OK. CHECKLIST FOR THE SHOW.

ONE ROARING FIRE, CHECK.

CAMPFIRE SNACKS, CHECK.

LOCATION...THE GLORIOUS NEW ENGLAND IN FALL.

CHECK.

NOW MY CO-HOST IS A SPIKY CHARACTER WHO LOVES A GOOD PUMPKIN.

HELLO.

IS THAT ME?

THAT'LL BE ME.

I'M CHRIS PACKHAM.

THIS S MY FRIEND, AND TONIGHT, YOU GET BOTH OF US FOR THE SHOW.

WELL, WHAT A LUCKY GAL I AM.

SO I'VE GOT A PACKHAM, A PORCUPINE, AND A PUMPKIN.

HEY.

THAT'S ALL I NEED TO START THE SHOW.

WELCOME TO "AUTUMNWATCH NEW ENGLAND."

WELL, HELLO, EVERYONE.

WELCOME TO THIS BEAUTIFUL EVENING TONIGHT.

I'M SAMANTHA BROWN.

I'M THE HOST OF "PLACES TO LOVE," WHICH COMES TO YOU ON YOUR PBS STATIONS, AND EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE SEEN ME TRAVEL ALL AROUND THE WORLD, I ACTUALLY GREW UP HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

I'M FINALLY HOME, AND THIS IS WHERE WE WILL BE COMING TO YOU LIVE 3 NIGHTS.

AND I'M CHRIS PACKHAM, AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I'M FROM OLD HAMPSHIRE IN OLD ENGLAND.

I LIVE IN THE COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE IN THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND, BUT I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW EXCITED I AM TO BE HERE BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST PLACES TO BE ON THE PLANET AT THIS TIME OF YEAR.

THE FALL IN NEW ENGLAND HAS GOT A REPUTATION WHICH STRETCHES ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE ATLANTIC AND INTO THE U.K., SO I'M VERY, VERY EXCITED INDEED.

NOW AT THE MOMENT, IT'S PITCH BLACK OF COURSE, BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT IN DAYLIGHT THIS PLACE IS UTTERLY SPECTACULAR.

JUST LOOK AT THE VIEW DOWN ON THE TREES HERE.

WOW.

YEP.

IT'S A REMARKABLE FOREST THAT YOU HAVE HERE IN NEW ENGLAND.

71,000 SQUARE MILES, 6.5 BILLION TREES.

I'M NOT SURE WHO COUNTED THEM OF COURSE.

GREAT DIVERSITY, MORE THAN 80 SPECIES, AND AT THIS TIME OF YEAR WHEN IT GETS COLD AND THE SUN SHINES, ALL OF THE LEAVES TURN AND PRODUCE THIS REMARKABLE SPECTACLE.

WE ARE AT THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME, CHRIS, BUT BELIEVE ME, THIS IS A REALLY SPECIAL TIME.

THIS IS A REALLY SPECIAL SHOW, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR AUDIENCES.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE AS AMERICANS ARE SEEING "AUTUMNWATCH," BUT IT IS WHAT I WOULD CALL A LEGACY SHOW IN THE U.K., AND YOU HAVE BEEN AT THE HELM OF IT THE ENTIRE TIME.

YEAH WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS.

WE DON'T JUST DO "AUTUMNWATCH."

WE ALSO DO "WINTERWATCH" AND "SPRINGWATCH," TOO, AND OUR REMIT, OUR MISSION IF YOU LIKE, IS TO COVER EACH OF THESE SEASONS, TO CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF THE SEASON.

BIT OF HISTORY, BIT OF CULTURE, BUT OF COURSE LOTS OF WILDLIFE.

THAT'S OUR SPECIALTY, AND WE'LL BE FOCUSING ON THAT HERE, AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE ALREADY SHOWN YOU SOMETHING YOU HAVEN'T SEEN BEFORE.

THE PORCUPINE.

THE PORCUPINE!

I KNOW, AND I GREW UP WITH THEM.

APPARENTLY THEY WERE ALL OVER THE PLACE.

YEAH.

MISSED THEM, BUT THEY ARE PHENOMENAL.

BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS.

WE WILL CATCH UP WITH THAT PORCUPINE A BIT LATER IN THE PROGRAM, BUT THAT'S OUR MISSION.

WE WANT TO CATCH UP WITH LOTS OF NEW THINGS WHICH WE HAVEN'T SEEN BEFORE, AND IN ORDER TO DO THIS, WHAT WE DO IS WE BUG THE ENTIRE WOODLAND WITH A WHOLE LOAD OF CAMERAS.

YES.

WE USE HIGH TECHNOLOGY HERE, TINY, LITTLE INOBTRUSIVE CAMERAS WHICH DON'T FRIGHTEN THE WILDLIFE, AND WE FIT THEM UP IN APPROPRIATE PLACES-- FEEDING STATIONS, TRAILS, THAT SORT OF THING.

OUR CAMERAS WORK DURING THE DAY AND THE NIGHT, AND WE LINK THEM ALL TOGETHER WITH 6.5 MILES OF CABLE, WHICH WE LEAD BACK TO MISSION CONTROL, AND OUR MISSION CONTROL IS STAFFED WITH PEOPLE 24 HOURS A DAY, SO IF ANYTHING HAPPENS AT ANY TIME, THEY HIT THE RECORD BUTTON, AND WE GET TO SEE IT LATER, OR OF COURSE, IF IT'S LIVE, WE GET TO SEE IT LIVE.

FINGERS CROSSED WE'LL CAPTURE SOMETHING TONIGHT.

YEAH.

I KNOW AMERICANS ARE GOING TO LOVE THIS SHOW, AND WHAT I LOVE MOST ABOUT IT IS THE LIVE ASPECT OF IT BECAUSE NOW EVERYTHING ON TV IS ON DEMAND, RIGHT?

WELL, AUTUMN IS NOT ON DEMAND.

IT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, AND I THINK, CHRIS, THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT.

WE WANT TO CAPTURE THE MOMENT AND ENJOY IT, BUT WILDLIFE PLAYS A BIG ROLE IN THE ADVENTURE THAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE OVER THE NEXT 3 DAYS, CHRIS HERE, YOU ARE A NATURALIST, SO YOU ARE GONNA HELP US INTERPRET WHAT WE SEE, WHAT WE HEAR.

YEAH.

THAT'S MY JOB.

I HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN WILDLIFE SINCE I WAS ABOUT THAT SIZE, CRAWLING ACROSS MY GARDEN.

A LITTLE PORCUPINE, WAS THAT?

THAT'S AS HIGH AS A PORCUPINE.

SMALLER THAN A PORCUPINE.

SMALLER THAN THAT PORCUPINE, I THINK.

AND ANYTHING THAT CREEPS, CRAWLS, SLITHERS, SLIMES, AND STINGS, IT FASCINATES ME.

OK. YOU KNOW, JUST BE CAREFUL WITH THE STINGING.

EXACTLY.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

BUT WE'VE OUR BEEN CATCHING UP WITH SOME FANTASTIC WILDLIFE, I HAVE TO SAY.

WE'VE HAD OUR CAMERAS OUT FOR A FEW DAYS.

WHOA!

YEP!

BULL MOOSE... OH, MY GOSH!

CAVORTING THROUGH THE WOODS.

WHAT ABOUT THAT FOR AN IMPRESSIVE ANIMAL?

OHH!

WORLD'S LARGEST DEER.

LOTS OF WATER.

WE'RE ON THE EDGE OF SQUAM LAKE, SO IT'S NOT SURPRISING WE'VE BEEN SEEING A FEW BEAVERS.

LOTS OF COLORFUL BIRDS, CARDINALS.

VERY EXCITING TO PEOPLE LIKE ME.

WE DON'T HAVE THOSE SORTS OF THINGS IN THE U.K. CHIPMUNKS ARE EVERYWHERE, SO BUSY FILLING THEIR CHEEKS FULL OF SEEDS, WHICH THEY'RE TAKING OFF TO CACHE AWAY FOR THE WINTER.

RED SQUIRRELS, THEY'RE DOING A SIMILAR THING, ALTHOUGH THIS ONE'S STOPPED FOR A SNACK IN BETWEEN ITS CACHING BEHAVIOR, AND LOTS OF LARGER, EXCITING BIRDS, TOO, LIKE THE BALD EAGLE AGAINST THAT SPLENDID BACKDROP.

DIDN'T IT LOOK SUPERB?

OH, IT'S JUST BEAUTIFUL, THE SCARLET REDS.

WE LOVE THEM, BUT, YOU KNOW, GROWING UP IN NEW ENGLAND, FOR ME, AUTUMN ISN'T JUST ONE THING.

IT'S ALL THE THINGS PUT TOGETHER.

THE FOLIAGE, THE FOOD, THE FESTIVALS.

THERE'S ALSO THIS-- WHAT CAN I SAY-- THERE'S THIS EMOTIONAL VALUE TO THIS TIME OF YEAR.

WE COME TOGETHER, CHRIS, AS A COMMUNITY, WE GET CLOSER AS PEOPLE, AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE ALSO WANT TO SHARE IN PART IN THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE FOR ME, THAT IS REALLY WHAT AUTUMN IS ABOUT.

NOW WE ARE IN NEW ENGLAND, AND I'M GOING TO PUT CHRIS ON THE SPOT.

DO YOU KNOW ALL 6 STATES THAT MAKE UP NEW ENGLAND?

I DO BECAUSE I USED TO GET TESTED BY MY FATHER WHEN I WAS YOUNG ABOUT ALL OF THE 50 STATES.

OH!

OH!

WOW!

IMPRESSIVE!

BUT, YOU KNOW, I'VE DONE MORE HOMEWORK THAN THAT ACTUALLY BECAUSE I'VE GOT MYSELF A MAP HERE.

OH, MY GOSH!

YOU DIDN'T!

YEAH.

LOOK AT THAT.

DID YOU REALLY MAKE YOURSELF A MAP?

I HAD NOT MUCH TO DO AT NIGHTTIME, SO-- THIS IS AN OVERACHIEVER I'M DEALING WITH.

I'M THE SLACKER.

SO OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE U.K., I HAVE TO SAY, THINK THAT NEW ENGLAND IS A STATE.

AS YOU SAY, IT'S NOT.

IT'S 6 STATES.

WE'VE GOT MAINE HERE, THE LARGEST OF ALL OF THEM.

THEN WE'VE GOT NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT HERE.

MASSACHUSETTS I ALWAYS REMEMBER BECAUSE IT'S HORIZONTAL, AND THEN YOU'VE GOT CONNECTICUT AND YOUR SMALLEST STATE, I THINK, RHODE ISLAND.

ABSOLUTELY.

SMALL BUT SPECIAL.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE ARE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

WE ARE BOTH HAMPSHIREITES, BUT DON'T WORRY.

