Description
David Attenborough presents this series detailing the many and varied breeds of bird to be found around the world. In ‘To Fly or Not to Fly’, David traces the evolution of the bird back millions of years to the time of the dinosaurs. ‘The Mastery of Flight’ reveals the secrets behind birds’ aeronautical skills. In ‘The Insatiable Appetite’, David looks at the tools birds use to help them forage for and consume food. ‘Meat-Eaters’ details the strategies and skills used by meat-eating scavengers. In ‘Fishing for a Living’, David looks at the birds who feed on the sea, from filter feeders to fish eagles. ‘Signals and Songs’ details the ways in which birds communicate, from song to colour patterns. In ‘Finding Partners’, David looks at the mating rituals and patterns and the part they play in a bird’s life. In ‘The Demands of the Egg’, David looks at the dangers inherent in the natural urge to reproduce. ‘The Problems of Parenthood’ investigates the demands made on the parents of insatiably hungry young birds, while in ‘The Limits of Endurance’, David looks at the challenges birds must face in order to survive their constantly changing environment.
Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
Is discontinued by manufacturer : No
Language : English
Package Dimensions : 19.1 x 13.6 x 1.5 cm; 130 Grams
Manufacturer reference : 5051561037122
Release date : 27 February 2013
Studio : BBC
ASIN : B00977MLX6
Number of discs : 3
J. Levin –
There are not enough “STARS” that could be award to this remarkable DVD set.
I once thought, “Birds” were for the Birds”, THIS “Life of Birds” DVD set, is truly NOT for the “Birds”, BUT it is for ANY humanbeing that loves and requires the best (almost unbelievable)VISUAL experience possible.The only suggestion I offer, is to make sure you view this on the best “State of the Art” TV that you can afford (or borrow) and you WILL experience a visual experience like none other.It is a 3 disk set and it is about 3 hours of viewing of each disk. If you become affected (mesmerized) as I had been, you would probably want to keep this particular DVD set in a “safedeposit box”, so that you can add an amendment to your “Will”, bequeathing this particular DVD set to those that loved you the most.They may forget about you, but they will never forget the visual experience you have left them.May you have an long life and as long as you live and re-play this DVD set,your life will only be embellished.J.Levin
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HALULU –
リージョンコードの関係で、視聴できませんでした。
まさか！と思っていたら、リージョンコードの理由で日本のテレビでは視聴できないものでした。楽しみにしていただけに、非常に残念です。
L. Hamilton –
Beautiful photography!
As usual, this David Attenborough dvd series holds a plethora of information and beautiful photography. The neat little facts that are uncovered, reveal an awesome insight into understanding birds and nature a little bit more, even if you thought you were pretty well versed on this class of animals.
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Dave –
Awesome!
What can you say? BBC Nature with Sir David Attenborough… Amazing quality programming!
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Colin Mckenzie –
Great
Another part of Sir David’s Life series. Once again Sir David and the BBC have produced a fantastic insight into the natural world. As with all his series, this is interesting and enjoyable, with suberb filming, some of the best in the entire series.
Nathan Wright –
At least 30 “Wows!!!”
If you love birds, nature, or nature photography, this DVD series will do nothing less than overwhelm you with great narrative, truly consuming photography (not to mention the sound editing is awesome) and troves full of information. My wife and I have thoroughly enjoyed Sir Attenborough’s magnificent telling of the ‘Life of Birds’ and are actually looking forward to watching the entire series again and again. Even if you are an avid birder, you are sure to discover new species, new habitats, and new facts about bird behaviors that you weren’t aware of before. One of the most rewarding things about these stories are that you may find yourself wondering out-loud, “How did they find out about that???” over-and-over, as we did, to find that they actually take the time to answer those questions at the end of the episode. I’m only here to give credit where it’s due, in my humble opinion, and to order 2 more copies as gifts.
9 people found this helpful
carolann a. –
excellent in depth coverage, wide range of species, very informative
An excellent in depth study of birds, their anatomy, how they developed, how they live. DA narrative as always very informative, interesting and pleasant to listen to. Good photography with wide range of birds covered. For those considering buying the “life” collection remember this dvd is also part of the “lie” collection so do not end up with two copies (as I did). Highly recommended.
