The Life of Birds

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   E1. To Fly or Not to Fly?

   Oct 21, 1998 · 50m

   The first episode looks at how birds first took to the skies in the wake of the insects. It begins in Mexico, where Attenborough observes bats being outmaneuvered by a red-tailed hawk.

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   E2. The Mastery of Flight

   Oct 28, 1998 · 50m

   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.

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   E3. The Insatiable Appetite

   Nov 4, 1998 · 50m

   A look at the constant need to feed necessitated by the demands of flight in species from sap suckers and crows, to robins and geese.

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   E4. Meat-Eaters

   Nov 11, 1998 · 50m

   This epsiode looks at those birds that have become strictlt meat eaters from eagles and hawks to owls and vultures.

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   E5. Fishing for a Living

   Nov 18, 1998 · 50m

   A look at those birds that look to fishing as their main food source. From gulls and ducks to cormorants and cranes.

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   E6. Signals and Songs

   Nov 25, 1998 · 50m

   A look at the way birds communicate. The program shows us how calls of warning can unite a community of birds against a larger predator and how other calls may be used to attract mates.

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