Three years in the making, Life of Birds traverses the globe, visiting 42 countries from the Arctic to the Antarctic and watching 300 different species as he uncovers the private lives of these clever, engaging conquerors of the air. Apart from their advanced aerobatic skills, birds have developed some bizarre ways of finding food and getting a mate. The more we learn about them, the more fascinating they become. Calling upon the immense skills of many of the world's top wildlife cameramen and women, and pushing filming technology to the limits, new behavior is brought to the screen in staggering detail. Infa-red cameras find oilbirds deep in pitch-black caves. Ultra-slow-motion film unravels the complexities of bird flight and ultra-violet cameras reveal the world from a bird's point of view. Birds are perhaps the most popular and perfectly adapted life forms on Earth - over 9,000 species worldwide. This series captures them in all their glorious detail and reveals the secret of their
$15.92 |
Amazon Video on Demand
Posted: 8/18/2008
