Video Post
Here are a couple test videos from a new video camera to replace one that died.
The first clip is of the northern harrier flying over the More Mesa cliffs, a little while ago. The second is of the remarkable number of pelicans at Goleta Slough mouth, plus a single black skimmer. (A monopod was used for the pelicans; a tripod is needed. The More Mesa clip was hand-held.)
More Mesa and the slough mouth are part of the Goleta Slough system. Starting January 5, CCBER will be holding a series of lectures on Goleta Slough – single hour lectures every Monday evening from 6-7pm. The lectures look really good.
It took a while to get the video editing of the MOD format ducks in a row. I also found out how to embed video in a post. With the Sky3c theme, the embed code always disappeared — maybe I need to update Wordpress some time. The handy plugin that made it work can be found here:
http://www.matteoionescu.com/wordpress/embed-html/
Wonderful video. I was fortunate enough to see a squadron like this take off right after the storm during this past Thanksgiving. Wave after wave of pelicans. Amazing.
December 30th, 2008 | #
Thanks. The good numbers are encouraging. Let’s hope DDT is never used again.
December 31st, 2008 | #
That was quite a few pelicans there. It looked like it was a really nice day, too.
January 2nd, 2009 | #
Thanks, Mary. There are more pictures coming up. I went briefly to Santa Barbara Harbor, and there were many more pelicans – including on the roof of a restaurant on the pier.
January 3rd, 2009 | #