Bird Movies

Ornithologist Seán Ronayne from Cobh, Co. Cork is on a mission to record the sound of every bird species in Ireland – that’s...

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

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

Captivated by its sweet song, an emperor takes a nightingale into his palace as his companion. But when the emperor shows more interest in a...

A married couple is educated in the risks and dangers of going outside.

A homeless musician finds meaning in his life when he starts a friendship with dozens of parrots.

When an ornithologist’s funding gets cut, her nurturing of abandoned bird eggs leads to a transformation as her marriage crumbles.

Discover the beauty, brilliance and behaviour of Australia's most conspicuous birds - parrots and cockatoos in Australia: Land of Parrots....

A look into the lives of kingfishers.

In the remote deserts of Australia lives an elusive nocturnal bird called the Night Parrot. Virtually nothing is known of its ecology. It disappeared...

On a remote island in the Canadian Arctic, a pair of white gyrfalcons and a pack of Arctic wolves are struggling to raise their young. As the...

Arne Sucksdorff’s short documentary observes gulls raiding nests and stealing eggs with ruthless persistence. Though presented as pure nature...

Narrated by David Attenborough, this film explores the private life of a pair of Barn Owls. Often associated with folklore and magic, there can be...

A beast at sea yearns for more.

Along New Zealand’s South Islands runs the mighty chain of the Southern Alps, where large and beautiful glaciers and Ice-falls abound among the...

Composed of serious and funny musical scenes, an exploration of the virtues of translation and desire for communication between humans and birds....

In the shadows of a Cold War Military depot, a colony of pint-sized predators faces an uncertain future as one owl biologist races to save it from...

By some measures, it’s a tiny country, just .03% of the Earth’s landmass. But when it comes to wildlife, Costa Rica is an ecological...

The male bowerbirds of Australia and New Guinea display an incredible artistic talent -- and all in the name of love! Collecting 'jewels' they set...