16 minutes that'll make you quit your job to count birds in a sand castle.
Since 1960, Long Point Bird Observatory has been operating a research station at the extreme eastern tip of Long Point, Ontario where scientists study bird migration. The tip itself is the longest (about 40 km) freshwater sand spit in the world and is the last remaining wilderness in southern Ontario. Long Point is also designated as a Globally Important Bird Area (395 species). Because of its remote location in the middle of Lake Erie, weather and waves are constantly shaping and reshaping this landscape.
Cinematography
Lake Erie swallowing the horizon like it's hungry.
Production
60 years of data and nobody knows who filmed this? Iconic.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Long Point's 40km sand spit is literally still growing and collapsing — the station itself sometimes gets cut off from mainland rescue for days when waves get spicy.
395 bird species pass through this one spit, making it one of the most biodiverse postage stamps of dirt in North America. Your local park wishes.
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