WE ARE GOING TO BE GOING TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE 6 STATES TO SHOW WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THEM THIS TIME OF YEAR.

YEAH, AND PRECISELY, WE'RE HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

WE'RE RIGHT ON THE SIDE OF THIS FRESHWATER BODY HERE, WHICH IS SQUAM LAKE, FAMOUS OF COURSE FOR "ON GOLDEN POND," "ON GOLDEN POND."

ALL RIGHT.

I KNOW IT, I KNOW IT.

I NEVER SAW IT.

IT WAS-- I CONFESS, I DIDN'T SEE IT EITHER.

I WAS A TEENAGER THEN.

I DIDN'T DO ALL HOME WORK.

IT WAS ABOUT ADULT THEMES, RIGHT, RIGHT?

YES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

IT WAS TOO ADULTY.

I WAS GOING OUT, TRYING TO BE AN ADULT AT THAT TIME.

I WAS GETTING A PERM, WEARING TOO TIGHT JEANS, TRYING TO DATE BOYS, SO OK, "ON GOLDEN POND," A BEAUTIFUL FILM, 3 OSCARS.

THAT'S THE REST OF OUR EVENING SORTED AFTER THE PROGRAM FINISHES.

WE'LL HAVE TO BE WATCHING THAT.

WE'VE JUST OFFENDED EVERYBODY.

BUT WHAT IS IT THAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT THIS PART OF THE WORLD?

WELL, THERE'S PLENTY TO SEE HERE AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING OUT FOR.

SAMANTHA: NEW ENGLAND.

THERE'S NOWHERE BETTER ON EARTH TO CELEBRATE THE BEAUTY OF THE FALL.

THE 6 STATES THAT MAKE UP NEW ENGLAND ARE SOME OF THE MOST DIVERSE IN THE COUNTRY... AND WE WILL HAVE STORIES FROM ACROSS THE WHOLE OF THE REGION, FROM THE MOUNTAINS OF MAINE TO THE COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS, TO TORNADOES IN CONNECTICUT, ALL TIED TOGETHER FROM OUR BASE IN THE HEART OF THE LAKES REGION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.

THE ONE THING THEY ALL HAVE IN COMMON IS THAT, AS THE WEATHER COOLS AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, 6.5 BILLION TREES ERUPT IN A BLAZE OF ORANGE, SCARLET, AND GOLD, DRAWING MILLIONS OF VISITORS, OR LEAF PEEPERS, ALL SEARCHING FOR THE FIERIEST FOLIAGE, AND WE'LL BE WITH THEM EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, GETTING INVOLVED IN THE CELEBRATIONS THAT MAKE THIS SEASON SUCH A SPECIAL ONE UP HERE, MEETING THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE NEW ENGLAND TICK, AND LEARNING ABOUT THEIR TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS, AND NOT ONLY THAT, WE'LL BE MEETING SOME OF THE WILDER STARS THAT ALSO MAKE NEW ENGLAND THEIR HOME.

FROM SOME OF THE LARGEST IN AMERICA TO SOME OF THE SMALLEST, THOSE THAT LIVE HERE YEAR ROUND TO THE RARER VISITORS, ALL ARE GETTING READY FOR THE CHALLENGES OF THIS UNPREDICTABLE SEASON.

SO JOIN US ON OUR ADVENTURE.

WELCOME TO "AUTUMNWATCH NEW ENGLAND."

SAM, THAT'S GOT ME GOING ALREADY.

WHAT A PALETTE OF COLOR!

I KNOW.

ARE YOU IMPRESSED WITH OUR COUNTRY?

I LOVE YOUR COUNTRY.

I LOVE YOUR COUNTRY.

I JUST WANT YOU TO BE IMPRESSED.

WHAT A DIVERSITY OF WILDLIFE.

IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT SERIES.

THERE'S NO DOUBT.

I'VE GOT ONE COMPLAINT, THOUGH.

YES.

IT'S A LITTLE A BIT COLD, ISN'T IT?

OH, COME ON, PLEASE.

THIS IS NEW ENGLAND.

HE NEEDS TO BUCK UP A LITTLE, RIGHT?

LET'S COME INSIDE.

HA HA!

ISN'T THIS GORGEOUS?

SUPERB.

YOU KNOW WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS, CHRIS?

IS THAT WE ARE NOT IN A SET, RIGHT?

THIS WASN'T BUILT FOR OUR PURPOSES TO PUT ON A LIVE SHOW.

WE ARE ACTUALLY IN A REAL CAMP, A SUMMER CAMP HERE ON SQUAM LAKE, AND NICE ROARING FIRE, AND, CHRIS, MAY I POINT OUT THAT THIS FIREPLACE HERE IS MADE WITH GRANITE, AND NEW HAMPSHIRE IS CALLED THE GRANITE STATE.

THE GRANITE STATE.

AM I AM IMPRESSING YOU WITH MY KNOWLEDGE?

YEAH.

IT'S PRETTY GOOD.

I CAN THROW ONE BACK AT YOU.

WE HAVE A CITY IN SCOTLAND CALLED ABERDEEN, WHICH WE CALL THE GRANITE CITY.

OH, GO--YOU KNOW, AS A U.K.

PERSON, YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO ONE-UP THE AMERICANS, DON'T YOU?

NO.

I'M NOT ONEING UP AT ALL.

JUST COMPARING, JUST COMPARING.

NOW I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT WE'D HAD ALL OF THOSE CAMERAS SET OUT IN THE WOODS.

THIS IS OUR FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A LOOK AT THEM LIVE NOW, SO LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT THE SCREEN.

YOU CAN SEE THEM HANGING UP HERE.

SO THESE ARE LIVE?

WHAT ABOUT THE PICNIC TABLE?

IT'S GOT A COUPLE OF RACCOONS.

HOLY MACKEREL!

WHAT ABOUT THAT?

THAT'S A GOOD START.

SO THIS IS COMING TO YOU LIVE FROM ONE OF OUR PICNIC TABLES.

THESE CAMERAS ARE SHOWING THE RACCOONS IN TOTAL DARKNESS, SO WE'RE FILMING USING INFRARED LIGHT.

LOOK AT THAT.

BACK TO BACK, THE FAMILY OF RACCOONS THERE.

INCREDIBLE DETAIL.

YOU CAN REALLY SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING-- SNIFFING AROUND, PICKING UP WITH THEIR LITTLE PAWS, AWW.

AND THEY'RE GONNA TAKE ALL THAT BIRDSEED, AREN'T THEY, BECAUSE THEY'RE SO-- THEY JUST TAKE EVERYTHING, THEY TAKE EVERYTHING THEY CAN GET.

I LIKE A RACCOON.

THEY'RE WHAT WE CALL AN OPPORTUNISTIC OMNIVORE.

THEY'RE CONSTANTLY, FURTIVELY LOOKING AROUND, FIDGETING THERE, POKING THERE.

THEY'VE GOT THEIR LITTLE HANDS, WHICH THEY CAN SNEAK IN.

WE HAVE A RESCUE RACCOON AT HOME.

I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT IT LATER.

YOU DON'T WANT A RACCOON IN YOUR LIVING ROOM.

NOT GOOD FOR PETS, I WOULDN'T SAY.

I WILL MAKE A NOTE.

NOT GOOD FOR PETS.

GOT IT, GOT IT.

OK. WE'VE BEEN SEEING SOME OTHER WILDLIFE ALREADY OF COURSE.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK BECAUSE WE'VE SPOTTED SOMETHING PRETTY SPECIAL.

NOW THIS IS EXCITING!

I MEAN, IT'S KIND OF WHAT EVERYONE WANTS TO SEE IN THE WILD BUT AT A DISTANCE, SO I LOVE THIS DISTANCE.

CHRIS, HE LOOKS LIKE A YOUNG BEAR.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A HE OR A SHE.

WE THINK IT'S A YOUNG BEAR THAT'S PROBABLY INDEPENDENT NOW.

MOVED AWAY FORM THE ADULT.

HE'S VERY ALERT.

WHY IS HE SO ALERT?

IS THERE SOMETHING THERE?

IS THERE SOMETHING HE'S AFRAID OF?

PROBABLY LISTENING?

YOU KNOW WHAT?

THEY'VE GOT A KEEN SENSE OF HEARING, MUCH BETTER THAN OURS, AND A FANTASTIC SENSE OF SMELL.

AND IT DISAPPEARS BACK INTO THE BLACKNESS.

THAT'S IT.

AGAIN, REMEMBER, THAT BEAR WAS IN TOTAL DARKNESS, BUT IT'S NOT JUST IN THE DARK THAT WE'VE BEEN SPOTTING ANIMALS.

WE'VE ALSO BEEN SEEING THEM IN THE DAYTIME, TOO.

WE SPOTTED A RACCOON OUT AND ABOUT IN THE DAYLIGHT.

YOU CAN SEE THERE A LITTLE BIT MORE CLEARLY THE DISTINCTIVE PATTERNS OF THIS ANIMAL AND ITS LITTLE HANDS THERE.

ITS LITTLE HANDS, ITS MASK ACROSS ITS FACE.

REALLY, IT'S A CUTE ANIMAL.

I'LL GIVE IT THAT.

IT'S KIND OF CUTE.

YEAH, YEAH, BUT WE KIND OF LIKE RACCOONS, I HAVE TO SAY.

YOU DO?

THEY HAVE REAL CHARACTER.

THEY HAVE REAL, REAL CHARACTER, BUT OF COURSE, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT SOME BIRDS, NOT JUST THE MAMMALS, AND WE'VE GOT CAMERAS ON BIRDFEEDERS.

LOVELY TUFTED TITMOUSE THERE.

PURPLE FINCH IS COMING TO ANOTHER ONE OF THE FEEDERS.

LOTS OF THOSE ABOUT THIS TIME OF YEAR.

THERE'S A DARK-EYED JUNCO, VISITOR TO THIS PART OF AMERICA, AND THESE ARE PRETTY SPECIAL FOR US, THE NUTHATCHES AND CARDINALS.

DO YOU HAVE CARDINALS?

NO.

YOU DON'T?

DO WE HAVE CARDINALS?

OH, OH, OH.

I'M SO SORRY FOR YOU.

THAT'S THE BEST BIRD OF ALL, AND I PICK BIRDSEED JUST TO GET THE CARDINALS.

THAT'S WHAT I WANT.

YEAH.

THEY'RE A VERY ATTRACTIVE BIRD, MASSIVE BILL FOR CRUNCHING OPEN THE SEEDS THAT WE SAW THERE, BUT, NO, WE DON'T HAVE A NICHE, A SORT OF A JOB FOR THAT BIRD TO DO IN THE U.K., SO I'M AFRAID THEY'RE ABSENT.

WELL, YOU KNOW THAT COMING TO YOU LIVE-- CHRIS AND I AREN'T THE ONLY ONES COMING TO YOU LIVE ACTUALLY.

