10 Amazing Bird Video Clips

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The Wonderful World of Birds

Birds are a most 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 bird 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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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8. Eagle Aerial Battle 

An amazing sight of 2 eagles fighting in mid air.

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9. Hummingbirds on Nectar Feeder 

Some nice footage of Hummingbirds coming to a nectar feeder

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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.

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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.

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The Best Bird Video Clip 

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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

Bald Eagle by rasmithuk

Bald Eagle

male variable seedeater (Drake Bay) by Kradlum

Variable Seedeater

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Why Do Birds Do That? 

In Insight Into Bird Behaviour

Why Birds Do That: 40 Distinctive Bird Behaviors Explained & Photographed

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Hope you Liked the Birds 

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