The Life of Birds

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Each volume contains two episodes. Series titles include: "To Fly or Not to Fly?," "The Mastery of Flight," "The Insatiable Appetite," "Meat Eaters," "Fishing for a Living," Signals and Songs," "Finding Partners" (the inevitable mating episode), "The Demands of the Egg," "The Problems of Parenthood," and "The Limits of Endurance." One comedic diversion while watching this series is the Pythonesque (as in Monty) way in which Attenborough pops up in the most remote, most exotic locales. At one point, night-vision cameras capture the rare sight of the nocturnal kiwi as it forages for food on a New Zealand beach. The camera pans to reveal scant paces away our guide shining a flashlight on the nonplussed bird. Attenborough is also the creator of the classic natural-science series The Trials of Life, The Living Planet, and Life on Earth, all of which are also available on video. --Donald Liebenson

Product Reviews

(2 stars) - Life is creal but it would help if DVD brough a little bit of beauty
This series are very good quality narated but I had a little bit
of problem with the subject matter: yes , everything is true but it is very sad
and bleak survival of the birds; no artistic effor of making the birds look interesting,
beautiful or exotic, no chapter of birds singing or diference of voices in general
which could be quite exciting topic to cover. No beutiful music in it as well..
It is too scientifically coldly made no passion or effors has been made to invision
the birds with admiration and amusement: no hint of beauty in the birds or lyrical
attemt to show how special birds are,it is very cold even very true
observaton. I do not want sugar coated series as well but have a little bit poetry
will help. I saw preview of different series and seeems to me all have the same
attitude : the series are about hardship but the real life has everything ,
they try to make you scare as auction film which I try to avoid most of the time.
I am sure that it is not only hardship in life but a beauty and music and art of seeing it..
Here is everything so intense and sad... even scary. It is very plain reflection of the life
of birds.
Where is the joy in the birds life? I am sure that we do not look at the birds
with very narrow cold analitical eyes but we enjoy the birds songs,
admire their beauty and grace and colors as fabulous variety :
I think the producer should to find differnt appoach to this series.
I liked he series but it is too simplistic...
The glory , romantic beauty, music of Art of Nature which is exist and made
but was not included in this series. So many composers wrote music on this topic.
Lay in the grass in the woods in the sunny day and listen the birds!! After make the series..

(1 stars) - can barely see what's going on
The picture quality on this dvd set is terrible. This is a nature series on birds, the type of subject matter that requires good color and a good picture. Seems as though this could be my last online video purchase (and this was my first!).

(5 stars) - Meticulous, creative and awesome look at nature.
David Attenborough has created an exceedingly meticulous, expansive work, and included a sense of humor, which the birds contribute to in their behavior. The variety of birds, their amazing behavior in the quest to survive, is breathtaking. Whoever did the camera work also needs to be congratulated. There were obviously hours and hours of work, both physically and in terms of research to produce this stunning footage. A magnificent gift for any child, or adult who retains the capacity to feel the awesome gift of divine nature.

(5 stars) - The life of birds.
I bought this documentary for my husban and he really enjoyed. This is a good product. It contains 3 CDs and has a nice cover. The product is wonderful !!!!!
The shipping was on time. Everything was like I saw on-line.I had what I was expecting and I am sure you will enjoy it too.

(5 stars) - Awesome, enlightening
My husband & I have enjoyed this production for years and gave it as a retirement gift last month to a friend.
She called to say that she was enthralled by the beauty, not only of the birds , but of the natural scenery.
David Attenborough is a treasure. His knowledge and succinct narrative brings the natural world to your living room. I would recommend this to all ages and lovers or would-be lovers of nature!

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