WE HAVE ANOTHER MEMBER OF OUR TEAM WHO'S NOT IN FRONT OF A ROARING FIRE ON A COMFY SOFA.

HE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WOODS IN COMPLETE DARKNESS.

IT'S OUR WILDLIFE CAMERAMAN BOB POOLE, AND EVERY NIGHT, WE'RE GONNA SEND BOB ON A MISSION TO FIND ANIMALS IN THE DARK LIVE AND BRING THEM TO YOU.

NOW IF THERE'S ONE THING, BOB, THAT I KNOW AFTER SHOOTING TV FOR 20 YEARS, IT'S THAT ANIMALS ARE INCREDIBLY PREDICTABLE, AND THEY ALWAYS SHOW UP WHEN THE CAMERAS ARE ROLLING, RIGHT?

HA HA!

RIGHT.

THAT'S RIGHT, ALWAYS WHEN THE CAMERAS ARE ROLLING.

NO.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

WE'RE IN TOTAL DARKNESS HERE.

IT'S COLD, AND I AM LOVING IT BECAUSE I'M SURROUNDED BY ALL KINDS OF WILD ANIMALS RIGHT NOW, AND I HAVE THIS AMAZING CAMERA HERE.

THIS THING IS STATE-OF-THE-ART.

IT IS ACTUALLY A PROTOTYPE THAT'S BEEN RELEASED JUST FOR US HERE FOR "AUTUMNWATCH," AND THIS IS A REALLY COOL CAMERA.

YOU SEE, IT'S PICKING UP HEAT OUT THERE, AND THE KIND OF HEAT-- LOOK AT THIS.

I MEAN, EVERYTHING SHOWS UP FROM TREES TO ALL KINDS OF WILD ANIMALS.

AND I JUST HAD THE MOST INCREDIBLE THING.

TWO DEER WERE OUT HERE JUST NOW.

THEY'VE GONE BEHIND THE BUSHES, BUT LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT THAT.

REALLY COOL STUFF.

SO THESE DEER WERE JUST OUT THERE, AND YOU CAN SEE THE WAY THAT THEY JUST POP OUT OF THE BACKGROUND BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT THE THERMAL CAMERA WORKS.

SO COOL, BUT WHAT'S EVEN COOLER IS WHAT WE SAW JUST AFTER THE DEER.

RIGHT UP HERE, HE'S STILL HERE.

WE'RE GONNA GET ANOTHER SHOT OF IT I'M SURE, BUT A COYOTE, AND THIS COYOTE LOOKS FANTASTIC.

HAVE A LOOK AT THIS GUY.

REALLY, REALLY AMAZING, AND I'M TELLING YOU, WE'RE NOT FAR AWAY FROM WHERE YOU ALL ARE AT THE STUDIO THERE, AND I'M TELLING YOU, THERE ARE ANIMALS ALL OVER THE PLACE.

LET ME SHOW YOU JUST A COUPLE OF SHOTS THAT WE'VE GOTTEN WITH OUR OTHER CAMERAS AROUND HERE JUST RIGHT CLOSE, IN FACT.

THE FIRST ONE I WANT TO SHOW YOU IS THE SMALLEST OF ALL THE ANIMALS AROUND HERE.

AND THAT'S A FLYING SQUIRREL.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS GUY.

JUST INCREDIBLE.

LOOK IF YOU LOOK VERY CLOSELY BEHIND THE FRONT AND THE REAR LEG, YOU CAN SEE THAT THING LOOKS LIKE AN "M," SHAPE OF AN "M." WHEN THE ANIMAL SPREADS HIS LEGS OUT AND HIS AND ARMS OUT, IT CREATES, LIKE, A WING THAT HE CAN FLY.

YOU CAN SEE HIM JUMPING THERE.

AMAZING, RIGHT?

WELL, THOSE ANIMALS CAN GO AS FAR AS 150 FEET.

IMAGINE.

INCREDIBLE STUFF.

YEAH.

SO THAT'S AN AMAZING ANIMAL, YOU KNOW, TO BE ABLE TO GO THAT FAR.

INCREDIBLE.

TINY, LITTLE THING, BUT NOW I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE BIGGEST OF ALL THE ANIMALS AROUND HERE.

IT'S A MOOSE, AND IF YOU LOOK AT THIS SHOT-- CHECK THIS OUT.

THERE'S A MOOSE, AND YOU CAN SEE THE MOOSE THERE, BEHIND THE MOOSE-- LOOK CAREFULLY-- IT'S GOT ITS BABY, ITS CALF, AND THAT IS REALLY COOL BECAUSE LOOK.

AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE WAY THEY STICK OUT, BUT LOOK WHAT ELSE THAT STICKS OUT.

THERE'S A COYOTE THERE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME, AND THAT COYOTE IS REALLY, REALLY INTERESTED IN SEEING WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO THAT CALF BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, A COYOTE'S AN OPPORTUNISTIC ANIMAL.

IT CAN'T TAKE THAT MOOSE CALF, BUT IT'S INTERESTED, AND YOU KNOW WHAT?

HE'S NOT THE ONLY OPPORTUNISTIC ANIMAL OUT THERE.

THE NEXT CLIP I WANT TO SHOW YOU--HERE WE GO--IS AMAZING.

NOW THIS IS THE ULTIMATE IN OPPORTUNISTIC ANIMALS.

THIS IS A BIG BLACK BEAR, AND THE COOL THING ABOUT BLACK BEARS IS THEY'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR FOOD.

THEY HAVE TO FEED AND FORAGE AT LEAST ABOUT 20 HOURS OF THE DAY.

SO THEY'RE EATING LIKE CRAZY THIS TIME OF YEAR, AND THIS GUY DOESN'T SEE ANYTHING HERE, SO HE'S UP AND ON HIS WAY, BUT I'M TELLING YOU THAT IS ONLY ABOUT 100 METERS-- 100 YARDS ACTUALLY BEHIND US RIGHT HERE, SO WE'RE KEEPING OUR EYE OUT FOR THE BEAR.

WE'RE GONNA HOPE TO GET THE BEAR AND THE COYOTE BACK IN AND GET IT ON THIS CAMERA FOR YOU, SO WE'RE JUST REALLY EXCITED TO BE OUT HERE IN THE DARK TONIGHT WITH THIS AMAZING STUFF, AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP WORKING IT, SO AND COME BACK TO SEE WHAT WE GET A LITTLE BIT LATER.

WOW, BOB!

YOU'VE BEEN REALLY BUSY OUT THERE.

YOU'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF ANIMALS.

I'M IMPRESSED.

SUPERB.

GOOD STUFF, GOOD STUFF.

SAM.

YES?

I'LL BREAK IT TO YOU STRAIGHT OUT, SHALL I?

YES.

I'VE FALLEN IN LOVE.

IS THAT RIGHT?

YEAH.

I LOVE PORCUPINES.

NOT WITH ME?!

I LOVE PORCUPINES!

THAT WAS SO COLD.

THAT WAS SO COLD!

HA HA HA!

NOW WHAT ABOUT THIS?

THIS IS AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO GET CLOSE TO AN ANIMAL.

I'VE GOT TO SAY THIS ANIMAL WAS HIT BY A CAR.

AWW.

IT'S BEEN REHABILITATED.

UNFORTUNATELY, IT CAN'T GO BACK INTO THE WILD, AND IT LIVES AS AN OUTREACH ANIMAL AT THE SQUAM LAKES NATURAL SCIENCES CENTER.

SO THIS IS A FABULOUS OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT AN ANIMAL THAT'S IN NOT IN ANY WAY DISTRESSED.

RIGHT.

I FIND HIM VERY INTIMIDATINGLY ADORABLE.

I WANT TO HUG HIM AND RUN FROM HIM AT THE SAME TIME.

NO.

DON'T HUG A PORCUPINE.

GOT IT.

THEY'RE ARMED WITH-- ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF OR THE PORCUPINE?

NO.

THE PORCUPINE AND ME.

OK. WE'RE EQUALLY FEISTY.

THEY'VE GOT 30,000 OF THESE SPINES, AND THESE ARE HIGHLY MODIFIED HAIRS, AND THE PROBLEM FROM ANY PREDATOR'S OR CUDDLER'S POINT OF VIEW IS THAT THE TIP OF THE SPINE HAS MICROSCOPIC BARBS.

NOW WE CAN'T SEE THEM ON HERE, BUT IF WE WERE TO APPROACH THIS ANIMAL AND IT WERE DISTRESSED, IT MIGHT SWING ITS TAIL AROUND AND GIVE US A GOOD THWACK, AND THESE WOULD PUNCTURE THE FLESH, AND ONCE THEY'RE IN, THEY'RE IN TO STAY.

AND WE'VE GOT A QUILL AS LARGE AS A JAVELIN HERE SO WE CAN SEE WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, THAT BARB WHICH IS MICROSCOPIC, AND THAT IS INCREDIBLE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU CAN'T SEE THAT AT ALL ON THAT QUILL, THE REAL QUILL... NO.

BUT THAT'S WHAT IT DOES, AND EVERYONE WANTS TO ALWAYS KNOW, LIKE, HOW CAN I GET THEM OUT OF MY DOG'S FACE?

I MEAN, BECAUSE THEY JUST GET LODGED IN.

THE TROUBLE IS ONCE YOU START MOVING, ONCE THE QUILL GOES IN, AND THE MUSCLES START MOVING, IT PULLS THE QUILL FURTHER AND FURTHER INTO THE FLESH.

WHAT A DEFENSE.

YEAH.

WHAT A DEFENSE.

AND THIS MEANS THAT THEY'RE VERY WELL-PROTECTED FROM PREDATORS PHYSICALLY.

THEY ALSO PRODUCE A LOT OF NOISE.

THEY'LL ERECT THEIR SPINES AND RATTLE THEM TOGETHER.

CAN YOU DO THE NOISE?

I CAN'T DO IT.

I NEED CASTANETS.

IT SOUNDS A BIT LIKE CASTANETS...

INTERESTING.

WHEN THEY'RE REALLY ANGRY, BUT THE OTHER THING THEY DO IS PRODUCE A SMELL TO TRY AND DISSUADE ANYTHING FROM EATING THEM.

IF YOU COME A BIT CLOSER, SAM--I CAN SMELL THIS ANIMAL QUITE CLEARY FROM HERE, AND UNDER ITS BACK HERE, IT HAS AN ORGAN CALLED THE ROSETTE, AND IF YOU HAVE A LITTLE WHIFF, WHAT DOES IT SMELL LIKE TO YOU?

I CAN GET CLOSE.

OK.

IT'S NOT GONNA THROW QUILLS AT ME?

NO.

THEY DON'T THROW THE QUILLS, NO.

OK. OH!

OH!

IT'S LIKE AN UNVENTILATED LOCKER ROOM.