The Tally Ho –
Review with Pros & Cons
The Life of Birds (1998) is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough. Here are the pros & cons of this three-disc set as I see it, I hope this helps you.Pros:1. Overall interesting if you love nature & or birds2. I always find David Attenborough’s voice soothingCons:1. Not the best transfer in quality2. Unfortunately, a bit dumbed down, I would have liked it to be more informative and scientific
Paul Bartley –
Five Stars
If you’re going to buy nature documentaries get them on bluray
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sucabechi –
再生できません
レビューを読んで日本国内でも再生可能なのだと思い購入しました。商品自体は、きれいで、この値段なら星五つだとおもいましたが、レコーダーで再生できないのです。我が家の機械が悪いのでしょうか？どうすれば再生できるかご教示ください。そうなれば星五つに変更したいと思います。
Catalin Mihai Scraba –
Five Stars
good product
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Yogi D –
Attenborough sparkles, as always!
David Attenborough is the world’s foremost and probably most well-known wildlife expert. He and his crew go to extraordinary lengths to capture footage of plants, birds, animals, insects, the earth never before seen, in each and every series they create. The resultant photography is always top-notch, the narration by Attenborough always succinct, appealing, and with a dash of under-stated English humor, and the documentaries extremely interesting.Life of Birds is no exception to the above. It is fantastic. The series captures all kinds of birds in live action, eating, mating, drilling, flying, hunting, defending – all with astonishing clarity and precision. You will be wonder-struck at numerous scenes. Attenborough’s narration is on point as always. The material is fresh, informative and crisp. You will find yourself watching the films contained on this 3-DVD set again and again over the years. Very highly recommended.
Marcelenfolie –
The usual zoocentrist speil
OK. I can see that ornithology is a major passion of many people. And botany and evolution a much lesser thrill for folk but for natural history documentaries to spend such little time on these subjects is biased and frustrating.But I so would have loved to see MUCH more about bird evolution and origins! Attenboroughs series on Kew and plants generally rare such shallow treatment compared to this birds series of TEN programs! And he doesn’t half jump about the planet! Why did he have to go to Patagonia to see magellanic woodpeckers?I really was fascinated by the first episode and would have loved to see so much more on this cutting edge subject.
Alan –
5 star content, 3 star video quality
The series Life of Birds by David Attenborough is thoroughly excellent and engaging. It is among the top nature documentaries I’ve ever watched. The main problem is that the video quality is somewhat poor. They seem to have created the DVD’s from the television version instead of from original high quality footage. Even by 1998 standards, the video quality is poor.
K. Carson –
I love watching this, but the picture isn’t the best
I just love DA, so you’re hearing from a fan here. I thoroughly enjoyed The Life of Birds. As I had hoped, this is a fascinating, beautiful introduction to one branch of life, and I was riveted to every moment of it.I deducted one star simply because the quality of the picture was not great. I know that this was produced a while ago, and that is probably why. I had grown accustomed to “Planet Earth” and it’s spectacular picture. I put this dvd into my computer with its new monitor just to make sure it wasn’t my old tv that was the problem, and even there everything looked a little dull, fuzzy, and grainy. Oh well, I guess that’s just the way progress goes! It sure does make it obvious when something was filmed a few years back.Nevertheless, this is a wonderful series and I highly recommend it.
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Flamingo Girl –
A treat for bird lovers!
This series originally aired on PBS television about ten years ago as a ten part series. I was unable to record the entire series, so I have always wanted to see it in its entirety. Since I love birds, this was a real treat for me to watch all of the programs on three DVDs. It is really a remarkable series, especially when you consider to what extent the producers went to film in unusual and often remote locations. The slow motion photography showing how birds fly is nothing short of amazing! Considering that this series was filmed several years ago, I was impressed with the color, clarity,and sound of the DVD set. I am very pleased to finally own this wonderful program and will enjoy it for years to come.
