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* AcrophobicBird: Episode one deals with not only flying birds, but also ones that ''can't'' fly.
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* AcrophobicBird: Episode one deals with not only flying
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* {{Slurpasaur}}: The Haast's eagle in the first episode is live-acted by a Harris's hawk. An Andean condor is also briefly used to depict an ''Argentavis''.
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* {{Slurpasaur}}: The Haast's eagle in the first episode is live-acted by a Harris's hawk. An Andean condor is also briefly used to depict an ''Argentavis''.''Argentavis''.
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* PteroSoarer: Mostly due to ScienceMarchesOn, but the pterosaurs that appear in episode 1 are still fairly lacking, as they're depicted as skinny, delicate creatures that are doomed the minute they're grounded. In life, pterosaurs were probably very muscular, sturdy creatures that were also capable walkers, runners and swimmers. It seems that Attenborough has done his homework between docs, as his later works on pterosaurs are far more up to date.
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* AllFlyersAreBirds: Delightfully averted.
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* BadassAdorable: The baby ancient murrelets from episode five.
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* BadassAdorable: The baby ancient murrelets from episode five.five, who rush out of the forests and join their parents in the sea before they're even an hour old, stopping for absolutely nothing as they go.
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* HairTriggerTemper: Many of the birds are shown to be fairly aggressive.
* LargeHam: Quite a few of the birds seem to be this.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The red phalarope is the bird equivalent of this.
* LargeHam: Quite a few of the birds seem to be this.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The red phalarope is the bird equivalent of this.
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* HairTriggerTemper: Many of the birds are shown to be fairly aggressive.
aggressive, especially the courting capercaillie, who attacks anything he views as a threat to its territory.
* LargeHam: Quite a few of the birds seem to bethis.
this, especially the courting males in "Finding Partners". Justified as when your chances of finding a mate are determined by being noticed, then being loud and flamboyant is the way to go.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The red phalarope is the bird equivalent ofthis.this; the females are brightly colored and go courting, the males are drab colored and tend the nests.
* LargeHam: Quite a few of the birds seem to be
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The red phalarope is the bird equivalent of
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* NoisyNature: Especially in episode six.
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* NoisyNature: Especially in episode six.six, which focuses on bird calls and songs.
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* {{Slurpasaur}}: The Haast's eagle in the first episode is live-acted by a Harris's hawk. An Andean condor is also briefly used to depict an ''Argentavis''.
* StockDinosaurs: Naturally, ''Archaeopteryx'' gets an appearance in the first episode. ''Rhamphorhynchus'', a generic sauropod, a moa, and ''Diatryma''/''Gastornis'' also make appearances in the same episode. The Haast's eagle made its first documentary appearance in this series. ''Argentavis'' is also mentioned, though not by name.
* StockDinosaurs: Naturally, ''Archaeopteryx'' gets an appearance in the first episode. ''Rhamphorhynchus'', a generic sauropod, a moa, and ''Diatryma''/''Gastornis'' also make appearances in the same episode. The Haast's eagle made its first documentary appearance in this series. ''Argentavis'' is also mentioned, though not by name.
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* {{Slurpasaur}}: The Haast's eagle in the first episode is live-acted by a Harris's hawk. An Andean condor is also briefly used to depict an ''Argentavis''.
* StockDinosaurs: Naturally, ''Archaeopteryx'' gets an appearance in the first episode. ''Rhamphorhynchus'', a generic sauropod, a moa, and ''Diatryma''/''Gastornis'' also make appearances in the same episode. The Haast's eagle made its first documentary appearance in this series. ''Argentavis'' is also mentioned, though not by name.''Argentavis''.
* StockDinosaurs: Naturally, ''Archaeopteryx'' gets an appearance in the first episode. ''Rhamphorhynchus'', a generic sauropod, a moa, and ''Diatryma''/''Gastornis'' also make appearances in the same episode. The Haast's eagle made its first documentary appearance in this series. ''Argentavis'' is also mentioned, though not by name.
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* StockDinosaurs: Naturally, ''Archaeopteryx'' gets an appearance in the first episode. ''Rhamphorhynchus'', a generic sauropod, a moa, and ''Diatryma''/''Gastornis'' also make appearances in the same episode. The Haast's eagle made its first documentary appearance in this series.
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* StockDinosaurs: Naturally, ''Archaeopteryx'' gets an appearance in the first episode. ''Rhamphorhynchus'', a generic sauropod, a moa, and ''Diatryma''/''Gastornis'' also make appearances in the same episode. The Haast's eagle made its first documentary appearance in this series. ''Argentavis'' is also mentioned, though not by name.
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* {{Slurpasaur}}: The Haast's eagle in the first episode is live-acted by a Harris's hawk.
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* {{Slurpasaur}}: The Haast's eagle in the first episode is live-acted by a Harris's hawk. An Andean condor is also briefly used to depict an ''Argentavis''.
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* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: David refers to ''Diatryma''/''Gastornis'' as a "terror bird". While this was before the species was discovered to be herbivorous, it was known even back then that it was ''not'' related to the true terror birds.
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** David refers to ''Diatryma''/''Gastornis'' as a "terror bird". While this was before the species was discovered to be herbivorous, it was known even back then that it was ''not'' related to the true terrorbirds.birds.
