10 Bird Video Clips you Must See

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The Wonderful World of Birds

Birds are an amazing group of species, the closest living relatives of dinosaurs, indeed there is evidence to suggest that they are dinosaurs.

I have been watching birds since I was 7 years old, but it didn't take me long to see that bird behaviour is complex and varied, and that birds are capable of remarkable feats of intelligence and dexterity.

The following are a collection of interesting video clips that show some amazing examples of bird behaviour. A number of these clips are from the excellent BBC television series "The Life of Birds".

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The Life of Birds 

1. Birds of Paradise Crazy Courtship 

This clip shows the amazing lengths to which male Birds of Paradise will go in order to attract a mate; household chores, love songs and finally an amazing jungle boogie.

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Birds of Paradise Books 

Learn more about the amazing Birds of Paradise in these informative books.

The Birds of Paradise: Paradisaeidae

A wonderful ornithological reference on all the Birds of Paradise.

Amazon Price: $295.00 (as of 07/04/2009) Buy Now

The Malay Archipelago: the Land of the Orang-Utan and the Bird of Paradise

An account of the travels of Alfred Russell Wallace.

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2. Flock of Starlings Attacked by Peregrine Falcon 

An amazing display of formation flying by a flock of Starlings whilst under bombardment by a Peregrine Falcon.

Falcon Attack: Peregrine Divebombs Flock of Starlings

A Peregrine Falcon repeatedly divebombs a flock of starlings coming home to roost. Shot at dusk from the racetrack roof of the old FIAT factory in Torino Italy. Starlings roost in the center atrium of the building at night.

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Starling & Peregrine Products. 

A superb book and two great toys.

Starlings and Mynas (Helm Identification Guides)

Superb. Full of information about all starling and myna species.

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Plush European Starling Audubon Bird 5"

Squeeze it and hear the Starling's call.

Amazon Price: $5.49 (as of 07/04/2009) Buy Now

Plush Peregrine Falcon 5"

This toy makes a realistic Peregrine call when squeezed.

Amazon Price: $4.64 (as of 07/04/2009) Buy Now

3. Albatross Flying School 

Juvenile Albatrosses learrning to fly are stalked by a Tiger Shark. These huge birds struggle to take to the air, but the shark infested waters provide an added motivation to learn quickly.

Tiger Shark vs. Albatross

See all National Geographic videos: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/?source=4001 Young albatrosses learn that having a tiger shark as a motivator works surprisingly well when learning to fly.

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Albatross Books 

Here are some superb books about the life and ecology of albatrosses.

Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters of the World (Princeton Field Guides)

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Majestic Albatross of Kauai

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Albatross Toy. 

MONTY PYTHON ALBATROSS PLUSH

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4. Great Hornbill Feeding Mate 

This video clip shows a male Great Hornbill passing food to his mate in Khao Yai National Park Thailand. The female hornbill is sealed into a cavity in a tree, using mud, where she broods her egg and is totally reliant on the male for food and water.

The great love of Great Hornbill.

This male Great Hornbill is feeding his mate with love, at Khao Yai National Park.

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More information on Hornbills 

Everything you could wish to know about the Great Hornbill is in these 2 publications.

Hornbill Toys 

A couple of cool hornbill toys for the kids.

TY Beanie Baby - FRILLS the Hornbill Bird

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5. The Incredible Call of the Lyrebird 

This is probably my favourite video clip. This amazing lyrebird is able to perfectly mimic the sound of a car alarm, a camera shutter and, best of all, a chainsaw and splintering wood.

Amazing! Bird sounds from the lyre bird - David Attenborough - BBC wildlife

David Attenborough presents the amazing lyre bird, which mimics the calls of other birds - and chainsaws and camera shutters - in this video clip from The Life of Birds. This clever creature is one of the most impressive and funny in nature, with unbelievable sounds to match the beautiful pictures. From the BBC.

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Lyrebird Stuff 

If this video has given you a love for lyrebirds these products might be of interest.

The Lyrebird: A Natural History

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Lyrebird That Is Too Busy to Dance (Picture Roo Books)

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6. A Mass of Shearwaters 

In this video clip a huge number of Shearwaters are flocking to feed on a shoal of fish. A group of dolphins has also been attracted to the site as have a group of snorkelling humans.

Swiming with wild dolphins,tuna and Shearwaters!!

In the Azores,Pico island,six persons on the world have that privilege to live it!

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Some Shearwater Books 

Winged Life

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Flight of the Shearwater

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The Manx Shearwater

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7. Keas Vandalizing a Car 

Keas are endemic to New Zealand and a most remarkable parrot. This species lives in snowy mountains and forests and as well as eating seeds, nuts and fruit, they are partial to meat - young birds and even sheep. They are also quite famous for ripping cars apart as this video shows.

kea parrot trouble

kea parrots ripping the spare tyre cover of 4x4 at franz joseph glacier new zealand on our hliday.NOT our 4x4....we saw the people take pictures of the parrots as they landed on the car.thenwalked off.....we did nothing,and when i sat the birds came over ,so all up to them and i was lucky to have been involved....

