The Life of Birds - Season 1

The Life of Birds - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Episodes10
Datesoct. 21, 1998 - déc. 23, 1998

Episodes

To Fly or Not to Fly
Season 1Episode 150 min

To Fly or Not to Fly

In this programme, computer graphics recreate the period 150 million years ago when small, fast-running dinosaurs evolved feathers and took to the air.

In New Zealand, David examines the environment required by birds which have survived without recourse to flight, and enjoys a midnight encounter with a kiwi, captured on a starlight-sensitive camera.

oct. 21, 1998
The Mastery of Flight
Season 1Episode 250 min

The Mastery of Flight

Using state-of-the-art 3-D animation and a trip in a glider to show how birds have perfected the art of flying, the programme analyses how different species have evolved unique skills, from high-speed hunting at 200 miles-per-hour to precision hovering and the endurance to migrate thousands of miles.

oct. 28, 1998
The Insatiable Appetite
Season 1Episode 350 min

The Insatiable Appetite

This edition focuses on the remarkable variety of feeding habits employed by birds, from the hummingbird, whose long beak can sup nectar from the deepest blooms, to the acorn woodpecker, which peppers the trunks of trees with hundreds of holes to store enormous quantities of food.

nov. 4, 1998
Meat-Eaters
Season 1Episode 450 min

Meat-Eaters

This programme focuses on birds of prey, from meat-eating parrots in New Zealand to African eagles capable of catching monkeys and flamingos.

nov. 11, 1998
Fishing for a Living
Season 1Episode 550 min

Fishing for a Living

In this programme, a focus on the remarkable variety of aquatic birds, from ducks, kingfishers and penguins to one of the most bizarre birds of the series, the shoebill.

nov. 18, 1998
Signals and Songs
Season 1Episode 650 min

Signals and Songs

This programme reveals how birds have become highly sophisticated communicators, using extraordinary patterns of colour and beautiful songs to deter predators, intimidate rivals and impress potential mates.

nov. 25, 1998
Finding Partners
Season 1Episode 750 min

Finding Partners

Looking at how male birds use extraordinary displays and bizarre mating rituals to attract the attentions of females.

déc. 2, 1998
The Demands of the Egg
Season 1Episode 850 min

The Demands of the Egg

In this programme, he examines the variety of ways in which birds construct their nests and protect their eggs from predators. Including breathtaking scenes of aerial piracy and a remarkable 3-D animated view of the processes involved in laying an egg.

déc. 9, 1998
The Problems of Parenthood
Season 1Episode 950 min

The Problems of Parenthood

This programme provides an illustration of the fascinating diversity of feeding practices and behavioural patterns employed by birds. Sweeping through an incredible range of species, including pelicans, sea eagles, babblers and finch chicks, it offers a thorough study of the way in which birds solve the problems of parenthood.

déc. 16, 1998
The Limits of Endurance
Season 1Episode 1050 min

The Limits of Endurance

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 Venezuelan cave and black vultures nesting on the sixteenth floor balcony of a skyscraper in Sao Paulo.

déc. 23, 1998

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