I. Blanck –
Life is creal but it would help if DVD brough a little bit of beauty
This series are very good quality narated but I had a little bitof problem with the subject matter: yes , everything is true but it is very sadand bleak survival of the birds; no artistic effor of making the birds look interesting,beautiful or exotic, no chapter of birds singing or diference of voices in generalwhich could be quite exciting topic to cover. No beutiful music in it as well..It is too scientifically coldly made no passion or effors has been made to invision the birds with admiration and amusement: no hint of beauty in the birds or lyricalattemt to show how special birds are,it is very cold even very trueobservaton. I do not want sugar coated series as well but have a little bit poetrywill help. I saw preview of different series and seeems to me all have the sameattitude : the series are about hardship but the real life has everything ,they try to make you scare as auction film which I try to avoid most of the time.I am sure that it is not only hardship in life but a beauty and music and art of seeing it..Here is everything so intense and sad… even scary. It is very plain reflection of the lifeof birds. Where is the joy in the birds life? I am sure that we do not look at the birds with very narrow cold analitical eyes but we enjoy the birds songs, admire their beauty and grace and colors as fabulous variety :I think the producer should to find differnt appoach to this series.I liked he series but it is too simplistic… The glory , romantic beauty, music of Art of Nature which is exist and made but was not included in this series. So many composers wrote music on this topic. Lay in the grass in the woods in the sunny day and listen the birds!! After make the series..
12 people found this helpful
Film Freak –
Excellent.
The best Brand new (DVD) , very reasonable price, two-day delivery. Can’t beat this.
Andrew Carter –
Awesome birds but video quality need to be updated to HD
After several years I am still in awe contemplation of the many birds presented here. While it’s hard to define a path to create a narrative of the chapters, David Attenborough advances in a rather successful way the wide range of birds existing. As a personal hint, I ‘d devote some more minutes to the macaws and parrots and less to the marine birds, but that is just an opinion in the end.Another drawback might be the quality of the video. If you want to play this on a HD TV, the image will suffer with its 3:4 proportion; blurred images may appear especially on closeups.
Tim Isenhour –
If you love birds, you’ll love this.
First off, if I could give it 10 stars, I would. It was all I had hoped for and more. David Attenborough’s ability to get “hands on” experience with most of the birds in the series will make even the most seasoned birder jealous. ;)The camera angles were awesome.Now, my only bad remark about the series. The DVD video quality. It is VHS at best, and looks like a Divx hack of some movie… not that I would know what one would look like.I guess Planet Earth ruined me on really good DVD quality. If this series was to be re-released in real DVD quality or even hi-def I would buy it again. 😉
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Dollface –
Great series
Bought as a gift. It’s a great series
John Schwartz –
subject matter: fascinating, video quality: dreadful
I own everything David Attenborough has ever done — I have the utmost respect for his work. Life of Birds is fascinating, well-composed, informative, etc.But the video quality (I have it on DVD) is absolutely dreadful. Grainy and washed out like very early digital video (I wonder if it was shot on digital video to make it easier to get some of the amazing footage he captured). By comparison, the look of Life of Mammals is breathtaking — the composition of shots, color, lighting, and overall vividness is a hundred times better than Life of Birds.It’s quite distracting, and disappointing.
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NAW –
Great series
It is older with lower resolution but still worth watching.
A. A. Baldwin –
Amazing, Informative, Mesmerizing… wow.
This is 580 minutes of spectacular footage and riveting narrative. Sir David Attenborough is the supreme nature narrator and the BBC filmmakers are simply brilliant. I couldn’t pull myself away from the screen. To see, up close and in perfect imagery, both the usual and the unusual life of birds, to see the vast range of species, habitats and habits… priceless. Bird behaviour is fascinating, even more fascinating than you can imagine prior to viewing this series.What an amazing world we live in and what a superb job these folks have done to bring us so close to the avian part of God’s creation. Don’t miss it! You’ll want to watch them over and over.
9 people found this helpful
Barbara L. Elzohairy –
Meticulous, creative and awesome look at nature.
