Bird Movies

An encounter at Jardim Zoológico de Lisboa shot in 16mm by JMG+PP.

The eider do not migrate to warmer areas but survive the harsh winters in the North Atlantic. Perhaps that is why nature has provided the eider with...

Go deep into the woods to explore the lives of a unique avian family. Woodpeckers come in 239 species and live on every continent except Antarctica...

Ray Parkes takes in abandoned parrots at his sanctuary in Peachland, British Columbia. Owning a parrot is a huge commitment. They often outlive their...

Sylvester Cat's new hang-out is an inventor's lab, which is near Tweety Bird's house atop a pole.

Cut-out animated parody of Hamlet by pioneering British animator Anson Dyer.

When a boy is pushed by his Father to steal a rare Peregrine egg, he finds strength in the natural world to stand up to his Father and experiences...

David Attenborough tells the remarkable story of how these " birds of paradise " have captivated explorers , naturalists, artists, filmmakers and...

A newly born bird is excited to explore the world. On its adventure, it finds others on its way, but doesn't understand a word of what is asked of...

Meet the big birds, a feathered family who have never flown a day in their lives! From ostriches to kiwis, these bizarre birds appear to be nature's...

Finland’s first nature documentary. The filmmakers’ expedition leads them all the way to the Åland Islands and the Karelian Isthmus.

Based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's Nightingale and The Emperor's New Clothes.

Among the species illustrated are Fulmar, Gannet, Cormorant, Shag, Kittiwake, Common Guillemot (or Murre), Brunnich's Guillemot, Razorbill and...

Nature documentary that takes a breathtaking flight on the wings of birds across six continents and experiences some of the world's greatest natural...

The film takes us to the North of England to follow the migration of the black-headed gull down to London. There, the narrator asks viewers to...

An excellent display of how humans can rehabilitate and restore an area where a heavy industry polluted the water so severely that it was unsuitable...

From somewhere along the east coast of South America, an osprey has just flown 4000 miles to a small saltmarsh at the delta of the Connecticut River,...

A clever parrot becomes the sole witness to a violent murder and may hold the answers when it mimics the victim's final words.

David Attenborough returns to the island of Madagascar on a very personal quest. In 1960 he visited the island to film one of his first ever...

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