The Life of Birds - Season 1 - Eps 2: The Mastery of Flight
The second programme deals with the mechanics of flight. Getting into the air is by far the most exhausting of a bird's activities, and Attenborough observes shearwaters in Japan that have taken to climbing trees to give them a good jumping-off point.
About The Life of Birds
Title: The Life of Birds
First Air Date: 1998-10-21
Last Air Date: 1998-12-23
Status: Ended
Rating: 8/10 (from 36 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 10
Network: BBC One
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: BBC Studios Natural History Unit
Synopsis
In the documentary series produced by the BBC, The Life of Birds, Sir David Attenborough unveils a new investigation into the behaviour of birds, perfectly adapted animals that conquer the air. This ten-part series reveals the secret of the birds' great success, their remarkable strategies for finding food, their complex social systems, and their ingenious and often bizarre ways of mating and breeding. From the high speed of large airborne hunters to long distance migrations or the bright colors of nectar feeding hummingbirds, this is the ultimate bird series that every ornithologist should not miss.
Cast
David Attenborough
Self - Narrator (voice)