David Attenborough has created an exceedingly meticulous, expansive work, and included a sense of humor, which the birds contribute to in their behavior. The variety of birds, their amazing behavior in the quest to survive, is breathtaking. Whoever did the camera work also needs to be congratulated. There were obviously hours and hours of work, both physically and in terms of research to produce this stunning footage. A magnificent gift for any child, or adult who retains the capacity to feel the awesome gift of divine nature.
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Robert L Benson –
Exceptional
We viewed this on VHS years ago and bought the DVD to see this outstanding production from David Attenborough and BBC again. Attenborough’s enthusiastic and knowledgeable narrative is pleasant to listen to and simply fun, as always. Suggest buying Birds of the Gods to go with it. The photography is exceptional. BBC continues to lead all English-speaking media outlets in contributing to the intellectual advancement of and enjoyment of human knowledge.
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Lorraine R. –
it is well scripted and has excellent graphics. I found the information to be excellent …
As with most of David Attenborough’s work, it is well scripted and has excellent graphics. I found the information to be excellent for children and teens, but lacked sufficient detail to hold my interest for long. Still, the photography is great.
Nancygroove –
A Must See for Bird and/or Nature Lovers
This documentary series is a must for bird lovers, or those with any interest in nature. Although the footage quality is not the current HD standard, David Attenborough’s presentation and narration of the topics is timeless and unrivaled!
Mike R –
This is a great series with great detail and great camera work and …
This is a great series with great detail and great camera work and David Attenborough is a perfect host and narrator. You’ll learn nearly everything you could possibly want to know about wide variation of birds. I watched this whole series before and thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it, so I bought the DVD as a gift for someone I love because I know they will enjoy it as well.
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B Adams –
Utterly amazing, but…
There is no doubt that this is an amazing series, one of the best actually! I would have voted this 5 stars but I wish the video quality wasn’t so poor. It reminds me of when I had to watch ‘snowy’ TV back in the age of poor analogue signal. This DVD deserves to be seen in clean and clear quality, the footage is too awesome to be this neglected.
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Whitney Brueggen –
Issues playing old format discs.
I’m sure it’s not the seller’s fault but I’m having trouble getting all discs/episodes to play. Wont play at all in my bluray player (I know, I know) and was only successful getting one episode from the first two discs to play on my laptop, otherwise it says “skipping over damaged area”. I don’t see any damage to the discs, so I’m fairly disappointed. Bought this series because I remember liking it a lot when it was on Netflix 10 years ago. Still trying to figure this out, but I guess the lesson is sometimes you can’t go back.
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L. A. Vitale –
If you LOVE BIRDS, you’ll LOVE this 3 Disc Collection!
My hubby & I enjoyed watching this three disc dvd collection about the life of birds, which is narrated by David Attenborough.There are ten, roughly fifty-five minute segments, dedicated to specific topics regarding the life of birds around the world….. Some of the topics include finding a mate, building nests and rearing young, to various bird calls/sounds, and the challenges birds face living in extreme environments are just some of the topics discussed.What is captured on film for us to view about the various birds around the world is quite amazing and fun to watch. I enjoyed learning a lot of new and interesting things about birds I never knew before.
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motmot –
A great documentary
After buying ‘Planet Earth’ and ‘Life’, this was my first choice for what to buy next. It is amazing, especialy for a bird lover like me. It’s nice to have Attenborough actually on the video. Some of the best parts include: (spoiler alert) kakapos booming (courtship call), Aincient Murrelet babies running to the sea, and the weird Calf-bird in the jungle. It’s a great documentary. I give it four stars only because the quality on some of the vids was not great.
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Grasscutter –
Superb Series
The content is on par with all the great BBC nature productions. I just wish they would redo it in high definition using the technology evident in their newer series.
Sherron Lout –
Spectular viewing
For anyone and everyone who has ever watched God’s great creations. The photography and the detail with which it is given to the viewer is breath taking. Wonderful vivid color, close ups so realistic you feel like you could reach out an touch these birds. I wouldn’t have missed this DVD for anything. I am proud to own it and will watch it over and over and then share it with my Grandchildren. There will be many birds and their interactions with each other that my Grandchildren will never see except on this film. The narration is exceptional. LOVED, LOVED, LOVED IT !!!!!!