IT'S A BIT B.O., ISN'T IT, A BIT GOAT, A BIT CHEESE, A BIT SWEATY B.O.

THERE IS THAT.

A VERY POWERFUL SMELL, AND IT'S A DELTA-LACTONE CHEMICAL IN THERE ACTUALLY WITHOUT GETTING TOO DETAILED.

SO IT HAS A LOT THAT PROTECTS IT, CHRIS.

IT'S GOT THE QUILLS, IT'S GOT THE SMELL, IT'S GOT THE SOUND.

I MEAN, THIS ANIMAL DOES IT HAVE ANY ENEMIES?

YES, IT DOES.

IT'S NOT INVINCIBLE.

OBVIOUSLY, HUMANS HAVE KILLED THEM TO EAT THEM.

APPARENTLY, THEY USED TO TASTE GOOD.

LET'S HOPE THAT THAT'S NOT HAPPENING ANYMORE.

IN TERMS OF NATURAL PREDATORS, PUMA KNOCK THEM OUT OF TREES.

OK. A BIG CAT.

YOU CAN SEE-- SEE THE CLAWS AT THE FRONT THERE?

MM-HMM.

THOSE LONG CLAWS, GREAT FOR TREE CLIMBING.

THEY SPEND A LOT OF TIME UP TREES, GNAWING THE BARK AT THE BASE AND THEN CLIMBING UP TO SAFETY, BUT IF PUMAS FIND THEM, THEY KNOCK THEM OUT OF THE TREE.

THEY CAN EAT THEM, AND EVEN IF THEY GET THE QUILLS STUCK IN THEIR MOUTHS, THEY SEEM TO PROGRESS WITH THAT.

ANOTHER ANIMAL CALLED A FISHER ALSO WILL TAKE THE PORCUPINE.

I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU, THIS TIME OF YEAR, IT'S THE MATING SEASON, OK. AND THE FEMALES ARE EVEN MORE SMELLY THAN NORMAL.

[LAUGHS] WELL, NOW I KNOW YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ME.

[LAUGHS] THEY PRODUCE AN ENORMOUS SMELL WHICH DRAWS THE MALES INTO THE TREE.

WELL, I'M SURE YOU ALL HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS TO ASK.

I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS, BUT IF YOU DO, JUST SEND YOUR QUESTIONS, YOUR COMMENTS, YOUR PICTURES AND PHOTOGRAPHY, JUST SEND IT OUT TO SOCIAL MEDIA.

PUT THE HASHTAG #AUTUMNWATCHPBS.

WE'LL GET IT.

WE MAY EVEN POST YOUR PHOTOS ONLINE, AND CHRIS, I HEAR YOU LIKE PHOTOGRAPHY.

I LIKE PHOTOGRAPHY, TOO, AND I'M VERY PLEASED TO SAY THAT WE'RE JOINED BY JEFF FOLGER, ALSO KNOWN AS JEFF FOLIAGE, A BIT LATER IN THE SHOW, A MAN WHO SPECIALIZES WHEN IT COMES TO PHOTOGRAPHING THE NEW ENGLAND FALL, SO, WE'LL GET SOME TIPS FROM HIM.

BUT OF COURSE, YOU AND I HAVE BEEN ON A BIT OF A ROAD TRIP... WE DID.

IT WAS LIKE OUR OWN LITTLE BUDDY-BUDDY FILM, AND WE STARTED IN NORTH WOODSTOCK, AND THAT'S WHERE I PUT YOU ON THE VERY IMPORTANT TASK OF GETTING ROAD SNACKS.

CHRIS: [INDISTINCT] NO IDEA WHAT WE'RE DOING.

[INDISTINCT] NO, MAYBE ONE OF THESE AS WELL.

THAT'LL BE GOOD.

MOOSE 2019 CALENDAR.

[CHUCKLES] GOT TO HAVE ONE OF THESE.

CHRIS: I GOT SOME GOODIES IN THERE.

SAMANTHA: GOT SOME GOOD STUFF?

CHRIS: YEAH, LOOK.

AREN'T THOSE STORES GREAT?

FIRST OF ALL, MAPLE SYRUP.

I'VE GOT A GUIDEBOOK.

YOU DON'T NEED A GUIDEBOOK.

FORGET THE GUIDEBOOK.

I'M THE GUIDEBOOK.

MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL, OK.

THIS HAS MADE MY MORNING.

WELCOME TO NEW ENGLAND, WHERE WE DO MOOSE CALENDARS.

[LAUGHS] CAN'T WAIT.

MOOSE.

SO, HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CAR YOU'RE DRIVING?

WELL, THE CAR.

MM.

I HEARD YOU LIKE FAST CARS AND LOUD MUSIC, SO I THOUGHT, LET'S DO AN OLD FIRE TRUCK WITH NO RADIO.

WE NEED TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER.

THIS IS ABOUT US BONDING.

ENGLAND, NEW ENGLAND.

OLD ENGLAND.

OLD ENGLAND.

NEW AND IMPROVED ENGLAND.

OOH.

POTENTIALLY.

SO, FOR ME, GROWING UP IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, SEEING THE LEAVES TURN WAS ALL ABOUT GETTING ON THE ROAD.

WE WOULD JUST GO WHERE THE ROAD TOOK US AND WHERE THE LEAVES WERE THE MOST BRILLIANT.

NOW IT'S THIS VERY SERIOUS PURSUIT, RIGHT?

THERE ARE LEAF PEEPERS, THERE ARE FORECASTERS.

AM I PEEPING, BECAUSE I WOULDN'T WANT TO PEEP AT SOMETHING THIS BEAUTIFUL.

I'D WANT TO, YOU KNOW, ABSOLUTELY RELISH IT.

WHY NOT LEAF RELISHING OR GLOATING?

IT REALLY IS ABOUT JUST TAKING IT IN.

I COULDN'T AGREE MORE.

SO, WE ARE COMING UPON A VERY UNIQUE SITE-- A COVERED BRIDGE.

THERE ARE ONLY 66 OF THEM LEFT HERE IN NEW ENGLAND.

THERE WE ARE.

WE'RE RIGHT THERE.

THERE WE GO!

LOOK AT IT!

1849.

1849.

SO THAT'S AFTER THE ALAMO, BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE OTHER NAME FOR A COVERED BRIDGE IS?

NO.

IT'S CALLED A KISSING BRIDGE.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE IN THE DAYS WHERE PUBLIC AFFECTION WAS UNACCEPTABLE, COUPLES WOULD COME HERE AND STEAL SMOOCHES.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT?

TO A GREAT EXTENT, I THINK PUBLIC AFFECTION SHOULD STILL BE UNACCEPTABLE.

I FEEL LIKE IN YOUR COUNTRY, IT STILL IS.

[LAUGHS] LET'S EXIT THE BRIDGE QUICK.

ALL RIGHT, CHRIS, FOLLOW ME.

LOOK AT THIS!

ISN'T THIS GLORIOUS?

THIS HAS SO MANY OF THE ELEMENTS OF FALL IN ONE SHOT.

THERE'S NO DOUBT THE BACKDROP IS SUPERB, BUT I'M GONNA PULL AN ANGLO ACE ON THE AMERICAN HERE.

1849 IS LIKE YESTERDAY.

THIS IS NOT OLD.

[LAUGHS] YOU KNOW, I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE.

I'M GOING TO IMPRESS YOU YET AND I THINK IT'S OUR NEXT STOP.

OK. YOU READY?

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK HARDER THAN A SHED OVER A RIVER.

[LAUGHS] HONESTLY.

WE DON'T HAVE THOSE.

WE'VE CLEARLY MISSED OUT ON A PIECE OF ARCHITECTURE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE THERE.

SAMANTHA: I JUST LOVE-- SEE THE MOUNTAINS?

JUST TOTALLY COVERED IN FOLIAGE.

THAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL.

IT REALLY IS A GREAT TIME OF YEAR.

SO, CHRIS, WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO DO IS ONE OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE AUTUMN ACTIVITIES.

AUTUMN DOES NOT START UNTIL THE PUMPKINS HAVE BEEN PICKED.

[GASP] LOOK AT THESE PUMPKINS.

YOU'VE GOT A GOOD PATCH.

YOU GUYS ARE OBSESSED WITH PUMPKINS.

EVERY HOUSE WE'VE PASSED HAS GOT A PUMPKIN ON THE PORCH.

DO YOU HAVE PUMPKINS IN ENGLAND?

CHRIS: YES, WE DO, BUT THEY'RE MODEST.

THEY'RE POLITE.

YES.

THEY'RE POLITELY PUMPKINS.

YES.

WE'VE GOT PUMPKINS.

YEAH, YOU'VE GOT PUMPKINS.

BUT OF COURSE, THEY DON'T COME FROM NEW ENGLAND, RIGHT?

NO, THEY COME FROM MEXICO.

BUT THEY ARE A NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN SPECIES.

WE'VE BEEN EATING THEM FOR PROBABLY ABOUT 9,000 YEARS.

I THINK YOU CAN TELL A LOT FROM A PERSON BY THE PUMPKIN THEY PICK.

I'M GOING TO PICK OUT THE PUMPKIN THAT I THINK YOU WOULD LIKE AND YOU PICK OUT THE PUMPKIN THAT I WOULD LIKE.

OK.

THIS IS A GETTING- TO-KNOW-YOU ROAD TRIP.

SO, YOU GO THAT WAY, I'LL GO THIS WAY.

HAVE YOU FOUND ANY YET?

I THOUGHT I HAD ONE, YEAH.

[LAUGHS] GO ON, THEN.

ALL RIGHT, READY?

PICK--PICK THE PACKHAM PUMPKIN.

PACKHAM PUMPKIN.

HERE WE GO.

OK. [GRUNTING] AHH.

THERE HE IS.

HOW DARE YOU.

HOW DARE YOU.

[LAUGHS] WHAT?

THIS IS A PACKHAM PUMPKIN.

IT IS TALL.

IT'S NOT ROUND AND STOUT.

IT'S UNIQUE.

IT STANDS OUT IN A FIELD OF MANY.

THIS IS YOU.

THIS IS YOU IN PUMPKIN FORM.

NICE.

IT'S NEAT, IT'S SMALL, IT'S SMOOTH, IT'S NOT WRINKLED.

SO, YOU LIKE THAT PUMPKIN.

THIS IS A PERFECT PUMPKIN.

ALL RIGHT, I'VE GOT MY PUMPKIN.

YOU GOT YOUR PUMPKIN?

LET'S PINCH THEM.

LET'S MAKE A FAST GETAWAY IN THE JALOPY.

I'M STILL IN THERAPY.

I SEE THAT LOOK.

[LAUGHS] I THREW YOU OFF WITH THAT PUMPKIN THING.

