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* BrutalBirdOfPrey: Each episode has at least one bird of prey species that hunts one of the other birds the documentary is following.
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* FriendlyEnemy: Foxes and sea eagles are normally predators of Japanese cranes, but due to handouts of food given by humans they tend to be well fed and all coexist more or less peacefully with one another.
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* FriendlyEnemy: Foxes and sea eagles are normally predators of Japanese cranes, but due to handouts of food given by humans humans, they tend to be well fed and all coexist more or less peacefully with one another.
* NobleBirdOfPrey: In addition to showing how brutal various bird of prey species are when on the hunt, the documentary also showcases how they are noble and majestic creatures.
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* SceneryPorn: The series has plenty of shots in each episode that provides a bird's eye view of famous cities and locations throughout the world.
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* SceneryPorn: The series has plenty of There are multiple aerial shots in each episode that provides a bird's eye view of famous cities and locations throughout in each episode to help provide a bird's-eye view of the world.
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'''''Earthflight''''' is a BBC One six-part documentary that aired from late 2011 to early 2012. It uses various innovative techniques, such as cameras strapped to the backs of birds and filming from aircraft, to capture spectacular footage of flying birds from around the world, with each episode focusing on birds from a different continent (except for the last episode, which discusses the methods used to create the show). It is narrated by Creator/DavidTennant.
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'''''Earthflight''''' is a BBC One six-part documentary narrated by Creator/DavidTennant that aired from late 2011 to early 2012. It uses various innovative techniques, such as cameras strapped to the backs of birds and filming from aircraft, to capture spectacular footage of flying birds from around the world, with each episode focusing on birds from a different continent (except for continent. (With the exception of the second to last episode which combines Asia and Australia, as well as the last episode, episode which shows and discusses the methods used to create the show). It is narrated by Creator/DavidTennant.documentary)
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* EnemyMine: Lions may catch an unwary vulture when there is nothing else to eat, but both follow one another to locate carcasses.
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* EnemyMine: Lions may catch an unwary vulture and Vultures normally don't get along, to the point that some lions will try and kill vultures when there is nothing else to eat, but eat or if the vultures get annoying. Despite this, both follow species know that the other can lead them to sources of food and will keep tabs on one another to locate carcasses.for that reason.
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* SceneryPorn: The series has plenty of shots in each episode that gives a bird's eye view of famous cities and locations throughout the world.
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** Japanese cranes can defend themselves from sea eagles.
** Foxes are implied to be a threat to said cranes as well as Andean condors, both very large birds.
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** Japanese cranes can defend themselves from sea eagles.
The Peregrine falcon in the fifth episode is a formidable bird of prey that is a threat even to Cranes twice its size thanks to its high-speed diving attack.
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** Played straight by the polar bear in the third episode.
** Subverted by the grizzly bears in the first episode, which the bald eagles use to provide them with salmon, and the brown bears in the third episode that are just there to feed on scraps left over by an osprey.
* BiggerIsBetter: Andean condors easily displace other scavenging birds at carcasses.
* ButtMonkey: The flamingoes in the second episode can't catch a break. No matter which lake they fly to they are constantly at risk from fish eagles, hyenas, and baboons.
** Subverted by the grizzly bears in the first episode, which the bald eagles use to provide them with salmon, and the brown bears in the third episode that are just there to feed on scraps left over by an osprey.
* BiggerIsBetter: Andean condors easily displace other scavenging birds at carcasses.
* ButtMonkey: The flamingoes in the second episode can't catch a break. No matter which lake they fly to they are constantly at risk from fish eagles, hyenas, and baboons.
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episode, which threatens the nests and young of multiple bird species.
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Osprey.
* BiggerIsBetter: Andean condors easily displace other scavenging birds atcarcasses.
carcasses, including Caracaras and Turkey vultures. This even applies to the internal social hierarchy of the Condor, with large males at the top of the pecking order, followed by females and then by brown feathered juveniles.
