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Like the albatross glimpsed in the beginning of this 10-part series The Life of Birds quickly takes flight. Sir David Attenborough hosts this unprecedented and extraordinary global look at the magnificent and often curious winged species with which we share our planet. Like the best wildlife shows, The Life of Birds offers a fresh and accessible view of creatures we may take for granted (didn't Alfred Hitchcock warn us about that?). The focus of this series is not on the different bird species, but on bird behaviour. Remarkable and awe-inspiring footage preserves the wide range of tools and techniques with which birds fly, hunt for food, attract a mate, hatch their chicks and defend themselves against predators. Attenborough pops up in the most remote, most exotic locales, with occasional comic effect: at one point, night-vision cameras capture the rare sight of the nocturnal kiwi as it forages for food on a New Zealand beach; the camera pans to reveal scant paces away our guide shining a flashlight on the nonplussed bird. --Donald Liebenson
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DVD 9
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital English
Dolby Digital
Additional Footage
Scene Selection
Graphical Menu
Arabic
English
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital English
Dolby Digital
Additional Footage
Scene Selection
Graphical Menu
Arabic
English
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This remarkable piece of work captures the beuty and behaviour of all species of birds all over the world. It is not only educational but also quite comical to watch. A great DVD for all people from birdwatchers to children, this film captures it all and delivers alot of information on the breeding and hunting of the species aswell as how the birds attract mates and flying techniques. The photography and filming of this feature is remarkable as all of David Attenboroughs work is and you can see where all the hard work has gone into this.
A great film.....
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Can anyone make wildlife documentaries even remotely as good as this one? The photography is superb, the explanations made simple and astonishing facts crop up everywhere in the series. These 500 minutes will seem to short. Leaves you gasping for more.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The BBC have done it again, with more than a little help from the Maestro of Nature Documentaries, David Attenborough. The Life of Birds is an excellent series giving you comical, scary, strange and above all wonderful glimpses into our feathered friends. This will make a wonderful addition to anyones collection, whether ornithologist or just nature lover. Can't recommend this set highly enough.
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Awesome birds but video quality need to be updated to HD
After several years I am still in awe contemplation of the many birds presented here. While it's hard to define a path to create a narrative of the chapters, David Attenborough... Read more
Published 2 months ago by R. Hernandez Arguello
The Life of Birds
This DVD has great content and images and captures amazing footage, but unfortunately because it was filmed 14 years ago the quality of the film is not that great.
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Delighted with this dvd, which I ordered to replace the original video recordings. Our video recorder died, replaced with a dvd recorder and I missed being able to see this... Read more
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Richard does it again!! Class production, very well presented and a joy to watch. Great to see my 7 year old really enjoying this as well. Read more
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Bird lovers
For anyone interested in birds this video is an absolute must. Well shot and hilarious at times these birds antics will amuse time and time again.
Published 18 months ago by Trisha
A captivating story!
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If its got David Attenborough's name on it it must mean quality so you done need to read any review and just buy it. Read more
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Too much birds eating and being eaten
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Published on 7 April 2010 by bernie
If you like birds - simply buy it and love it.
I have never been to a psychiatrist, so I can't tell you why I like looking at birds. I just do. Even the ones I see on a day-to-day basis make me happy, so seeing the ones I don't... Read more
Published on 30 Mar 2010 by Peter H
A must....
.... For any David Attenbourgh, wildlife or bird fan.
Photography of birds never filmed before or since, informative special effects and all presented by the wildlife... Read more
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