Travis –
BBC always succeeds!
David Attenborough as always is amazing as well as BBC. They always succeed when it comes to documentaries. I am very pleased with this purchase. I gave it 4 stars because as others have said it is fairly grainy in parts; if it comes out on blu-ray I will probably purchase that copy for the better quality image, but otherwise outstanding cinematography and incredible information that will leave you amazed at the variation of birds on the planet.
Talb –
A must-have
I love Sir David, and this was the second-to-last dvd I had to get before my collection was complete! I started watching it right away. I get such a kick out of seeing David wandering around with all the birds and exploring. Every time I’ve put in the DVD my roommates start congregating because it’s so interesting.It’s definitely an older series, Life and Planet Earth was spectacular because of the crispness of the images in addition to the content. This series is older, so keep in mind it was great quality for that time. The content is just as good.
M. Hammers –
Great documentory!
I watched these 3 DVDs while on the treadmill (took several different days), and was amazed at the quantity of things I had no clue to when it came to birds. Did you know that there is a bird that can mimic a chainsaw, a car alarm and a camera shutter clicking…and do it so well that if you were lost in the jungle near this bird you would think there were people near by? …and this is NOT a parrot.Many more fascinating things to see in this documentary!
Adam Okie –
Good but, videophilies on a budget beware
I was a little disappointed with the quality of video on a few shots. However, any video with David Attenborough is worth the investment, his intrigued and enlightened tone elevates the documentaries beyond downfalls in video quality. For those that love birds, or like being intrigued by the exotic stories of nature this series is a must. If your a collector of Attenborough this is yet another great series. But if you love documentaries because you like hour and hours of stunning photography,this is not at the same quality as other series. Life in the Undergrowth and the Life of Mammals I would recommend if your a discerning videophile. Also beware some upconverting blu-ray players to 120hz and 240hz TVs seem to stutter images from older BBC productions.
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sarah waters fan north east –
the cats whiskers
i love this dvd boxset and so does my moggy. the similarities between birds and humans in their various behaviours as compared by sir david Attenborough are amazing and a lot of the programmes made me chuckle because of this. I would recommend this dvd set to people of all ages above say 7 years old because it shows birds mating albeit fleetingly, but it would depend on how individuals felt about their children watching something as normal and educating as to where we all come from.
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JAR6 –
Life of Birds review
I just loved this documentary! The picture quality is excellent, the birds are amazing, Sir Attenborough is the best. I really enjoy his explanations, and I wonder at his stamina given that he is in his 80s. He doesn’t hesitate to get down onto the ground, or be rappelled up a huge tree in order to explain the creature being filmed.
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customer –
多様な鳥たちの生態
内容は日本語版と全く同じで、聴覚障害者用に英語の字幕が表示できる。アッテンボローの話し方がゆっくりしていて、発音もはっきりしているので、英検２級より少し上の実力の方なら聞き取れるはず。様々な鳥が厳しい環境に適応していくため、身体の機能をフルに生かして採餌や繁殖などの行動を行う様子が描かれている。ペリカンが複数の卵を産んでも兄弟の間で餌争いがあり、弱い個体は巣から放り出されて、最終的には一羽しか育たないなど、厳しい自然の掟に従って生きていることが解る。様々な形にわたるクチバシの機能、飛んでいる鳥のおしり（身体の周囲の激しい気流の流れが尻の羽で解る）、寒冷地のフクロウの腹の羽毛が一部生えておらず、そこを卵に押し付けて体温でヒナや卵を温めるなど、知らなかったエピソードが満載の３枚。一部CGも駆使して、骨や羽の構造、化石の再現なども見られる。 よくある日本の番組のように、感傷的な所はなく、淡々と語るナレーションだが、番組の最後に鳥と人間との共存を望む簡潔なナレーションがとても心に残った。エピソードごとの頭だし、章ごとの頭だしのインデックスもついていて、部分的に見るのにもとても便利。日本で撮影した映像も一部入っている。
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N. –
Life of Birds
David Attenborough is the Master of these series, there is no better Narrator than David Attenborough, just love his movies.
