Birds
Albatross Courting
Filmed in the field in the Falkland Islands; 33 sec, video only
Shows a pair of albatrosses courting.
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Bowerbird
Filmed in Australia; 26 sec, video only
Shows a Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) eating seeds; some good closeups.
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Flamingos
Filmed in the Miami Zoological Garden; 44 sec, video only
Shows flamingos feeding; good closeup of beak.
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Gull Feeding Chick
Filmed in the Galapagos Islands; 11 sec, video only
Shows a Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus) feeding its chick a small squid. This is the only gull that feeds nocturnally.
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Night Herons Building Nest
Filmed in Washington, DC Zoological Park; 61 sec, video only
Shows birds courting and building a nest; bird arrives with twig and mate places it in the nest.
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Nuthatch
Filmed in Raleigh, NC; 14 sec, video and sound
Shows a nuthatch hanging vertically on a tree trunk, extracting grubs from the bark and eating them.
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Penguins with Chicks
Filmed in Antarctica; 43 sec, video only
Shows fluffy chicks and adult King Penguins; one chick is begging for food.
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Penguins on Beach
Filmed in Antarctica; 33 sec, video only
Shows King Penguins leaving the surf and walking on the beach..
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Shore Birds
Filmed in wildlife refuge, Assateague, VA; 62 sec, video and sound
Shows birds running in and out of the waves, capturing prey and feeding on the beach.
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Wattle-bird
Filmed in Australia, 46 sec, video only
Shows a Wattle-bird feeding on nectar in flowers of a shrub.
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Wetland Birds
Filmed in wildlife refuge, Assateague, VA; 36 sec, video only
Shows Black Ibis and Egrets feeding; good illustration
of different feeding styles.
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Clip is on the demonstration CD at 640x480 size, high quality.