AND NOW WE'VE ACTUALLY CARVED THE PUMPKINS, WHICH IS ANOTHER KIND OF PERSONALITY TEST IN A WAY.

HOW YOU CARVE YOUR PUMPKIN REALLY REVEALS WHO YOU ARE.

SO, I WENT WITH A CLASSIC, BECAUSE THAT'S WHO I AM, THE JACK-O'-LANTERN.

THE CLASSIC JACK-O'-LANTERN.

ISN'T THAT ADORABLE?

I LOVE THIS PUMPKIN.

IT'S A LOVELY PUMPKIN, BUT THERE'S A SCARY SIDE TO IT.

EXACTLY.

WATCH OUT.

I DO STING BITE.

HERE IS MY PUMPKIN.

I'VE GONE FOR SORT OF A MODERNIST DESIGN.

ARE YOU FINISHED?

I HAVE FINISHED.

YEAH, I FINISHED IT.

I LIKE THINGS SIMPLE, NEAT, CLEAN, NO FILIGREE, NO DETAIL, NO DECORATION NECESSARY.

IT'S VERY MODERN, SO IT'S LIKE A PUMPKIN-CASSO OR A PUMPKIN MONDRIAN.

YEAH.

MONDRIAN.

OK.

THERE WE GO.

OK, WELL, WE STILL HAVE PART TWO OF OUR ROAD TRIP.

THAT WILL BE TOMORROW AND THAT IS WHERE WE'LL GO FROM OUR PERSONALITY PUMPKINS TO A POET THAT SPOKE TO AN ENTIRE LANDSCAPE.

CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT.

WE LIKE A BIT OF POETRY, WE LIKE A BIT OF ART, AND WE'VE GOT AN ARTIST IN OUR MIDST NOW.

A PHOTOGRAPHER WHO'S BEEN PRACTICING HERE IN NEW ENGLAND FOR 20 YEARS.

JEFF FOLGER IS ALSO KNOWN AS JEFF FOLIAGE, BECAUSE HIS SPECIALTY IS THE TREES.

JEFF, THANKS SO MUCH FOR COMING IN.

THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

DO YOU MIND IF WE DIVE STRAIGHT INTO ONE OF YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS, BECAUSE WE'D LIKE TO SEE AS MANY AS POSSIBLE HERE.

LET'S MAKE SURE I GET THIS PUT UP THE RIGHT WAY.

SO, HERE WE ARE.

WHAT ABOUT THAT?

BEAUTIFUL REFLECTION.

TALK US THROUGH THIS ONE, JEFF.

WELL, THIS IS THE BEAVER POND IN KINSMAN NOTCH.

THIS IS A DAY WHEN WE HAD A LOT OF CLOUDS AND FOG AND I WAS ABLE TO CAPTURE ALL OF THAT.

AND JUST A MIRROR-SMOOTH REFLECTION.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

SO, YOU'RE DOUBLING UP ON THE COLOR BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT IT IN THE WATER AS WELL AS THE TREES, OF COURSE.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE NEXT ONE.

THIS ONE'S SUPER AS WELL BUT SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.

THAT'S NOT QUITE RIGHT.

HERE WE GO.

SO, SAME COLOR BUT HERE YOU'VE GOT AN ANCIENT FARMING ARTIFACT.

I LIKE GETTING VINTAGE OBJECTS, THINGS THAT TAKE US BACK TO OUR ROOTS, BACK TO OUR HERITAGE.

AND AT THE SAME TIME, I BRING IN ALL THE FALL COLORS.

THIS ONE'S POMFRET, VERMONT, AND IT'S JUST A GORGEOUS AREA OF THE COUNTRY.

VERY RURAL AND JUST VERY FRIENDLY PEOPLE.

OK, AND THE NEXT ONE'S A REALLY GOOD PHOTO.

I LIKE THIS ONE VERY MUCH INDEED.

SO, HERE, SNOW, THE FALL, AND A TRAIN HERE IN THE MIDDLE.

THIS IS THE COG RAIL COMING DOWN FROM MOUNT WASHINGTON.

WE TEND TO CALL THIS SNOWLIAGE, OR SNOW AND FOLIAGE MIXED TOGETHER.

SNOWAGE.

SNOWAGE.

HA HA!

NEAT, NEAT, BUT THIS IS A PHOTOGRAPH THAT NEEDS A BIT OF PLANNING BECAUSE, OBVIOUSLY, YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT THE TRAIN IS COMING.

UM, SOME MIGHT DO THAT.

THIS WAS KIND OF AN ACCIDENT.

WAS IT?

IT WAS JUST COMING DOWN THE HILL, AND I WAS, LIKE, JUST THERE.

NOW, THESE ALL LOOK LIKE VERY SPECIAL SPOTS, AND I HEAR THAT IN THE PAST, PHOTOGRAPHERS WHO WERE PRACTICING HERE WERE QUITE SECRETIVE ABOUT THEIR LOCATIONS.

YES.

THEY DIDN'T WANT TO GET OUT BECAUSE THEY WERE SELLING THEIR PICTURES AROUND THE COUNTRY, POSTCARDS AND EVERYTHING.

SO, I LIKE TO GO WITH THE MANTRA THAT I WANT EVERYBODY TO COME TO NEW ENGLAND AND REALLY ENJOY THEIR TIME HERE.

I WANT THEM TO--YOU KNOW, I WANT TO TELL THEM WHERE THE ICONIC LOCATIONS ARE.

OK, SO, WHERE SHOULD THEY BE GOING, SAY, IF THEY'RE COMING OUT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS?

WELL, WE'RE LOOKING AT, I WOULD SAY, SOUTHERN WHITE MOUNTAINS INTO WHERE WE ARE, IN THE LAKES REGION, IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, SOUTHERN MAINE, AND I WOULD SAY FROM THE GREEN MOUNTAINS SOUTH OVER IN VERMONT.

OF COURSE, WEATHER PLAYS A GREAT ROLE.

I MEAN, THERE ARE GOOD AND BAD DAYS TO TAKE LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHS LIKE THIS.

YEAH, WE JUST GOT DONE WITH RAIN AND HEAVY WINDS ON TUESDAY, AND THAT WAS NOT WHAT WE WANT TO SEE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, LAST THING IN THE EVENING--GOLDEN HOUR, AS WE LIKE TO CALL IT.

YES.

AND IN TERMS OF A CHOICE OF CAMERA, I MEAN, WE'VE GOT THIS MAGNIFICENT OLD CAMERA HERE.

I PRESUME YOU'RE NOT USING THIS ONE AT THE MOMENT.

HA HA!

NO, THIS WAS MY FATHER'S CAMERA.

WAS IT, REALLY?

YES.

AND IT DATES BACK TO AROUND--BETWEEN 1912 AND 1920, A KODAK, AND IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT HAS STAYED WITH US, YOU KNOW.

WOW.

WOW.

THIS IS YOUR CONTEMPORARY CAMERA HERE.

BUT I'VE GOT TO SAY, MOST PEOPLE GO OUT WITH A CAMERA, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THEY KNOW IT OR NOT THESE DAYS, JEFF, BECAUSE WE'VE ALL PRETTY MUCH GOT ONE ON OUR SMARTPHONES.

AND SOME OF THE CAMERAS ON THE SMARTPHONES ARE ACTUALLY PRETTY GOOD QUALITY.

THEY'RE VERY GOOD QUALITY.

I USE MINE ALL THE TIME WHEN I'M OUT USING MY DIGITAL SLR AND I USE MY MOBILE, AND I CAN ACHIEVE WONDERFUL RESULTS WITH THESE.

IT'S MOSTLY THE PERSON BEHIND THE CAMERA THAT DETERMINES HOW GOOD THE PICTURE'S GOING TO COME OUT.

EXACTLY.

NO CAMERA EVER TOOK A PHOTOGRAPH.

IT'S THE MAN WITH THE IMAGINATION AND CREATIVITY, AND IT'S BEEN YOURS TODAY.

JEFF, THANKS EVER SO MUCH FOR COMING IN.

SAM?

THANK YOU.

I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU, MY FAVORITE PHOTOS ARE THE ONES THAT YOU JUST WANT TO WALK RIGHT INTO BECAUSE THE FOLIAGE IS SO GLORIOUS, AND THAT IS WHAT NEW ENGLAND IS ALL ABOUT.

BUT SURPRISINGLY, CHRIS, THIS GIFT THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO US, OUR FOLIAGE, IS A RELATIVELY NEW THING.

I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT'D GO BACK THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF YEARS, YOU KNOW?

NO, IT ISN'T, ACTUALLY.

YOU KNOW, NATURE HAS A REMARKABLE ABILITY TO BOUNCE BACK, EVEN WHEN WE HEAVILY MODIFY THE LANDSCAPE.

YOU GOT TO THINK THAT WHAT HAPPENED HERE WAS THAT THE PILGRIM FATHERS ARRIVED IN THIS PART OF AMERICA IN THE 1600S, AND-- A.K.A.

YOUR PEOPLE.

YEAH, AND THEY HAD TO START FARMING.

THEY HAD TO START GROWING FOOD, AND IN ORDER TO FARM, THEY HAD TO FELL THE FOREST, AND THEY DID, EN MASSE; THEY CLEARED AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF FOREST AND GREW PLENTY OF POTATOES AT THAT TIME.

RIGHT.

I HEARD THAT THE SETTLERS CAME, RIGHT, AND THEN MORE PEOPLE CAME EN MASSE AND MORE PEOPLE AND THAT DRASTICALLY CHANGED THIS ENTIRE REGION.

AND AT THE HEIGHT, IN THE 19TH CENTURY, 60% TO 80% OF THE WOODS WERE JUST CLEARED, AND I GUESS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS PREDOMINATELY FOR FARMING.

YEAH, PREDOMINATELY FOR FARMING, WHICH WAS INTERESTING, BUT THEN, OF COURSE, THE FARMING WHICH WAS BEING DONE HERE, ONCE THEY'D ACHIEVED THAT, THEY'VE ACHIEVED A SETTLEMENT, PEOPLE BEGAN TO SPREAD ACROSS THE CONTINENT, AND THERE WERE THINGS TO LURE THEM AWAY FROM THIS AREA, MMM.

AND THAT IS PARTICULARLY INTERESTING BECAUSE IT LED TO A CHANGE IN THIS LANDSCAPE.

[DISTANT BIRDS SQUAWKING] SAMANTHA: IT'S THE HEIGHT OF FALL IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND AS MOST TREES TURN ORANGE AND RED, SOME REMAIN STUBBORNLY GREEN.

THIS CHRISTMAS TREE PLANTATION IS THE CREATION OF MODERN AMERICA, BUT SURROUNDING IT IS EVIDENCE OF EARLIER WAYS OF WORKING THE LAND.

