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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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David Attenborough presents this series detailing the many and varied breeds of bird to be found around the world. In 'To Fly or Not to Fly', David traces the evolution of the bird back millions of years to the time of the dinosaurs. 'The Mastery of Flight' reveals the secrets behind birds' aeronautical skills. In 'The Insatiable Appetite', David looks at the tools birds use to help them forage for and consume food. 'Meat-Eaters' details the strategies and skills used by meat-eating scavengers. In 'Fishing for a Living', David looks at the birds who feed on the sea, from filter feeders to fish eagles. 'Signals and Songs' details the ways in which birds communicate, from song to colour patterns. In 'Finding Partners', David looks at the mating rituals and patterns and the part they play in a bird's life. In 'The Demands of the Egg', David looks at the dangers inherent in the natural urge to reproduce. 'The Problems of Parenthood' investigates the demands made on the parents of insatiably hungry young birds, while in 'The Limits of Endurance', David looks at the challenges birds must face in order to survive their constantly changing environment.
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
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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.....
19 of 19 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.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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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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Great DVD and has been much enjoyed already. This present was well received and it arrived on time and well packed.
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Arabic Subtitles
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A very detailed DVD giving clear and non patronising information about what it says - the filming has always been of top notch with BBC David Attenborough's series - makes it... Read more
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Having watched several bird videos lately (the dramatic documentaries March of the Penguins, Winged Migration, and Nature: Pale Male, as well as the fictionalized Fly Away Home),... Read more
Published 10 months ago by takingadayoff
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Entertaining and informative
From the mechanics of flight to eccentric courting rituals. From survival tactics to problem solving. Read more
Published 11 months ago by wren
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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 13 months ago by Ruben hernandez Arguello
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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
Published 20 months ago by Greenkingster
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Life of Birds
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
Published on 20 Feb 2011 by SteveQ
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