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Amazon Customer –
my cat got very excited & sat happily purring & watching it – after first circling the …
When this was on TV, my cat got very excited & sat happily purring & watching it – after first circling the TV to see if she could get to the birds. I am not the sort of person who usually buys things for pets, except the usual cat toys but this is something I can put on during Bonfire Night/New Year’s Eve, to distract kitty. Also handy to keep her in when I need to catch her for vet visits. Use sparingly for best effect. I also gave a copy to a friend – their budgie loves it.
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GOV –
Génial mais…
… l’image est en 4/3, et date passablement au niveau de la qualité.Les sous-titres ne sont que en anglais, on comprend en général bien les commentaires de Sir Attenborough, mais il est difficile de s’y retrouver pour les noms des oiseaux.Reste l’intérêt et le plaisir incroyable de ces vieux documentaires “Life of…” de la BBC.
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みこと –
ＰＣでは再生できました。が…
昔、ＮＨＫでやっていた時に見て以来、ずっと欲しかったＤＶＤ。本当なら日本語吹き替え版が欲しいところですが、私にはなかなか敷居の高いお値段なので…（涙）英語のみですが、字幕も出るので（字幕も英語ですが）何とかなるだろう、とこちらを購入。英語の意味がほとんどわからなくても、単語をいくつか拾えるだけで内容は理解できます。アッテンボロー氏の話し方が、とても聴き取りやすいので英語がある程度わかる人ならなお良いと思います。字幕で分からない単語を調べることもできますし…ただ問題なのが、我が家のＤＩＧＡでは再生できませんでした。（ＤＭＲ_ＢＷ５７０）ＤＶＤを入れても、「再生できません」と出るだけです。ＰＣ（２００７年のＶＡＬＵＥＳＴＡＲ）で再生することができました。なのでこのＤＶＤは我が家ではＰＣでしか視聴できません。ＰＣで再生できたのはラッキーだったとも言えるかも・・・登録情報には、リージョン２と書かれていますが、ＤＶＤ本体記載のリージョンは２＋４Color PAL UKとなっています。自分のプレーヤーをよく確認してから購入しなくてはなりません。
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Ms Sara E. Bastin –
A must….
…. For any David Attenbourgh, wildlife or bird fan.Photography of birds never filmed before or since, informative special effects and all presented by the wildlife legend himself. Even though it’s now a few years old it still makes for compulsive viewing and despite having seen it more than once there are sences that make me catch my breath.I love this series, it is without doubt one of the best and the one David Attenbourgh claimed to have enjoyed making the most.
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kathryn moon –
Excellent for bird lovers
Watch it often. Very educational. Excellent for bird lovers. Good quality images and love David Attenborough narration.
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Mary Shadow –
Amazing and Educational
Received my DVD. Worked perfectly in my blu-ray player. I do bird counts in the winter and spring for science. So these videos were of interest to me. These are a flood of educational information. However these are not for young children. Some of the scenes might be upsetting to little ones. These DVD answered so many questions for me and then some. Beautiful, informative, and intriguing.
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Uncle Bob –
Lesser repeated TV series?
Much of the content of the three discs I can’t recall having seen before. Perhaps this series is less frequently shown / repeated? Have to agree with the review by L.W., the transfer quality is not great. Don’t know whether some of the footage was shot on film with a large shutter angle contributing to the weird after-outlines to bird wingbeats for example. Good entertainment value for money all the same.
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Ramon –
Un molt bon recull sobre ocells
Gairebé tot i alguna cosa més sobre una gran varietat dels ocells que es troben en el nostre planeta terra
Peter H –
If you like birds – simply buy it and love it.