THESE STONE WALLS WERE ORIGINALLY BUILT BY THE EUROPEAN SETTLERS AS FARMLAND BORDERS AS THEY CLEARED THE FOREST TO MAKE WAY FOR CROPS AND LIVESTOCK.

[BIRDS CHIRPING] 240,000 MILES OF THEM STILL WEAVE THEIR WAY THROUGH NEW ENGLAND.

BUT IN 1848, THE GREAT GOLD RUSH ENTICED THE SETTLERS WEST, LEAVING THE FAST-GROWING MAPLES AND OAKS TO TAKE OVER THE FORGOTTEN LANDSCAPE, PRODUCING THE SPECTACULAR FORESTS WE SEE TODAY.

SO, THERE'S ONE CHANGE.

OK, YEAH.

HA HA!

IT'S A REMARKABLE CHANGE.

SO, WHAT HAPPENED NEXT WAS THAT AS THE FARMERS MOVED AWAY, THE TYPE OF SOILS THAT WERE LEFT HERE WERE DEPLETED OF NUTRIENTS, OF COURSE, AND ONE SPECIES OF TREE CAME IN CALLED THE WHITE PINE... SURE.

AND THIS WHOLE AREA, THEREFORE, GREW BACK, IN TERMS OF WHITE PINE.

SO, IT HAD BEEN TRANSFORMED FROM DECIDUOUS INTO FARMLAND, WENT BACK TO WHITE PINES UNTIL ABOUT 1938... THAT'S RIGHT.

WHEN SOMETHING VERY DRAMATIC HAPPENED.

AND IT WAS THE GREAT HURRICANE OF 1938-- A BIT BEFORE MY TIME, YOU CAN IMAGINE-- BUT IT IS AMAZING THAT A HURRICANE THAT HAPPENED SO LONG AGO ACTUALLY STILL HAS AN EFFECT ON OUR LANDSCAPE TODAY.

YEAH, AND WE'VE GOT SOME REMARKABLE PICTURES OF LIFE DURING THAT HURRICANE.

NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER: SEPTEMBER 1938.

THE EASTERN SEABOARD IS LASHED BY A TROPICAL HURRICANE.

FOR TWO DAYS, THE COAST FROM NEW JERSEY TO NEW ENGLAND FELT ITS FULL FURY.

NEW YORK WAS A CITY OF DELUGE AS 70-MILE-AN-HOUR WINDS WHIPPED TORRENTIAL RAINS FOR HOUR AFTER HOUR.

FROM ATLANTIC CITY TO TWIN MOUNTAIN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, THE HURRICANE HAD LEFT A TRAIL OF DEVASTATION.

$300 MILLION WAS A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE OF THE DAMAGE.

600 PEOPLE WERE DEAD, AND THE TASK OF REBUILDING TAXED THE RESOURCES OF TOWN AND HAMLET.

OK, SO, WE CAN SEE THE DAMAGE THAT IT DID TO CARS ALONE, BUT, OF COURSE, NATURE WAS AFFECTED AS WELL.

A THOUSAND SQUARE MILES OF FOREST, JUST WIPED OUT.

WIPED OUT, AND AT THAT TIME, THE FOREST WAS LIKE A BANK ACCOUNT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT OWNED THE LAND.

EVERY TIME THEY NEEDED SOME MONEY, THEY FELLED A TREE AND SOLD IT.

SO, WHEN ALL THE TREES WENT DOWN, THEY WERE VERGING ON BANKRUPTCY.

AND THIS WAS JUST AT THE TAIL END OF THE DEPRESSION.

SO, WHAT THEY DID WAS THEY PUT TOGETHER A COOPERATIVE TO GO IN AND CLEAR OUT ALL OF THAT TIMBER TO RAISE SOME MONEY.

AND WHEN THEY'D DONE THAT, THEY SORT OF THOUGHT, "WOW, DO YOU KNOW WHAT?

"WE'VE TAKEN AWAY THE FALLEN PINES.

"WHY DON'T WE TAKE OUT ALL OF THE OTHER STANDING LUMBER, THE REMAINING PINES?"

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY DID.

AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED WAS ALL THE DECIDUOUS TREES CAME BACK.

AH.

THAT'S WHAT WE SEE TODAY.

CERTAINLY ARE.

SCARLET REDS, OUR ORANGES, OUR YELLOWS.

IT'S AMAZING, ISN'T IT?

SO, YOU'VE GOT THE PASSAGE OF HUMANS DOING DIFFERENT THINGS TO THE LAND, THEN YOU'RE INTERRUPTED...

NATURE COMES IN.

BY A VIOLENT NATURAL FORCE...

RIGHT, RIGHT.

AND IT'S RESHAPED THIS AND GIVEN US A FOREST WHICH IS MUCH CLOSER TO THE ORIGINAL FOREST NOW, SO IT'S ALMOST AS IF WE'D GONE BACK IN TIME, YOU KNOW, ABOUT 400 YEARS OR SO.

NATURE COMES BACK.

NATURE COMES BACK, AND SOMETIMES, OUR ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ALWAYS DESTRUCTIVE; WE CAN LEAVE BEHIND A LITTLE LEGACY WHICH NATURE WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.

JUST LOOK AT THIS.

CHRIS: MANY ICONIC WALLS ACT AS HIGHWAYS FOR SOME OF NEW ENGLAND'S BUSIEST ANIMALS.

[CHIPMUNK CHITTERING] CHIPMUNKS AND SQUIRRELS ZIP ALONG THEM TO REACH HIDDEN TREASURE...

PASSING AN ABANDONED ORCHARD AS THEY GO, A TELLTALE SIGN OF THIS FARM'S ORIGINAL USE.

IT'S PEAK APPLE SEASON, AND ONE TREE IN PARTICULAR IS LOADED WITH FRUIT.

WITH NO FARMER TO PICK THEM, THESE APPLES ARE IRRESISTIBLE TO THE LOCAL WILDLIFE.

A HUNGRY BLUE JAY GORGES ON THE SWEET TREATS.

A FEAST NOT TO BE MISSED.

EVEN FOXES GET IN ON THE ACTION.

[ANIMAL CHITTERING] BUT THERE IS ONE ANIMAL THAT'S PARTICULARLY FOND OF THESE APPLES, AND THERE'S PLENTY OF EVIDENCE OF HER PRESENCE.

YES, THIS IS THE FAVORITE SPOT OF A FEMALE BLACK BEAR.

ALTHOUGH THERE ARE PLENTY OF DELICIOUS FOOD OPTIONS, THIS FEMALE HAS HER EYE ON SOME FRESH FRUIT.

WEIGHING IN AT AROUND 300 POUNDS, SHE'S SURPRISINGLY AGILE, REACHING UP TO GRAB THE JUICIEST APPLES.

AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, BLACK BEARS ARE PREPARING FOR HIBERNATION.

THEY MUST EAT 15,000 TO 20,000 CALORIES A DAY TO FATTEN UP FOR WINTER, SO, THIS BOUNTY OF SUGARY APPLES WILL HELP HER BULK UP AND REACH HER IDEAL WEIGHT.

AND WHILE SHE'S TUCKING IN, OTHERS WISELY KEEP THEIR DISTANCE.

NOW, APPLES AREN'T NATIVE TO NEW ENGLAND.

THOSE EARLY SETTLERS BROUGHT THEM HERE, BUT BLACK BEARS ARE ADAPTABLE OMNIVORES WHO'VE LEARNED TO LOVE THEM.

AND THIS ONE TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THIS FALL'S BUMPER CROP AT HER LEISURE.

SHE SEEMS TO BE ALONE.

IF SHE'D HAD CUBS, THEY'D BE FENDING FOR THEMSELVES BY NOW.

THIS MEANS SHE CAN FOCUS ON FEEDING HERSELF AND PREPARING FOR WINTER, AND WITH HER HUNGER SATISFIED, SHE FINALLY LEAVES NATURE'S DINNER TABLE FREE FOR OTHERS TO ENJOY, AND IT'S A CAST OF CHARACTERS WHO'VE LEARNED TO ADAPT TO NEW ENGLAND'S EVER-CHANGING LANDSCAPE.

I AM IN LOVE WITH THAT BEAR.

SHE HAS HER OWN TREE.

SHE'S GOT, LIKE, HER OWN SNACK BAR.

WELL, NEW ENGLAND WOULD NOT HAVE SUCCEEDED WERE IT NOT FOR THE TRADITIONS, THE CULTURE, AND ESPECIALLY THE KNOW-HOW OF THE NATIVE AMERICANS.

NOW, I'M SO GLAD THAT JOINING ME TODAY IS LOREN SPEARS.

YOU ARE ONE OF THE NARRAGANSETT NATION IN RHODE ISLAND.

YES.

THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE.

OH, YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

NOW, HOW FAR BACK DO THE NARRAGANSETT PEOPLE GO?

ACCORDING TO MY ELDERS, SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL, BUT ACCORDING TO ARCHAEOLOGISTS, ABOUT 30,000 YEARS.

30,000 YEARS?

OH, MY GOSH!

WELL, WE'VE GOT 4 MINUTES, SO WE SHOULD JUST DIVE RIGHT INTO IT.

YES.

NOW, YOU HAVE THESE BEAUTIFUL ITEMS AROUND THE TABLE.

I JUST WANT TO SORT OF TOUCH ANYTHING--IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN'T TOUCH?

NO.

I CAN JUST FEEL AS MUCH AS I WANT?

PERFECT.

SURE.

ARE ALL THESE ITEMS SORT OF ATTRIBUTED TO FALL IN SOME WAY?

THEY ARE ATTRIBUTED TO FALL, EITHER FALL HARVEST OR MATERIALS THAT YOU PROCESS IN THE FALL.

NICE.

JUST THESE SEASHELLS?

SO, SHELLFISH, SCALLOPS, AND OYSTERS ARE PARTICULARLY HARVESTED IN THE FALL.

THAT'S THE BEST HARVEST, IN MY OPINION.

MM-HMM.

AND THEN YOU'VE GOT SOME LOVELY ANIMAL PELT HERE.

I DO.

SO, THIS IS OUR DEER SKIN AND FUR, AND OF COURSE, IT'S PART OF THE FALL HARVEST BECAUSE YOU HUNT IN THE FALL.

BUT ALSO, OUR ANCESTORS USED THE DEER FOR 20, 30 DIFFERENT THINGS.

YOU CAN GET NEEDLES AND THREAD AND BONES-- BONE TOOLS, LIKE YOU CAN MAKE A HAMMER.

YOU CAN MAKE A SCRAPER FOR TANNING THE HIDES.

YOU CAN, OF COURSE, EAT THE MEAT.

YOU CAN-- HERE'S A GROSS ONE-- USE THE BLADDER TO CARRY LIQUID.

BUT YOU BOIL IT OUT.

AND DO YOU STILL DO THAT TODAY?

YOU KNOW, WE STILL HUNT TODAY AND WE STILL USE A LOT OF THE MATERIALS.

