Bird Movies

An encounter at Jardim Zoológico de Lisboa shot in 16mm by JMG+PP.

The story of Darwin's finches and their relationship with other creatures of the Galapagos; tracing their evolution, how the islands were formed and...

Documentary about kookaburras

Unicorn Human Disease is an extremely rare phenomenon in certain traditional societies. Research indicates that this disease is typically caused by...

The father tells his daughter Nunu a lie that there is a cow in her milk cup. She believes it and drinks up milk, but there isn't any cow. Her father...

The Doku follows the snow owls quest to survive winter. The animals travel from up north to central Europe and back. During their travels...

In Go Tell It to the Mountain, the speculative realms of archaeology and forensics intersect with these rumours. The word-of-mouth stories blur the...

A little bird tries to fly too soon and lands in Pluto's water dish. Pluto saves it and returns it to the nest but soon the bird tries again. This...

They hammer, drum and construct – meet the master builders and percussionists of the bird world – and their tenants, like tits, pigeons...

A lively young boy befriends and attempts to raise an abandoned baby jackdaw unbeknownst to his choleric and disapproving father.

Go deep into the woods to explore the lives of a unique avian family. Woodpeckers come in 239 species and live on every continent except Antarctica...

Whoever came up with the term 'bird brain' never met these feathered thinkers, who use their claws and beaks to solve puzzles, make tools and more.

A small bird with a fear of flying tries to avoid heading South for the winter.

Meet the big birds, a feathered family who have never flown a day in their lives! From ostriches to kiwis, these bizarre birds appear to be nature's...

David Attenborough returns to the island of Madagascar on a very personal quest. In 1960 he visited the island to film one of his first ever...

When a boy is pushed by his Father to steal a rare Peregrine egg, he finds strength in the natural world to stand up to his Father and experiences...

Sid James learns of the joys of owning a budgerigar.

Portrait of Hermann Heinzel.

Sir Ernest Shackleton is a poignant absence in this fragment from the closing chapter in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. The...