October 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 o...Read more
October 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...Read more
November 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.
November 11, 1998 • 50m
This epsiode looks at those birds that have become strictlt meat eaters from eagles and hawks to owls and vultures.
November 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.
November 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 pre...Read more
December 2, 1998 • 50m
A look at how birds attract and select mates. The survey ranges from common birds such as the sparrow to the more exotic frigate b...Read more
December 9, 1998 • 50m
A look at eggs and what birds go through to produce and protect them. This epsiode ranges from the mating flights to fledging of t...Read more
December 16, 1998 • 50m
This episode looks at the problems birds face in raising their young. It ranges from parrots who are very active parents to cuckoo...Read more
December 23, 1998 • 50m
A look at how birds deal with hostile environments and with people. The episode ranges from crows in Japan that use traffic to cra...Read more