I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE ARE USING THE BLADDER ANYMORE.

OK, ALL RIGHT.

KIDS MIGHT NOT LIKE THAT THESE DAYS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, OUR PEOPLE TODAY USE IT IN ART FORM, SO THE ARTISTS USE THE ANTLER AND THE BONES AND THE FUR AND THE SKINS, AND OF COURSE, IN OUR TRADITIONAL CLOTHING, WE WEAR THEM FOR CEREMONIAL PURPOSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT NOT NECESSARILY TO THE EXTREME OUR ANCESTORS DID BECAUSE, OF COURSE, WE CAN GO TO THE STORE LIKE ANYONE ELSE.

OF COURSE, AND I LOVE THAT, THE FACT THAT USUALLY, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS, IT'S USUALLY IN THIS PAST, HISTORICAL SENSE, RIGHT?

YES.

BUT YOUR MISSION IS, OF COURSE, TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE MODERN PEOPLE.

YOU HAVE ADAPTED, AS YOU HAVE FOR 30,000 YEARS.

EXACTLY.

OUR TOMAQUAG MUSEUM, THAT'S OUR GOAL, IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO OUR HISTORY.

AND WE'RE CONNECTED TO OUR HISTORY BUT ALSO TO KNOW THAT WE'RE LIVING TODAY AND STILL CARRYING ON THESE TRADITIONS.

NOW, I LOVE THIS.

I WENT TO A CRANBERRY BOG FOR "AUTUMNWATCH," AND I WAS TOLD, AND IT MAKES SENSE, THAT THE NATIVE AMERICANS INTRODUCED THIS FRUIT TO THE COLONISTS THAT HAD NO IDEA.

AND IT WAS SERVED AT THE VERY FIRST HARVEST.

OUR ANCESTORS USED THIS AND IT WAS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THIS GIVES YOU SUCH A GREAT DOSE OF VITAMIN C. AND IT DRIES BEAUTIFULLY, HENCE THE CRAISIN TODAY.

AND WE WOULD USE THESE CRANBERRIES IN SOUPS, IN STEWS, IN SOMETHING CALLED PEMMICAN, WHICH IS DRIED MEAT, LIKE DEER MEAT, POUNDED IN WITH CRANBERRIES AND SUNFLOWER SEEDS.

AND YOU WOULD USE THESE IN JOURNEY CAKES, A.K.A.

JOHNNY CAKES, WHICH IS A CORNMEAL CAKE, AND YOU COULD HAVE CRANBERRIES TOSSED IN THOSE, AND SO, THERE WERE WAYS TO USE THIS ALL WINTER LONG TO HELP YOU HAVE WONDERFUL DOSES OF VITAMIN C. AND YOU COULD JUST EAT IT STRAIGHT, RIGHT?

OH, OF COURSE.

RIGHT OFF THE PLANT.

AND YOU HAVE A DRUM HERE.

I DO.

SO, THIS IS THE HIDE OF THE DEER, WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN THE SKIN, WHICH IS SOFT, OR THE FUR, THAT IS SOFT.

THE HIDE IS HARD AND WHEN YOU'RE TANNING THE HIDE, YOU ACTUALLY SEPARATE THEM FROM EACH OTHER.

AND SO, YOU CAN MAKE THE DRUM.

ALSO, MATERIALS THAT ARE HARVESTED ARE THE WOOD, SO, TO MAKE THE DRUM ITSELF BUT ALSO TO MAKE BIRCH BARK CONTAINERS.

YOU WERE SHARING ABOUT PORCUPINES AND PORCUPINE QUILLWORK THAT CAN GO ON BIRCH BARK CONTAINERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

MY GOSH, AND YOU HAVE A TURTLE HERE AS WELL.

THERE ARE SO MANY BEAUTIFUL ITEMS THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT.

WE ARE SO RUNNING OUT OF TIME BECAUSE IT'S SO QUICK TO TALK ABOUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR 30,000 YEARS, BUT ONE THING THAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS TIME OF YEAR, AND I WONDER IF YOU CONCUR, IT REALLY IS A TIME WHERE WE COME TOGETHER.

YOU FEEL IT.

YOU FEEL THAT WINTER'S COMING.

YOU FEEL IT IN OUR BONES, THAT THE WINTER IS COMING AND WE NEED TO GATHER.

IS THAT... AND THAT IS SO TRUE.

SO, WE HAVE SEVERAL THANKSGIVINGS IN A YEAR.

13 THANKSGIVINGS.

IN THE FALL, WE START WITH THE CRANBERRY THANKSGIVING.

THEN WE HAVE THE HARVEST THANKSGIVING, WHICH THE AMERICANIZED THANKSGIVING TAKES AFTER.

A LITTLE LATE, BUT TAKES AFTER.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE HUNTER'S MOON AND THEN WE HAVE THE NAKOMA.

ALL OF THAT IS GETTING TOGETHER AND GIVING THANKS FOR THE BOUNTY THAT'S GIVEN TO US.

AND IN THE NAKOMA, WE ACTUALLY GIVE AWAY TO GIVE BACK, AND THE IDEA IS THE MOST RESPECTED PEOPLE GIVE THE MOST, BECAUSE YOU ARE TO BE REALLY GIVING FROM YOUR HEART AND GIVING TO HELP THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR COMMUNITY WITH US.

THANK YOU.

WE'RE NOW GOING TO GO TO ANOTHER COMMUNITY.

OF COURSE, THE ANIMAL COMMUNITY SHARES A LOT WITH ONE ANOTHER AS WELL.

AND SO, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE STATE OF MAINE, TO AN OLD HICKORY TREE WHERE A LOT IS HAPPENING.

[BIRDS SQUAWKING] CHRIS: IN THE NEW ENGLAND COUNTRYSIDE, THE CHANGING SEASONS CAN BRING OUT AN ABUNDANCE OF LOCAL WILDLIFE.

AND IN THIS PARTICULAR GARDEN IN MAINE, SOME OF OUR BACKYARD FAVORITES ARE ON FULL DISPLAY.

THERE ARE SOME VERY FAMILIAR FACES.

AND SOME JUST SLIGHTLY MORE EXOTIC, LIKE THE GROUNDHOG.

CHIPMUNK.

AND A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK.

AS FALL MARCHES ON, FOOD IS BECOMING SCARCE, AND THE HUMBLE GARDEN BIRD FEEDER BECOMES A LIFELINE FOR A HORDE OF HUNGRY ANIMALS.

WITH THIS MUCH FOOD AVAILABLE, THERE SHOULD BE PLENTY TO GO AROUND.

BUT SOMETHING HAS THE LOCALS ON EDGE.

[ANIMAL CHITTERING] A TERRITORIAL CALL RINGS OUT ACROSS THE GARDEN, DECLARING WHO REALLY RULES THE ROOST.

IT'S THE MIGHTY RED SQUIRREL, AND THEY'RE NOT WILLING TO SHARE.

THEIR SCARRED BODIES BETRAY THEIR SEEMINGLY INNOCENT LOOKS...

TELLING TALES OF BATTLES GONE BY.

A BRAVE CHIPMUNK SPIES AN OPENING.

HE QUICKLY FILLS HIS CHEEKS, WHICH CAN HOLD OVER 30 SEEDS AT ONCE.

BUT HE'S BEEN SPOTTED.

TINY CHIPMUNKS ARE NO MATCH FOR A RED SQUIRREL.

BUT THE REDS ARE NOT AFRAID TO TAKE ON MUCH LARGER ANIMALS.

GRAY SQUIRRELS ARE AT LEAST 1/3 BIGGER THAN THE REDS, BUT IN THIS GAME, SIZE MATTERS NOT.

A WELL-TIMED POUNCE IS ENOUGH TO SCARE A GRAY AWAY.

NOTHING, IT SEEMS, IS BOLD ENOUGH TO TAKE ON A RED SQUIRREL, EXCEPT FOR MAYBE ONE ANIMAL... [SQUIRREL CHIRPING] ANOTHER RED SQUIRREL.

AFTER SIZING EACH OTHER UP, NEITHER SQUIRREL LOOKS READY TO BACK DOWN.

AND IT IS NOT LONG BEFORE THE FUR STARTS TO FLY.

[SQUIRRELS CHITTERING] THESE VICIOUS BATTLES CERTAINLY LEAVE THEIR MARK, BUT TO THE VICTOR GOES THE SPOILS-- AN UNLIMITED BOUNTY OF NUTRITIOUS NUTS AND SEEDS.

AT LEAST, THAT IS, UNTIL SOMEONE ELSE DROPS IN TO HAVE A GO.

MY GOSH, THEY NEED ANGER MANAGEMENT COURSES, THOSE LITTLE RED SQUIRRELS.

WHY ARE THEY SO UPSET?

THEY'RE VERY, VERY UPSET, AND IT COMES DOWN TO THE WAY THAT THEY USE THE RESOURCE THIS AT TIME OF YEAR.

I'LL TRY AND EXPLAIN IT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

GRAY SQUIRRELS ARE WHAT WE CALL SCATTER HOARDERS.

SO THEY'LL TAKE FRUITS LIKE THESE ACORNS, AND THEY'LL BURY JUST A COUPLE OF THEM IN THE GROUND.

AND THEY WILL DO THAT THOUSANDS OF TIMES.

THEY HAVE A GREAT SPECIAL MEMORY AND A KEEN SENSE OF SMELL, SO THEY CAN GO BACK AND FIND THEM ALL.

NOW, RED SQUIRRELS, ON THE OTHER HAND, WHAT THEY'LL DO IS THEY'LL TAKE CONES AND THEY'LL PUT THEM INTO JUST ONE SPOT.

WE CALL IT LARDER HOARDING.

IN FACT, SOME OF OUR "AUTUMNWATCH" FANS HAVE SENT IN SOME PICTURES.

LOOK, HERE'S A PHOTOGRAPH OF A RED SQUIRREL'S LARDER WITH ALL THE CONES FALLING OUT.

NOW, THE PROBLEM IS, SAM, IF YOU PUT ALL YOUR CONES ONE LARDER, IT'S ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET.

IT ANYTHING FINDS IT, YOU LOSE ALL OF YOUR CONES.

SO YOU HAVE TO BE TERRITORIAL, AND IF YOU'RE TERRITORIAL, I'M AFRAID YOU HAVE TO BE AGGRESSIVE, TOO, AND THAT'S WHY THE REDS ARE AGGRESSIVE AT THIS TIME OF YEAR.

MY GOSH.

WELL, TOMORROW, WE ARE GOING TO GO TO THE OLD HICKORY TREE AT NIGHT.

AND I DARE SAY I'M ALREADY SCARED.

IF THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS DURING THE DAY, DOES LAS VEGAS KNOW?

SHOULD WE PLACE OUR BETS NOW?

YEAH.

