, once I have some clearer images to show you.
ARE THE ANIMALS ENJOYING THE SNOW?
There’s no question about it, despite the cold, the wildlife loves the snow just as much as we do. For more clips of creatures playing in snow fall, watch this: https://youtu.be/9jv6ueN1rww

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I am a British wildlife artist based in Thixendale, North Yorkshire, UK. I build ideal habitats to encourage wildlife into my garden and use nest cams to study their behaviour. These studies inform my paintings. I share the best of my video research on this channel for free. If you would like to support my work please consider a small donation here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=A52ZHAMJZC3J4

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