I have never been to a psychiatrist, so I can’t tell you why I like looking at birds. I just do. Even the ones I see on a day-to-day basis make me happy, so seeing the ones I don’t ever get to see and having their behaviour explained, well it is a no brainer.Having seen birds in super high definition (on blu-ray disc) has made me a bit spoilt and I wish they would do it all again – only in the super format.This is the easiest buy you can make – like birds, have a DVD player and are not broke – just get it and watch it over and over…
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Remy –
excellent mais pas de sous-titres en français
uniquement pour ceux qui parlent anglais mais comme tous les Attenboroughs et ses filmsc’est à voir et à revoir et on découvre des espèces inconnues et rares
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Suzanne –
Came on time. Nicely packaged. Beautiful.
I was so happy to be able to have this lovely set of cds of bird information.I have some in vhs form when this programme first came out. This package is a gift for my son.
B. Mueller –
Unglaubliche Aufnahmen!
Unglaublich, welche Aufnahmen David Attenborough und seinem Team da gelungen sind. Selbst als bekennender Vogelfreund hat man keine Vorstellung von der unglaublichen Vielfalt der Vogelwelt. Gezeigt werden Vögel, die nicht mehr fliegen können, weil sie keine Feinde haben, die unterschiedlichsten Arten der Nahrungsbeschaffung, die Vermehrung der eigenen Art und die Erschließung von zum Teil unwirklichen Lebensräumen. Es geht um die Sinne der Vögel (Geruchssinn, Sehvermögen, Hörvermögen …), das Balzen, das Nest, das Brüten und Großziehen des Nachwuchses. Traumhafte Aufnahmen, sehr verständlich kommentiert (alles auf English in dieser Fassung) und spannend bis zum Schluß. Wer einen Eindruck bekommen möchte, kann mal bei youtube suchen …Episode 1 – To Fly or Not to Fly Episode 6 – Signals and SongsEpisode 2 – The Mastery of Flight Episode 7 – Finding PartnersEpisode 3 – The insatiable Appetite Episode 8 – The Demands of the EggEpisode 4 – Meat Eaters Episode 9 – The Problems of ParenthoodEpisode 5 – Fishing for a Living Epidose 10 – The Limits of EnduranceFür Vogelfreunde, die der englischen Sprache mächtig sind, ein Must-have! Für Vogelfreunde, die sich die englische Version nicht zutrauen, bleibt nur die deutsche Fassung, die aber teuerer ist (“Das Leben der Vögel”).
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Amazon カスタマー –
大自然の豊かさと進化の驚異に魅せられる
他にも数人の方が仰る通り、リージョンコード2にも関わらず家のテレビ画面では再生出来ませんが、パソコンなら全く問題ありません。画質にいかにもVHS時代な感はありますが、映像もこよなく美しい。進化の果てに鳥がたどり着いた、日本の普通の生活や学校時代の理科教育からは想像も出来ない、驚きに満ちた形態と暮らしがテンポよく紹介され、魅せられます。テンポが良いせいもあり、学校卒業後ン十年の私には字幕さえ理解出来ないのが残念ですが、映像だけでも十分に楽しめます。同じ作者による本『鳥たちの私生活』が2000年、山と渓谷社から出ており、かなり同じ内容ですので、図書館で借りるなどして参照されてもいいと思います。なお、最初の回は恐竜からの進化の話で映像的には一番地味なので、お子様や年配者と一緒にご覧になる方、英語の苦手な方は2番目から見るのがお勧めです。
W. Fiolek –
BBC–3 Disks–Inspiring
There are many good DVD’s about birds, and some more recent than “The Life of Birds”. But, IMO, this is still the best. Get other DVD’s if you want to, but be sure that THIS ONE is in your collection. David Attenborough is at the top of his game, and other than the “millions of years” this and “millions of years” that, the scripting is equal to the amazing footage.