** In the same episode, he implies that ''Argentavis'' lived 50 million years ago. That's at least 45 million years off.
** David refers to ''Diatryma''/''Gastornis'' as a "terror bird". While this was before the species was discovered to be herbivorous, it was known even back then that it was ''not'' related to the true terror
** In the same episode, he implies that ''Argentavis'' lived 50 million years ago. That's at least 45 million years off.
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* StockDinosaurs: Naturally, ''Archaeopteryx'' gets an appearance in the first episode. ''Rhamphorhynchus'', a generic sauropod and ''Diatryma''/''Gastornis'' also make appearances in the same episode.
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* {{Slurpasaur}}: The Haast's eagle in the first episode is live-acted by a Harris's hawk.
* StockDinosaurs: Naturally, ''Archaeopteryx'' gets an appearance in the first episode. ''Rhamphorhynchus'', a genericsauropod sauropod, a moa, and ''Diatryma''/''Gastornis'' also make appearances in the same episode.episode. The Haast's eagle made its first documentary appearance in this series.
* StockDinosaurs: Naturally, ''Archaeopteryx'' gets an appearance in the first episode. ''Rhamphorhynchus'', a generic
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* NeverSayDie: A very odd example, considering the fact that the series usually averts this--''Problems of Parenthood'' features a sequence where a coot parent kills one of its own chicks in order to ensure the survival of the others. David refers to this as the baby "being punished" and later states that it eventually "stops begging"...when it's very obviously dead.
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* CoolOldGuy: David Attenborough, as per usual.
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''The Life of Birds'' is a series of documentaries written and presented by Creator/DavidAttenborough.
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''The Life of Birds'' is a series of documentaries written and presented by Creator/DavidAttenborough.
Creator/DavidAttenborough in the late nineties.
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* BadassAdorable: The baby ancient murrelets from episode five.
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* AcrophobicBird: Episode one deals with not only flying birds, but also ones that ''can't'' fly.
* AllFlyersAreBirds: Delightfully averted.
* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Birds are apparently even ''more'' of this in their own eyes than they are to ours, due to the spectrum of colors they can see.
* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: David refers to ''Diatryma''/''Gastornis'' as a "terror bird". While this was before the species was discovered to be herbivorous, it was known even back then that it was ''not'' related to the true terror birds.
* FeatheredFiend: The Haast's eagle and ''Gastornis'' in episode one, the birds of prey in episode four, the shoebill stork in episode five and the capercaillie in episode seven.
* {{Flight}}: The most famous ability of birds that is discussed in detail in the first two episodes.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: David as per usual.
* HairTriggerTemper: Many of the birds are shown to be fairly aggressive.
* LargeHam: Quite a few of the birds seem to be this.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The red phalarope is the bird equivalent of this.
* NoisyNature: Especially in episode six.
* PollyWantsAMicrophone: Mimicry in birds is brought up in episode six.
* PteroSoarer: Mostly due to ScienceMarchesOn, but the pterosaurs that appear in episode 1 are still fairly lacking, as they're depicted as skinny, delicate creatures that are doomed the minute they're grounded. In life, pterosaurs were probably very muscular, sturdy creatures that were also capable walkers, runners and swimmers. It seems that Attenborough has done his homework between docs, as his later works on pterosaurs are far more up to date.
* StockDinosaurs: Naturally, ''Archaeopteryx'' gets an appearance in the first episode. ''Rhamphorhynchus'', a generic sauropod and ''Diatryma''/''Gastornis'' also make appearances in the same episode.
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''The Life of Birds'' is a series of documentaries written and presented by Creator/DavidAttenborough.
The series is about...well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the lives that birds lead]], and delves delightfully into these lives, showcasing everything from their mastery of the skies to the lengths they'll go to get a meal.
The series consists of ten episodes:
## '''To Fly or Not To Fly?:''' Introduces us to the birds, describes their evolution from reptiles and asks the question of why some birds give up flight.
## '''Mastery of Flight:''' Picks up almost directly from the previous episode, displays how birds rose to become the masters of the sky.
## '''The Insatiable Appetite:''' Displays the dietary habits of terrestrial birds.
## '''Meat Eaters:''' Focuses on carnivorous birds.
## '''Fishing for a Living:''' Focuses on aquatic and fish-eating birds.
## '''Signals and Songs:''' Describes the unique vocal and visual range of birds and how they communicate.
## '''Finding Partners:''' Shows the mating habits of birds.
## '''The Demands of the Egg:''' The lengths birds will go to defend and care for their eggs is examined.
## '''The Problems of Parenthood:''' How birds raise their young is examined.
## '''The Limits of Endurance:''' The final installment that discusses the threats that birds face in recent years and how humans can help save them.
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The series is about...well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the lives that birds lead]], and delves delightfully into these lives, showcasing everything from their mastery of the skies to the lengths they'll go to get a meal.
The series consists of ten episodes:
## '''To Fly or Not To Fly?:''' Introduces us to the birds, describes their evolution from reptiles and asks the question of why some birds give up flight.
## '''Mastery of Flight:''' Picks up almost directly from the previous episode, displays how birds rose to become the masters of the sky.
## '''The Insatiable Appetite:''' Displays the dietary habits of terrestrial birds.
## '''Meat Eaters:''' Focuses on carnivorous birds.
## '''Fishing for a Living:''' Focuses on aquatic and fish-eating birds.
## '''Signals and Songs:''' Describes the unique vocal and visual range of birds and how they communicate.
## '''Finding Partners:''' Shows the mating habits of birds.
## '''The Demands of the Egg:''' The lengths birds will go to defend and care for their eggs is examined.
## '''The Problems of Parenthood:''' How birds raise their young is examined.
## '''The Limits of Endurance:''' The final installment that discusses the threats that birds face in recent years and how humans can help save them.
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