* ButtMonkey: The flamingoes in the second episode can't catch a break. No matter which lake they flyto to, they are constantly at risk from hunted by African fish eagles, hyenas, and baboons.
** Subverted by the grizzly bears in the first episode, which the bald eagles use to provide them with salmon, and the brown bears in the third episode that are just there to feed on scraps left over by an
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* GiantFlyer: Many of the birds shown are quite large, but the Andean condors take the cake.
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* GiantFlyer: Many of the birds shown are quite large, but the Andean condors condor take the cake.cake as the largest bird of prey in the world.
** Despite their small size, Crows can be formidable threats even to large birds of prey when attacking in sufficient numbers.
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** Vultures pull off a variant of this to lure a lion away from its kill. They don't physically attack the lion, but they gather in such large numbers that the lion is irritated to the point of trying to charge them down repeatedly and is eventually forced to seek shade to prevent overheating.]]
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** Vultures pull off a variant of this to lure a lion away from its kill. They don't physically attack the lion, but they gather in such large numbers that the lion is irritated to the point of trying to charge them down repeatedly and is eventually forced to seek shade to prevent overheating.]]
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* TheCavalry: Though unintentional on their part, in both the third and fifth episodes [[spoiler:mobbing crows save other birds from birds of prey]].
* CreepyCrows: Crows are shown mobbing certain birds of prey.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Budgerigars [[spoiler:can dodge falcons in flight, to the point that they can even break off to take a quick drink while fleeing]].
** A young, weakened snow goose [[spoiler:manages to fend off a bald eagle long enough to escape from it]].
* EarnYourHappyEnding: The flamingos.
* CreepyCrows: Crows are shown mobbing certain birds of prey.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Budgerigars [[spoiler:can dodge falcons in flight, to the point that they can even break off to take a quick drink while fleeing]].
** A young, weakened snow goose [[spoiler:manages to fend off a bald eagle long enough to escape from it]].
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prey to protect their territory.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Theflamingos.flamingos after being harassed by all manner of predators during the second episode are finally able to get some peace and quiet to begin their mating rituals by the end.
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* SceneryPorn
* SwansASwimming: Whooper swans are featured in the fifth episode.
* ZergRush: Crows do this against birds of prey.
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* SwansASwimming: Whooper swans are featured in the fifth episode.
* ZergRush: Crows do this against birds of prey.
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SceneryPorn: The series has plenty of shots in each episode that gives a bird's eye view of famous cities and locations throughout the world.
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water like they usually do.
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* EverythingsEvenWorseWithSharks: Averted for the kelp gulls that feed on the leftovers of great white shark kills (though definitely played straight for the seals that get preyed on). Sharks also show up in a feeding frenzy with other marine predators in the second episode, but they are there to feed on a school of fish, not the gannets that are the protagonists of the scene.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Though unintentional on their part, in both the third and fifth episodes [[spoiler:mobbing crows save other birds from birds of prey]].
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* CreepyCrows: Crows are shown mobbing certain birds of prey, and some Japanese crows feed alongside the cranes in the fifth episode.
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* CreepyCrows: Crows are shown mobbing certain birds ofprey, and some Japanese crows feed alongside the cranes in the fifth episode.prey.
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* BigBadassBirdOfPrey: At least one per episode, including bald eagles, red-tailed hawks, African fish eagles, steppe eagles, golden eagles, peregrine falcons, osprey, harpy eagles, long-legged buzzards, black falcons, Steller's sea eagles, and white-tailed sea eagles.
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'''''Earthflight''''' is a BBC One six-part documentary that aired from late 2011 to early 2012. It uses various innovative techniques, such as cameras strapped to the backs of birds and filming from aircraft, to capture spectacular footage of flying birds from around the world, with each episode focusing on birds from a different continent (except for the last episode, which discusses the methods used to create the show). It is narrated by DavidTennant.
