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This is Probably the Most Amazing Footage of Honey Bees You will Ever See

Thursday, 21 January 2021

Have you ever seen a host of honey bees using their wings to cool down their hive? This and many other wonderful moments were caught by Mike Sutton when he recently had the opportunity to film hives at Hillside Apiaries in New Hampshire. He has managed to capture some wonderful close-ups of honey bees in their natural environment, marrying his film with a brilliant soundtrack and some honey bee facts. Plus he was only stung three times during the whole filming process.

Wildlife in Highspeed

Sunday, 5 February 2017

This is one of those videos that, when it ends, you sit there for a few seconds just willing there to be more… Created by director and cinematographer Alan Nogues, Wildlife in Highspeed focuses in on the wildlife of New Caledonia, a French territory consisting of hundreds of islands in the South Pacific. So many of these moments would be over in the blink of an eye: however, Nogues’ ability to capture them at 1000 frames per seconds ensures that we get to savor them.

Cheetahs On The Edge

Tuesday, 2 August 2016

The votes were in a long time ago when it came to voting the cheetah one of the most magnificent animals on the planet.

However, you are about to see them in a way which has never been done before. This short film by Gregory Wilson is a combination of the resources of National Geographic and Cincinnati Zoo – using a Phantom camera they caught Cheetahs running at 1200 per second.

Not only that but they did it while driving at speed beside and in front of the cheetahs. In this way they captured every shade and degree of the big cat’s movement even when it was moving at its top speed of sixty miles per hour. The vast amount of frames per second then allowed the filmmakers to create one of the most breath-taking pieces of slow motion footage you are ever likely to see of a cheetah.

If you are interested about learning more about cheetah conservation, please visit Cause An Uproar.

Watch the Beautiful Hoopoe in Slow Motion Flight

Saturday, 10 January 2015

The hoopoe is a beautiful, exotic looking bird which is found across three continents. It is distinctive to say the very least – a pair of striking black and white wings, a long and elegant beak and a pink-brown body topped with a magnificent crest. This lovely clip from The Life of Trees by Polish wildlife filmmaker Artur Homan catches this magnificent creature in slow motion flight – and it will take your breath away.

Bullfrogs in Slow Motion

Saturday, 28 June 2014

During a torrential downpour at Robert Frost Farm in the American state of New Hampshire, Michael N Sutton ventured into the forest which hides a frog pond and decided to film Bullfrogs in slowmo using his Photron Fastcam BC2 HD camera. Maybe not your average choice in a rainstorm but the result is mesmerizing. The footage captures the gymnastic prowess of the frogs perfectly.

Sam the Dog Enjoys a Day at the Beach

Sunday, 22 September 2013

Some dogs don’t like water but that’s OK. The ones that do make up for it in the joyous way that they will leap in to water wherever it is. Whether it’s a lake, a river or an ocean there is always going to be a dog more than happy to participate.

That’s the case with Sam (who is a chocolate Labrador by the looks) who took his human Andres Santos for a great day at the beach recently. Andres caught it all in wonderful slow motion for us to enjoy, so, enjoy!

Snow Games

Monday, 18 February 2013

This will make you smile, I hope. There have been a few videos recently of various animals playing in the snow – and here is another one to add to the collection. This one, however, is a little different because the dog playing in the snow has been captured in slow motion. Barolo, who owns filmmaker Andrey Blanco, has been filmed at 240 frames per second. So, you get every jump, every leap and – you swear – a dog can smile!

Barolo is absolutely full of life – joie de vivre is in his every motion. What a pleasure is must be to accompany him through life!

Sea Star Time Lapse

Tuesday, 22 February 2011

This is a great piece of time lapse photography, showing a sea star (or star fish as we call them in the UK) slowly crawling across Mora Beach, Olympic Peninsula, Washington.

It is only when you watch one of these remarkable creatures in slow motion that you realize just how alien they are – to us at least. It really does look like something out of a science fiction film!

This is one day of shots, not edited. The first scene is tiny barnacles on a rock with little black snails so you do have to wait a little while until it gets to the sea stars.

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