David Attenborough's epic series uncovers new research into the behaviour of these popular, perfectly adapted, skillul conquerors of the air. In this series, the secrets of birds' great successes comes to light - their remarkable strategies for finding food, their complex social systems, and their ingenious and often bizarre ways of mating and breeding. From high speed aerial hunters and long distance migrants to brilliantly coloured nectar-grazers, the comical and the bizarre, this is the definitive series on birds.
Show Info
Schedule: Wednesdays at 20:00
(50 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type:
Documentary
Genres:
Nature
Episodes ordered: 10 episodes
Official site: www.bbc.co.uk
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Previous Episode
The Limits of Endurance
Episode 1x10; Dec 23, 1998
This programme looks at how birds cope with living in some of the harshest and most bizarre places on the planet, looking at the sandgrouse in theNamibian desert, spectacled eiders in the Arctic, a 10,000-strong nesting colony of oilbirds in a Venezu…
Previous Episodes
| Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
|---|---|---|
| 1x10: The Limits of Endurance | Dec 23, 1998 | |
| 1x09: The Problems of Parenthood | Dec 16, 1998 | |
| 1x08: The Demands of the Egg | Dec 9, 1998 |
Cast
David Attenborough
voices NarratorExtra Details
Also known as:
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David Attenborough - A madarak élete (
Hungary)
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Жизнь птиц (
Russian Federation)