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'''''Earthflight''''' is a BBC One six-part documentary that aired from late 2011 to early 2012. It uses various innovative techniques, such as cameras strapped to the backs of birds and filming from aircraft, to capture spectacular footage of flying birds from around the world, with each episode focusing on birds from a different continent (except for the last episode, which discusses the methods used to create the show). It is narrated by DavidTennant.Creator/DavidTennant.
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* BearsAreBadNews:
** Played straight by the polar bear in the third episode.
** Subverted by the grizzly bears in the first episode, which the bald eagles use to provide them with salmon, and the brown bears in the third episode that are just there to feed on scraps left over by an osprey.
** Played straight by the polar bear in the third episode.
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* EverythingsWorseWithBears: Played straight by the polar bear in the third episode.
** Subverted by the grizzly bears in the first episode, which the bald eagles use to provide them with salmon, and the brown bears in the third episode that are just there to feed on scraps left over by an osprey.
** Subverted by the grizzly bears in the first episode, which the bald eagles use to provide them with salmon, and the brown bears in the third episode that are just there to feed on scraps left over by an osprey.
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* BiggerIsBetter: Andean condors easily displace other scavenging birds at carcasses.
* GroinAttack: Male guanacos do this when they fight among themselves.
** Foxes are implied to be a threat to said cranes as well as Andean condors, both very large birds.
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* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: The crocodiles in the wildebeest migration sequence (as usual). They pose less of a direct threat to the scavenging birds, but they do compete with them for carcasses.
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* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: The crocodiles in the wildebeest migration sequence (as usual). They pose less of a direct threat to the scavenging birds, but they do compete with them for carcasses. The caimans in the fourth episode aren't shown threatening the birds they feed alongside either.
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* LightningBruiser: The speed attacks of peregrine and lanner falcons allow them to take down much larger birds such as cranes.
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** The gannets, dolphins, and other marine predators against a school of fish.
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* AustralianWildlife: Rainbow lorikeets, cockatoos, budgerigars, and black falcons.
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* ProperlyParanoid: The reluctance of the scarlet macaws to land on the ground in the fourth episode proves to be well founded due to the presence of predators.
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* GiantFlyer: Many of the birds shown are quite large, but the Andean condors take the cake.
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'''''Earthflight''''' is a BBCOne six-part documentary that aired from late 2011 to early 2012. It uses various innovative techniques, such as cameras strapped to the backs of birds and filming from aircraft, to capture spectacular footage of flying birds from around the world, with each episode focusing on birds from a different continent (except for the last episode, which discusses the methods used to create the show). It is narrated by DavidTennant.
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'''''Earthflight''''' is a BBCOne BBC One six-part documentary that aired from late 2011 to early 2012. It uses various innovative techniques, such as cameras strapped to the backs of birds and filming from aircraft, to capture spectacular footage of flying birds from around the world, with each episode focusing on birds from a different continent (except for the last episode, which discusses the methods used to create the show). It is narrated by DavidTennant.
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'''''Earthflight''''' is a BBCOne six-part documentary that aired from late 2011 to early 2012. It uses various innovative techniques, such as cameras strapped to the backs of birds and filming from aircraft, to capture spectacular footage of flying birds from around the world, with each episode focusing on birds from a different continent (except for the last episode, which discusses the methods used to create the show). It is narrated by DavidTennant.
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!!This work provides examples of the following tropes:
* BigBadassBirdOfPrey: At least one per episode, including bald eagles, red-tailed hawks, African fish eagles, steppe eagles, golden eagles, peregrine falcons, osprey, harpy eagles, long-legged buzzards, black falcons, Steller's sea eagles, and white-tailed sea eagles.
* BigDamnHeroes: Though unintentional on their part, in both the third and fifth episodes [[spoiler:mobbing crows save other birds from birds of prey]].
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Budgerigars [[spoiler:can dodge falcons in flight, to the point that they can even break off to take a quick drink while fleeing]].
