A natural history of bird life narrated by David Attenborough.
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.
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- EN
- First aired
- October 21, 1998
- Last aired
- December 23, 1998
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 10
Season 1
Episodes
No episodes found for this season.
Featuring
Cast & crew
David Attenborough
Self - Narrator (voice)
- Showrunner
- Michael Salisbury
- Written by
- David Attenborough
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