THAT'S VIOLENT.

WELL, I HOPE IT CALMS DOWN A LITTLE BIT AT NIGHT.

I HOPE IT'S CALMED DOWN A LITTLE BIT FOR BOB.

BOB, ARE YOU OUT THERE IN THE DARK SOMEWHERE?

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT OUT THERE, SOME WILDLIFE?

BOB: GOT A LIVE FOX.

WHOA, AMAZING.

BEAUTIFUL.

GONE.

GONE.

HE'S GONE.

JUST GONE.

THAT WAS AMAZING.

FANTASTIC.

A FOX JUST WENT RUNNING ACROSS THIS MEADOW RIGHT HERE.

WOW.

WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW.

GEEZ, THIS IS AWESOME, MAN.

I TELL YOU, OUT HERE IS PRETTY COOL.

WE'RE GETTING ALL KINDS OF ANIMALS NOW.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THIS CAMERA, YOU CAN HEAR IT.

[WHIRRING] JUST MAKES A RACKET.

SO, HEH, GARY, THE SOUNDMAN, IS GONE, TAKEN HIMSELF WAY OVER THERE.

DO YOU SEE GARY?

HE DOESN'T LIKE THE SOUND OF THIS CAMERA WHATSOEVER.

BUT GARY HAS BEEN GETTING SOME REALLY GREAT SOUND.

REALLY GREAT.

LOOK AT THAT AMAZING EQUIPMENT HE'S GOT OUT THERE.

YOU OUGHT TO HEAR SOME OF THE STUFF HE'S GETTING.

LISTEN TO THIS ONE CLIP THAT HE GOT JUST A LITTLE BIT EARLIER.

[ANIMALS SCREECHING AND CHIRPING] THAT IS SOME SERIOUS, SERIOUS COMPETITION RIGHT THERE.

AMAZING STUFF, HEY.

WELL, LOOK, THIS TIME OF YEAR, THERE'S A LOT OF COMPETITION FOR FOOD BECAUSE ALL THESE ANIMALS ARE TRYING TO FATTEN THEMSELVES UP FOR WINTER.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, WINTER IS GOING TO BE TOUGH ON THEM.

AND IT'S NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, COMPETITION, THEY NEED TENACITY.

TENACITY--NOTHING HAS TENACITY LIKE THIS GUY, A RACCOON.

I'M TELLING YOU, RACCOONS ARE ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE ANIMALS.

NOW, I KNOW EVERYBODY DOESN'T LOVE THEM, BUT I THINK THEY ARE GREAT.

NOW, WE PUT THIS CAMERA INSIDE THIS ROTTEN LOG HERE.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE WAY HE'S USING HIS HAND, IT'S JUST LIKE A HUMAN HAND.

INCREDIBLE STUFF.

REALLY AMAZING ANIMALS.

AND, YOU KNOW, THIS GUY-- OOPS, THERE HE GOES.

COULD HAVE BEEN YOUR GARBAGE CAN, RIGHT?

THAT'S WHY PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THEM SO MUCH.

I JUST THINK THEY'RE FANTASTIC.

AND THEY'RE ALSO REALLY TOUGH.

YOU KNOW, RACCOONS ARE PRETTY FORMIDABLE ANIMALS.

CHECK THIS OUT.

HERE WE HAVE A RACCOON THAT'S GOT SOME STUFF.

THIS IS ON THAT PICNIC TABLE JUST, YOU KNOW, SORT OF A HUNDRED YARDS BEHIND ME WHERE THE BEAR WAS EARLIER.

AND LOOK AT THIS.

THAT'S A GRAY FOX COMING IN.

YOU WOULD THINK A GRAY FOX WOULD BE--TAKE OVER THAT RACCOON AT ANY TIME, BUT NO WAY, THAT RACCOON'S WAY STRONGER THAN IT.

INCREDIBLE STUFF.

LOOK, I KNOW NOT EVERYBODY LOVES RACCOONS, BUT I THINK THEY ARE PRETTY GOOD.

AND I DON'T KNOW, I KIND OF AGREE WITH WHAT CHRIS WAS SAYING EARLIER.

IT DOESN'T MAKE A GREAT PET.

BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, WHEN I WAS A KID, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REAR ONE, BOTTLE FEED IT, YOU KNOW, UNTIL IT WAS OLD ENOUGH TO GET AWAY.

AND IT WAS AN AMAZING LITTLE GUY.

YOU KNOW, WE USED TO GO ON WALKS AS A FAMILY WITH THE DOGS THROUGH THE WOODS, AND THE RACCOON WOULD JUST COME WALKING ALONG WITH US.

IT PLAYED WITH MY DOG BENTI THERE, THE BLACK LAB.

AND THEY WERE REAL PALS, YOU KNOW.

THEY JUST HAD SO MUCH FUN TOGETHER.

THEY'D EVEN, YOU KNOW, SNUGGLE UP AND LAY DOWN.

SHE'S GIVE HIM FLEA BITES.

IT WAS REALLY CUTE.

IT WAS AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE TO REAR A LITTLE RACCOON LIKE THAT.

SO I HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR RACCOONS.

BUT ANYWAY, WE'RE OUT HERE, WE'LL STICK AROUND.

WE'LL GET MORE OF THAT FOX AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S OUT HERE.

AND, YEAH, WE'RE JUST HAVING A GREAT TIME.

WOW.

BOB, I THINK THAT PICTURE OF YOU AND THE RACCOON AS A BOY JUST MELTED EVERY HEART ACROSS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

THERE WAS JUST A PALPABLE, "AW!"

I MEAN, THAT PRETTY-- THAT IS AMAZING.

IT'S FANTASTIC.

I'M COMING AROUND TO RACCOONS.

WE LOVE A GOOD ANIMAL RESCUE.

BOB, IS THERE ANYTHING FOR US TOMORROW?

IS BOB STILL THERE?

WHAT'S YOUR MISSION TOMORROW, BOB?

OH, YEAH.

WE GOT LOTS FOR YOU TOMORROW.

THIS CAMERA IS NOT THE ONLY THING THAT SEES WELL IN THE DARK.

TOMORROW WE GOT OWLS, AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

OH, I LOVE OWLS, SO I'M VERY EXCITED FOR TOMORROW.

HEY, WHY DON'T WE BRING OUR GUESTS TODAY.

LOREN, JEFF, PLEASE COME BY THE FIRE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON OUR VERY FIRST "AUTUMNWATCH NEW ENGLAND."

I LOVED IT.

WHAT A TREAT.

WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME, BUT WE'VE GOT TIME FOR SOME PHOTOS THAT YOU'VE VERY KINDLY SENT US IN.

SO DAVID KOSIK FROM VIRGINIA HAS SENT THIS ONE.

IT'S A PUMPKIN OUT ON HIS PORCH.

BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEEN CHEWED BY SOMETHING.

NOW, WHAT DO RECKON'S CHEWED THAT?

I THINK IT'S THAT LITTLE POTTERY IGUANA RIGHT NEXT TO IT.

CHIPMUNKS.

CHIPMUNKS.

CHIPMUNKS.

WELL, OK, YOU GOT ONE OTHER PHOTO.

THIS ONE'S FROM TAYLOR DUNTON.

THIS IS MORE LOCAL, PHOTOGRAPHED HERE IN NEW ENGLAND.

NOW, JEFF, GO ON, POINTS OUT OF TEN.

JEFF: UH, FRANCONIA NOTCH, MAYBE.

SAMANTHA: OOH, NICE.

PRETTY, PRETTY GOOD, ISN'T IT?

WE'VE ALSO HAD OUR CAMERAS OUT AND ABOUT IN THE WOODS, AND WE'VE SEEN QUITE A BIT OF ACTIVITY OUT THERE.

I HAVE TO SAY, LOTS OF THINGS JUMPING AROUND IN THE BOULDERS-- MICE, WE THINK.

HERE WE ARE.

LOOK AT THIS.

SAMANTHA: OH, WOW.

THE WOODS ARE ALIVE, SAM.

IT'S LIKE POPCORN MICE.

I KNOW.

SO WHEN IT COMES TO LOOKING FOR OWLS TOMORROW NIGHT, THERE'S GOING TO BE PLENTY OF PREY THERE FOR THEM, NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT AT ALL.

LOOK AT THIS ONE, GETS KNOCKED OFF.

OOH, OOH, OOH.

OK.

PRETTY MUCH THAT'S THE END OF TIME.

I THINK THAT'S IT.

HAVE WE MADE IT TO THE END?

WE'VE MADE IT TO THE END.

YOU TOLD ME IT WAS GOING TO GO BY FAST.

YOU WERE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

WOW.

WOW.

YEAH, WELL, WE'LL BE OUT TOMORROW NIGHT CATCHING UP WITH LOTS MORE ANIMALS.

OUR FINGER WILL BE ON THE PULSE.

AND TOMORROW, IT'S SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL, IT'S FLYING SQUIRRELS.

NOW, COME ON!

WHAT ABOUT THIS?

WOW.

AND YOU KNOW, ALSO, WE'RE GOING TO CHECK OUT ONE OF THE REGION'S LARGEST AGRICULTURAL FAIRS.

FOOD FESTIVALS, FAIRS, WE LOVE THEM ALL.

AND IT'S GOING TO COME TO US FROM OUR LARGEST STATE IN NEW ENGLAND.

SO YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THAT.

AND OUR ROAD TRIP CONTINUES.

WE'VE HAD A BIT OF PUMPKINS, WE'VE HAD A FEW BRIDGES, BUT TOMORROW WE ARE PUSHING TOWARDS SOME POETRY, VERY ROMANTIC POETRY AT THAT.

BUT I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A CLUE.

IT'S GOT A BIT OF A FROSTY END.

AHH, WELL, WE ARE IN NEW ENGLAND, AND IT IS OCTOBER.

IT COULD BE JUST THE COLD.

BUT LISTEN, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF ANIMALS OUT THERE JUST WANDERING AROUND, AND OF COURSE, IT'S GOING TO BE, WHAT ARE ALL THOSE ANIMALS DOING?

WONDERFUL CHRIS THE NATURALIST IS GONNA FILL US IN AGAIN.

BUT I THINK THAT IS IT.

AND I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THE OWLS.

THE OWLS WILL BE OUT TOMORROW NIGHT.

WE'LL BE KEEPING OUR EYES ON THOSE CAMERAS AS YOU SAY, SAM.

THAT WILL BE LIVE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR OUR GUESTS COMING IN.

IT WAS FANTASTIC TO HAVE YOU.

THAT WAS GOOD STUFF, REALLY, REALLY FASCINATING STUFF.

YES, WE'VE HAD A GREAT FIRST SHOW.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO JOINING YOU TOMORROW NIGHT AGAIN FOR ANOTHER "AUTUMNWATCH NEW ENGLAND."

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, EVERYONE.

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