** A young, weakened snow goose [[spoiler:manages to fend off a bald eagle long enough to escape from it]].
* EverythingsEvenWorseWithSharks: Averted for the kelp gulls that feed on the leftovers of great white shark kills (though definitely played straight for the seals that get preyed on). Sharks also show up in a feeding frenzy with other marine predators in the second episode, but they are there to feed on a school of fish, not the gannets that are the protagonists of the scene.
* EverythingsWorseWithBears: Played straight by the polar bear in the third episode.
** Subverted by the grizzly bears in the first episode, which the bald eagles use to provide them with salmon, and the brown bears in the third episode that are just there to feed on scraps left over by an osprey.
* FriendlyEnemy: Foxes and sea eagles are normally predators of Japanese cranes, but due to handouts of food given by humans they tend to be well fed and all coexist more or less peacefully with one another.
* MamaBear[=/=]PapaWolf: The barnacle geese, arctic terns, and skua [[spoiler:chase off a polar bear invading their nesting ground]].
* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: The crocodiles in the wildebeest migration sequence (as usual). They pose less of a direct threat to the scavenging birds, but they do compete with them for carcasses.
* RavensAndCrows: Crows are shown mobbing certain birds of prey, and some Japanese crows feed alongside the cranes in the fifth episode.
* SceneryPorn
* SwansASwimming: Whooper swans are featured in the fifth episode.
* ZergRush: Crows do this against birds of prey.
** Vultures [[spoiler:pull off a variant of this to lure a lion away from its kill. They don't physically attack the lion, but they gather in such large numbers that the lion is irritated to the point of trying to charge them down repeatedly and is eventually forced to seek shade to prevent overheating.]]
** The gannets, dolphins, and other marine predators against a school of fish.
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!!This work provides examples of the following tropes:
* BigBadassBirdOfPrey: At least one per episode, including bald eagles, red-tailed hawks, African fish eagles, steppe eagles, golden eagles, peregrine falcons, osprey, harpy eagles, long-legged buzzards, black falcons, Steller's sea eagles, and white-tailed sea eagles.
* BigDamnHeroes: Though unintentional on their part, in both the third and fifth episodes [[spoiler:mobbing crows save other birds from birds of prey]].
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Budgerigars [[spoiler:can dodge falcons in flight, to the point that they can even break off to take a quick drink while fleeing]].
** A young, weakened snow goose [[spoiler:manages to fend off a bald eagle long enough to escape from it]].
* EverythingsEvenWorseWithSharks: Averted for the kelp gulls that feed on the leftovers of great white shark kills (though definitely played straight for the seals that get preyed on). Sharks also show up in a feeding frenzy with other marine predators in the second episode, but they are there to feed on a school of fish, not the gannets that are the protagonists of the scene.
* EverythingsWorseWithBears: Played straight by the polar bear in the third episode.
** Subverted by the grizzly bears in the first episode, which the bald eagles use to provide them with salmon, and the brown bears in the third episode that are just there to feed on scraps left over by an osprey.
* FriendlyEnemy: Foxes and sea eagles are normally predators of Japanese cranes, but due to handouts of food given by humans they tend to be well fed and all coexist more or less peacefully with one another.
* MamaBear[=/=]PapaWolf: The barnacle geese, arctic terns, and skua [[spoiler:chase off a polar bear invading their nesting ground]].
* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: The crocodiles in the wildebeest migration sequence (as usual). They pose less of a direct threat to the scavenging birds, but they do compete with them for carcasses.
* RavensAndCrows: Crows are shown mobbing certain birds of prey, and some Japanese crows feed alongside the cranes in the fifth episode.
* SceneryPorn
* SwansASwimming: Whooper swans are featured in the fifth episode.
* ZergRush: Crows do this against birds of prey.
** Vultures [[spoiler:pull off a variant of this to lure a lion away from its kill. They don't physically attack the lion, but they gather in such large numbers that the lion is irritated to the point of trying to charge them down repeatedly and is eventually forced to seek shade to prevent overheating.]]
** The gannets, dolphins, and other marine predators against a school of fish.