Spectacular!! i thought i knew a few things about birds...
I have a long and strong interest in birds, with two pet sparrows, other close bird interests, and hundreds of hours studying robins,crows swifts, gulls,peacocks etc . Birds have been the main focus of my artwork. So i expected ... Read review
Like the albatross glimpsed in the beginning of this 10-part seriesThe Life of ... more
Birdsquickly takes flight. Sir David Attenborough hosts this unprecedented and extraordinary global look at the magnificent and often curious winged species with which we sh...
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Like the albatross glimpsed in the beginning of this 10-part seriesThe Life of ... more
Birdsquickly takes flight. Sir David Attenborough hosts this unprecedented and extraordinary global look at the magnificent and often curious winged species with which we sh...
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This magnificent series celebrates the incredible variety of the world's best-loved ... more
creatures and provides fresh insight into their fascinating way of life. Contains all ten episodes, from the popular BBC series with David Attenborough.To Fly or Not to...
Frigatebirds balloon their bright red necks. Blue-footed boobies strut about in brilliant ... more
cobalt shoes. Great egrets sprout snow-white plumes. Whether it's a tiny hummingbird or a giant moa, no bird can escape the evolutionary pressure to impress, outwit and outdo in the struggle to survive. And when it comes to the ever-popular books about birds, a similar pressure seems to be operating. In this splendid accompaniment to the BBC TV series, natural selection has clearly carried the day. Lyrical descriptions and colourful photos do our feathered friends ample justice--along with sightings of the hilarious and the downright bizarre. Take the drab potoo, for instance: positioning himself at the top of a snag--head raised, eyes closed--he all but disappears. Or the diversity of avian abodes: nests range from the barely discernible cliff scrape of the razorbill to the 6-ft-high penthouse of the hamerkop. Attenborough's quest for the most striking birds takes us from Pyrenees peaks to the ice of Antarctica, flushing bare-necked umbrella birds, torrent ducks and the brilliant orange, bunny-hopping cock of the rock. Bird lovers will flock to this exceptional book. --Martha Silano
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Production Year: 2001 - Living World & Universe - Director: Jacques Perrin, Michel Debats, Guy Jarry, Jacques Cluzard - Original Language: English - Classification: Universal
Production Year: 2005 - Living World & Universe - Director: Luc Jacquet - Original Language: English - Classification: Universal - Starring: Morgan Freeman
Advantages: Every bit of this documentary series is amazing Disadvantages: The menu is akward but it is worth waiting for.
Spectacular!! i thought i knew a few things about birds...
I have a long and strong interest in birds, with two pet sparrows, other close bird interests, and hundreds of hours studying robins,crows swifts, gulls,peacocks etc . Birds have been the main focus of my artwork. So i expected to enjoy the series but maybe not find a lot of new or surprising information. Wrong! Most of the content so far has been new to me, either species i had never ... ...ones i did know something about. After renting and watching half of the first DVD, i ordered the whole set. This will be one of the few that i will watch, and show to friends, over and over.
I can't speak directly for people who think they have no interest in birds, but that should be no deterrent. If you have any interest in the world around you, watch this video.
The videography is breathtaking; narration is great; ... more
Spectacular!! i thought i knew a few things about birds... I have a long and strong interest in birds, with two pet sparrows, other close bird interests, and hundreds of hours studying robins,crows swifts, gulls,peacocks etc . Birds have been the main focus of my artwork. So i expected to enjoy the series but maybe not find a lot of new or surprising information. Wrong! Most of the content so far has been new to me, either species i had never heard of or at least a different angle on the ones i did know something about. After renting and watching half of the first DVD, i ordered the whole set. This will be one of the few that i will watch, and show to friends, over and over.
I can't speak directly for people who think they have no interest in birds, but that should be no deterrent. If you have any interest in the world around you, watch this video.
The videography is breathtaking; narration is great; story interest, and organization are nearly flawless. As someone with a long interest and a lot of knowledge about birds I can say that this program gets it right and gets it across in ways that people will grasp in ways that will give them a whole new way of seeing the world around them. I can only hope that the same level of care has been given to less familiar sub-topics. Getting knowledge across to lay audiences without dumbing it down or losing accuracy is a rare and precious art: The Life of Birds is a masterpiece. Attenborough is a charming guide, fun to watch and hear, and not too intrusive. Occasional computer graphics and animations serve a good purpose and are not overdone. There's little or no annoying overdramatization - who needs that when the material is so engrossing and compelling on its own?
If video transfer quality on earlier DVDs or tapes was poor, that problem seems to have been solved. What i've seen is some of the most sparklingly clear video I can think of anywhere. About the only small gripe I have is that the menu navigation and links from one chapter to another are awkward and confusing. But that amounts to a minute or two of annoyance out of hours of pleasure.
i rented The Life of Birds with high expectations, and the program exceeded them in every imaginable way.
Advantages: Beautiful footage, educational, interesting Disadvantages: I want more episodes!!
educational and you will learn things that you probably never knew before. It really gives an insight in to the animal world of the mammals.
The title music to the dvd is very powerful and moving orchestral music that fits really well with the episodes. The music is by Dan Jones and Ben Salisbury.
I got my dvd from Amazon.co.uk for £39.99 (but its on there right now at the reduced price of £22.48) I have also seen this box set in HMV, so it is not very hard to get a hold of if you wish to buy it.
The rating of the dvd is an 'E' which means that it is exempt from the BBFC classification and it is a BBC dvd.
The Life of Mammals is part of a bigger collection of DavidAttenborough work 'The Life Collection' which consists of 'The Life Of Birds', 'Trials Of Life', 'Life In The Freezer', 'The Life Of Mammals', 'The Private Life Of Plants ...
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