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2nimm –
excellents documentaires animaliers en anglais (sans traduction)
coffret multidisque ancien (2000) consacré à des documentaires sur la vie des oiseaux; en 3 DVD, l’auteur, le célèbre journaliste et animateur ornithologue britannique R Attenborough nous présente une série de 10 documentaires de taille variable et chacun dédié à un thème particulier:mangeurs de viande, pêcheurs en mer etc…commentaires en anglais tout à fait accessible pour un francophone ayant des bases (la langue de Shakespeare parlée avec l’accent britannique de gentleman est certainement plus facile pour nous que l’américain); il y a possibilité de rajouter un sous-titrage en anglais pour les quelques mots mal compris mais pas de sous titrage en français;je n’ai malheureusement pu ne visualiser que 3 épisodes, un seul des 3 DVD n’étant lisible sur de nombreux lecteurs essayés:il apparaît que ces disques portent des rayures: j’ai fait une réclamation à ce vendeur pourtant bien noté et de qui je n’ai pas à me plaindre d’habitude et commandé à nouveau le coffret chez un autre vendeur;ce coffret ravira les amateurs de documentaires animaliers et particulièrement ceux qui adorent les oiseaux;si ce commentaire vous a paru utile, merci de cliquer ci-dessous:
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驚異の恐竜王国の住人 –
ＢＢＣ「驚異の恐竜王国」と併せて見るのがお勧め
1998年にＮＨＫスペシャルで放映された、ＢＢＣ「デイビッド・アッテンボロー 鳥の世界」、英語オリジナルのＤＶＤです。 ＢＢＣ「ウォーキングＷｉｔｈダイナソー 驚異の恐竜王国」から見てとれるように、今から約2億3000万年前から約6550万年前の中生代、盛故衰成を繰り返しながら陸上を君臨し続けた恐竜たちは、メキシコ湾に激突した巨大隕石によって姿を消し、ぽっかりと大きく穴を開けた生態系地位を哺乳類が占めることになります。しかし、ティランノサウルスをはじめとする獣脚類の中には羽毛を持つ種類が沢山存在したことが判明、羽毛が発達するにつれて鳥類へと進化します。やがてイベロメソルニスのような鳥類が空を羽ばたくようになり、ついにはオルニトケイルスをはじめとする翼竜類に代わり、天空の生態系地位を支配するようになったのです。 もちろん鳥類の中には、ダチョウのように飛ぶことをやめ、かつて獣脚類がそうであったように、再び地上に戻った種類もいます。第1回「飛ぶべきか飛ばざるべきか」では、こうした地上性の種類が、世界的に有名な動物学者デイビッド・アッテンボローの解説と共に映像でわかりやすく紹介されています。第2回「華麗なる飛行術」では、中に羽ばたくことで広がる鳥類の行動範囲、第3回「飽くなき食欲」では、鳥類の多種多様な食生活、第4回「空のハンター」では、鳥類の（かつて獣脚類だった頃と変わらない）獰猛な捕食行動が次々と映し出され、第5回「漁の達人たち」ではカワセミやハシビロコウをはじめとする、ダイナミックかつユニークな魚類の捕え方、第6回「様々な歌、それぞれの衣装」（シリーズ中で唯一、音楽が流れないエピソード）では、鳥類の様々なコミュニケーションで耳と目を楽しませ、第7回「パートナー獲得作戦」では、雄が如何に雌を引き付けるか、あの手この手の方法を網羅し、第8回「たまごの運命」では、卵を如何にして温め続け、巣を最上のものとして築くのかを見守り、第9回「雛たちの戦い」では、生まれたばかりの雛が如何にして巣立つかを追い、最終回「その命、逞しくしなやかに」では地球上の様々な環境で暮らし続けることで多様化していく鳥類と私たち人間が如何にして共存を図るべきか、その策を考えることで締めくくる………という見事な構成です。 見終えた後で動物園に生き、飼育されている鳥類に会いに行くこともお勧めです。
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D. Govender –
A captivating story!
Being a teacher we have a year-end theatre for little ones. They play the part of Birds and we wanted to give them the experience of observing these creatures in their natural habitat either in a nature setting in real life or on some form of media.We took them to the Zoo, to the Masoala rainforest where they had an opportunity to see Birds in their natural habitat, albeit the forest was imported fromMadagascar.We watched the video The Life of Birds and the children were delighted and captivated . The video is now doing the rounds in each one’s homes.Highly recommended.
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