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Books about Keas 

Find out more about Keas with these books.

Kea, Bird of Paradox: The Evolution and Behavior of a New Zealand Parrot

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Charlie the cheeky Kea

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Parrots of the World: An Identification Guide

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8. Eagle Aerial Battle 

An amazing sight of 2 eagles fighting in mid air.

Eagle vs. Eagle in Mid-Air

Sea eagles clash in an aerial dogfight as they fight over food and territory. http://video.nationalgeographic.com/?source=4001

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Books on Raptors 

Find out about Eagles and other Raptors with these excellent books.

Raptors of the World (Princeton Field Guides)

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Hawks from Every Angle: How to Identify Raptors In Flight

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Migrating Raptors of the World: Their Ecology and Conservation

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9. Hummingbirds on Nectar Feeder 

Some nice footage of Hummingbirds coming to a nectar feeder

August Hummingbirds

Some clips I shot today and yesterday with my Fuji S5000 camera of predominately female and immature Ruby Throated Hummingbirds. My website has more extensive photos, info, and links to other sites. http://home.centurytel.net/Arkcite/hek0.htm

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Hummingbird Books 

If this video has made you want to attract Hummingbirds to your garden this selection of books should provide all the information you require.

Hummingbird Gardens

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Stokes Hummingbird Book : The Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Hummingbirds

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A Field Guide to Hummingbirds of North America (Peterson Field Guides)

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Creating a Hummingbird Garden

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The World of the Hummingbird

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Hummingbird Toys 

Plush Ruby Hummingbird Audubon Bird 5"

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Mini Hummingbird Finger Puppet by Folkmanis

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10. Crow makes and uses a tool to get food 

Crows are amongst the most intelligent of birds as this video clip proves. Over a course of experiments into avian intelligence this female crow consistently created a hook from a straight piece of wire to collect a food morsel from a glass tube. Quite amazing - this is one of the highest examples of animal intelligence known.

crow using a tool

this is a video of a crow making and then using a tool

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Cool Crow Books 

Learn more about the behaviour and ecology of crows.

Crows and Jays: A Guide to the Crows, Jays and Magpies of the World (Helm Identification Guides)

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Ravensong: A Natural And Fabulous History Of Ravens And Crows

Amazon Price: $11.96 (as of 07/04/2009) Buy Now

Crow Toys 

Wild Republic Bb Bird American Crow 6

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Folkmanis Yellow-Beaked Crow Puppet

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Shoplifting Seagull - Number 11 

Where other top ten lenses go up to ten, this one goes up to eleven! My attention was brought to this amazing video where a seagull walks into a shop to steal a packet of crisps! So incredible I couldn't leave it out.

Shoplifting seagull

As seen on 13gb.com

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Gull Toys 

Get your own seagull here, hopefully it won't steal your crisps.

Build It Yourself: Flapping Sea Gull - Flapping Sea Gull

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Plush California Sea Gull Audubon Bird 5"

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Plush Herring Sea Gull 12"

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Incredible Call of the Lyrebird

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Crow Makes and Uses Tool

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Shoplifting Seagull

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Bird of Paradise Crazy Courtship

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Starlings Attacked by Peregrine

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Albatross Flying School

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Great Hornbill Feeding Mate

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A Mass of Shearwaters

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Keas Vandalizing a Car

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Eagle Aerial Battle

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Hummingbirds on Nectar Feeder

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The Life of Birds 

The Life of Birds is a fabulous 10-part BBC television series focusing on bird behaviour, ecology and evolution, narrated by David Attenborough - in my opinion, one of the best wildlife documentaries ever made.

The Life of Birds

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Flickr Bird Photos 

White-faced heron by jmcgross

White-faced Heron

Male Stitchbird by angrysunbird

Stitchbird

amazon king fisher (en route) by Kradlum

Amazon Kingfisher

red-capped manakin (Corcovado) by Kradlum

Red-capped Manakin

Pochard on Surrey Water by drplokta

Pochard

Song Thrush #3 by foxypar4

Song Thrush

Red-winged Black Bird by Manjith Kainickara

Red-winged Blackbird

Turkey Vulture Circling by BobMacInnes

Turkey Vulture

Blacksmith Lapwing by Stig Nygaard

Blacksmith Plover

Glossy Ibis by dominic sherony

Glossy Ibis

Indian Grey Hornbill by Naseer Ommer

Indian Grey Hornbill

Apple Feeding Frenzy 0012 by Axel Bührmann

Go-away-bird

Bald Eagle by rasmithuk

Bald Eagle

male variable seedeater (Drake Bay) by Kradlum

Variable Seedeater

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Hope you Liked the Birds 

I hope you enjoyed the bird videos and perhaps this lens may have got birds a few new friends. Please leave a comment on which was your favourite video clip.

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Arty Fufkin wrote

The seagull is great - I saw it on the news once.

Reply Posted June 17, 2009

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